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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fergus McRedd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Haskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRedd comes into the arena with Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not a Winner blaring out of the sound system. Haskins has chosen Kid Rock - Bawitdaba as his entrance music. Todd Haskins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
30
188 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Fergus McRedd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Todd Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McRedd can pounce on him.
McRedd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McRedd.
McRedd lands a nice shot that snaps Haskins's head back.
McRedd cracks Haskins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haskins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McRedd moves away.
McRedd jabs Haskins right on the nose. Haskins blinks but takes it well.
Haskins shoots in and drives through. McRedd sprawls well.
McRedd defending well as Haskins loads up on a big left hand.
Haskins misses with a right hand
and McRedd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McRedd pushes Haskins up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haskins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haskins swats away the attempt to clinch by McRedd.
A slow jab from McRedd misses its intended target.
A slow jab from McRedd misses its intended target.
Todd Haskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haskins closes this distance looking for a takedown but McRedd circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRedd manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Haskins on his heels. He'll look to pass Haskins's guard now, I'm sure.
Haskins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McRedd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Haskins is trying to control the position but McRedd postures up.
McRedd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haskins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McRedd won't allow Haskins to sweep him here.
Haskins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McRedd.
Haskins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McRedd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McRedd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McRedd preventing the sweep.
McRedd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haskins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haskins wants to control the position but McRedd says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Haskins looking for submissions off his back.
Haskins is looking for a sweep. McRedd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McRedd is trying to control. Haskins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Haskins wants to control but McRedd is keeping busy.
Haskins wants to get back to full guard.
McRedd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haskins is not content to let McRedd control the position.
Haskins flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
McRedd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haskins defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRedd winds up and cracks Haskins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McRedd trying to control from half guard but Haskins is working away.
Haskins gets full guard.
McRedd is in close to Haskins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haskins is trying to keep McRedd in close.
Haskins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haskins throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
McRedd blocking the ground and pound.
Haskins controlling his opponent.
Haskins is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McRedd can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins is trying to take his opponent's back.
Haskins unloads with some shots from mount but McRedd bucks and avoids them well.
Haskins controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haskins seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but McRedd is holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fergus McRedd will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McRedd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haskins under the eye.
McRedd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No luck for Haskins with that takedown attempt.
McRedd throws a low kick but Haskins avoids it.
McRedd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haskins as he avoids it easily.
Haskins dives in and grabs McRedd's left leg, looking for a takedown. McRedd pushes down on Haskins's head and hops out.
Haskins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Haskins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McRedd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haskins seems to be looking for submissions.
Haskins trying to mount his opponent but McRedd defends it.
Haskins is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRedd is holding on to half guard well.
Haskins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McRedd defending well though.
McRedd wants to get back to full guard.
Todd Haskins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haskins trying to control the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. McRedd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Haskins pushes down on McRedd's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRedd is staying active underneath Haskins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McRedd trying to control from the bottom.
Haskins controlling the action here.
Haskins trying to advance position but McRedd counters by regaining guard.
McRedd keeping moving, preventing Haskins from controlling successfully.
McRedd wants to stand but Haskins is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins tries to free his leg and advance position but McRedd is retaining full guard.
Haskins pushes down on McRedd's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Haskins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McRedd sees it coming and defends easily.
McRedd is refusing to be controlled, as Haskins sits in half guard.
McRedd blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haskins.
McRedd is looking to improve his position.
McRedd trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRedd won't allow Haskins to pass to mount.
McRedd is looking to improve his position.
Haskins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haskins is trying to control the action in half guard but McRedd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haskins seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Haskins 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! This is the final round!
McRedd drops his hands momentarily and Haskins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McRedd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McRedd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haskins takes a step back to recover.
McRedd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McRedd avoids the body shot from Haskins.
McRedd throws a head kick but Haskins moves out of range.
McRedd lands a leg kick that knocks Haskins off balance momentarily.
Haskins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McRedd connects with an inside leg kick.
Haskins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McRedd defends it nicely.
McRedd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by McRedd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by McRedd.
Haskins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fergus McRedd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Haskins.
McRedd staying out of range there.
Haskins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haskins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McRedd tries to clinch but Haskins is having none of it.
McRedd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McRedd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haskins.
Haskins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McRedd but McRedd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McRedd slips under a jab from Haskins.
No luck for Haskins with that takedown attempt.
Haskins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Haskins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRedd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haskins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McRedd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haskins avoids the head kick by McRedd.
Nice defenses there by Haskins.
McRedd cracks Haskins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haskins gets caught napping as McRedd dives in and scores a takedown. Haskins manages to retain guard.
McRedd works over Haskins with some ground and pound from guard.
Haskins trying to control the position.
McRedd forces his way into half guard.
McRedd seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Haskins missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRedd tries to pass to full mount but Haskins defends it.
McRedd looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haskins trying to control but McRedd postures up.
McRedd wants to take a breather but Haskins is having none of it.
Haskins trying to control but McRedd postures up.
Haskins gets full guard.
Haskins controls McRedd momentarily but McRedd frees himself.
McRedd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McRedd is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Haskins.
McRedd cracks Haskins with a big right hand but Haskins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McRedd wants to control but Haskins is keeping him busy.
Haskins is trying to control McRedd's posture but McRedd avoids it.
Haskins looking for a sweep but McRedd has passed into full mount! Oh no!
McRedd avoids the attempt from Haskins to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haskins is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but McRedd is staying active.
McRedd landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fergus McRedd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McRedd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fergus McRedd!
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energy
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