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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Haws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haws is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Turnaround. Haws has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Anderton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Haws!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haws rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haws circles away quickly and effectively.
Haws looks winded!
Anderton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haws counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haws slips a jab and a cross from Anderton.
Anderton moves into range and clinches up with Haws.
Haws creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderton's defenses.
It looks like Luiz Anderton has been cut.
Haws gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderton.
Anderton looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Anderton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderton tries to pull guard but Haws won't allow it.
Anderton takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haws connects with a knee to the head.
Haws scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haws.
Haws throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderton is trying to stall.
Haws tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haws with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haws prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Haws throws an elbow but misses.
Anderton fails to pull guard.
Anderton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haws missing with knees to the body.
Anderton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton is trying to pull guard but Haws has him pressed against the ropes.
Haws pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Haws keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderton's efforts to push away.
Haws is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderton is defending well for now.
Anderton jumps guard but Haws turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Anderton fails to pull guard.
Anderton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderton is looking for a takedown.
Anderton tries to pull guard but Haws forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Haws scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderton stalling in the clinch but Haws improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haws.
Anderton jumps guard but Haws stands there with Anderton around his waist. Anderton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haws prevents a takedown attempt there.
Haws lands an elbow inside that Anderton shrugs off.
Haws unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Haws.
Haws landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderton is trying to break free.
Haws landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haws is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Haws lands an elbow inside.
Haws creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderton's defenses.
Anderton is trying to break the clinch but Haws is controlling him.
Anderton takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Haws.
Haws gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haws comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haws unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haws avoids it.
Anderton is trying to drag Haws to the mat but Haws just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Anderton wants a takedown but no success here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haws gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haws gets through Anderton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderton can't break the clinch.
Haws lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Haws dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Anderton'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.
Anderton misses with a wild combination.
Anderton shoots in and drives through. Haws sprawls well.
A punch combination from Anderton misses.
Anderton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haws circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Anderton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderton dodges the punch combination from Haws.
Anderton misses with a hook to the body
and Haws counters with a three punch combo that has Anderton backing up. Anderton nods at Haws to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haws swivels and escapes.
Haws is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton looks to land a combination but Haws avoids it well.
Anderton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haws was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderton.
Haws avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haws uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderton.
Haws misses with a double jab
and Anderton counters with a series of strikes. Haws will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haws dodges the punch combination from Anderton.
Anderton has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haws.
Haws will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderton up against the ropes.
Anderton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haws lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Luiz Anderton's cut is getting worse.
Haws misses with an elbow strike.
Anderton jumps guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Haws stopping the sweep attempt from Anderton.
Haws avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haws keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderton's head.
Haws trying to control but Anderton is working from the bottom.
Haws with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haws working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderton's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Haws trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haws's guard.
Anderton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Haws is looking for a sweep. Anderton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderton trying to control from half guard but Haws is working away.
Anderton wants to work for an arm triangle but Haws is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Haws is not content to let Anderton control the position.
Anderton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haws defending well though.
Anderton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haws's head.
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!
Anderton trying to control the action but Haws is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderton 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.
Anderton is really struggling to control Haws but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Anderton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Anderton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Anderton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderton throws a hook but Haws avoids it easily.
Haws misses with a combination
and Anderton counters with a three punch combo that has Haws backing up. Haws nods at Anderton to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderton throws a big shot that misses.
Haws displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderton.
A combination from Anderton does no damage.
Haws instigates a clinch.
Haws tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderton avoids the damage to the body.
Haws takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderton is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Haws gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderton is looking to break free of the clinch but Haws has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haws misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderton.
Anderton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderton is trying to maintain a safe position but Haws gets an underhook and turns Anderton into the ropes.
Anderton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haws walks away with a smile on his face. Anderton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Anderton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderton throws a nice looking combination but Haws bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luiz Anderton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderton.
Anderton throws out a loose jab but Haws uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haws steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderton.
Anderton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Anderton. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haws lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Anderton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haws slips a jab and a cross from Anderton.
Anderton misses with a shot to the body
and Haws counters with a series of strikes. Anderton will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haws. That's going to slow Anderton down.
Anderton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderton misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haws avoids the body shot from Anderton.
Anderton has Haws up against the ropes in a clinch.
Haws misses with an elbow strike.
Anderton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jon Haws seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haws lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderton wants to get back to striking at distance but Haws won't allow it.
Haws lands a damaging elbow.
Haws lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderton wants to break free but Haws has control.
Haws swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haws taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anderton trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haws pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Anderton tries to pull guard but Haws holds him up against the ropes and eventually Anderton drops back down to his feet.
Haws avoiding damage.
Anderton tries to pull guard but Haws won't allow it.
Haws throws an elbow but it misses.
Haws tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderton avoids it.
Anderton fails to pull guard.
Anderton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haws fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haws misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luiz Anderton.
I think Anderton 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 Damien Edna scores the fight for Jon Haws!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Jon Haws!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight as a draw!
Jon Haws wins by majority decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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