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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elidio Sana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Elidio Sana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Haye!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sana lands an overhand right.
Sana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sana. Haye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sana gets caught napping as Haye dives in and scores a takedown. Sana manages to retain guard.
Haye looking to pass the guard.
Sana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haye throws a big right hand that misses.
Sana being controlled here, momentarily.
Haye throwing strikes from guard but Sana blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sana throws a hook but Haye avoids it easily.
Sana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haye manages to avoid it.
Haye fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sana, pushing him back against the cage.
Sana throws a punch but it's blocked by Haye.
Sana swings wildly with an uppercut but Haye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sana looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sana misses with a punch on the inside.
Haye breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sana throws a one two combo.
Sana takes a swing at Haye's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Haye misses the target.
Haye is looking to score with low kicks.
Sana looks to land a combination but Haye avoids it well.
Haye forces Sana back against the cage and clinches.
Sana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sana jabs Haye right on the nose. Haye blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye doesn't manage to clinch there - Sana circles away.
Haye moves into the clinch successfully.
Haye drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sana pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haye backwards.
Haye blocking some punches.
Haye has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sana uses from the top position.
Sana trying to control the position from guard on top but Haye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sana tries to free his leg and advance position but Haye is retaining full guard.
Sana wants to control from the top but Haye keeps moving.
Haye is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haye 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.
Sana trying to stand up but can't free himself from Haye's guard.
Haye looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sana is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sana wants to stand but Haye is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricky Haye will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Haye darts in and clinches Sana up against the cage.
Haye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sana cracks Haye with an open hand slap.
Ricky Haye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haye fails to land the takedown.
Sana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haye tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sana defends well and Haye ends up having to push Sana into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Haye breaks from the clinch.
Haye moves in looking to clinch but Sana pushes him off.
Haye rushes Sana and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sana throws a punch but it's blocked by Haye.
Haye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sana scores with a jab.
Sana tries to bum rush Haye with a series of wild strikes but Haye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haye shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sana but Sana pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Elidio Sana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Haye.
Sana avoids the head kick by Haye.
Haye fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haye.
Haye is breathing heavily.
Sana lands a jab to the nose.
Ricky Haye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haye wants to clinch up but Sana keeps it at a distance.
Elidio Sana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haye takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sana is looking to wear down Haye with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haye misses with a takedown attempt - Sana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sana scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sana misses with a body shot.
Haye misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sana misses with a double jab.
Elidio Sana is winning the standup battle so far.
Haye takes one to the side of the head.
Haye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haye closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sana did well to prevent Haye getting side control.
Sana wants to control but Haye is keeping busy.
Sana wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye controlling the action here.
Sana is trying to stand.
Sana trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sana wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sana gets caught napping as Haye dives in and scores a takedown. Sana manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haye trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sana's guard.
Sana has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Haye has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricky Haye will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sana looks to land a left hand but Haye moved out of range nicely.
Haye has closed the distance and engaged Sana in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sana fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haye.
Haye jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sana walks away with a smile on his face. Haye gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Haye shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sana defends it nicely.
Sana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sana scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haye moves away.
Sana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sana. Haye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye connects with a single shot there.
Sana scores with a jab to the body.
Sana keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Elidio Sana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Haye.
Sana jabs Haye to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sana swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sana throws a body punch but Haye moves out of range.
Sana gets caught flat footed, as Haye shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Haye won't allow Sana to get back to his feet.
Sana can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Haye controls the pace.
Haye pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sana is keeping the position for now.
Haye slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Elidio Sana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haye must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricky Haye has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Haye dives in for a single leg takedown but Sana sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Haye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haye jumps into guard, dragging Sana to the mat.
Haye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haye keeping moving, preventing Sana from controlling successfully.
Sana wants to stand but Haye is controlling his posture from full guard.
Haye is controlling Sana's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sana lands a jab to the nose.
Haye scores with a nice strike.
Sana lands with a right hand.
Sana throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haye counters with a single leg into guard. Sana didn't expect that.
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!
Sana throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Haye not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sana wants to get back to his feet but Haye is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Haye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haye 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Haye!
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