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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Buckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haze comes to the cage accompanied by "Payback" by Flaw. Gunner Haze has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunner Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Buckley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze keeps the fight on the outside.
Buckley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckley preventing the sweep.
Buckley trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
Buckley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Buckley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haze throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Buckley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haze throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Buckley postures up and lands a big shot to Haze's brow.
Haze wants to sweep here but Buckley controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Haze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haze has Buckley up against the cage in a clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Buckley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haze is leaning against Buckley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze shoots in but Buckley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buckley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buckley scores a takedown into full mount!
Buckley looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Buckley landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Haze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Buckley tries to control but Haze wriggling away.
Haze is desperately trying to improve his position but Buckley has a good base and remains in mount.
Buckley avoids the attempt from Haze to control.
Buckley looking to control but Haze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haze is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze throwing hammer fists to the chest of Buckley. What's that going to do exactly?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Buckley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Haze takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Haze regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Haze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Buckley manages to get himself to full guard.
Haze 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.
Buckley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
Haze throwing strikes but missing.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Buckley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Buckley looks gassed!
Haze throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haze looking to pass the guard.
Buckley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haze with a nice head shot there.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haze trying to control but Buckley is working from the bottom.
Haze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buckley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Buckley throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buckley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Haze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buckley, pushing him back against the cage.
Haze wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buckley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haze avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Haze taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Haze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haze misses with a takedown
and Buckley counters with a single leg into guard. Haze didn't expect that.
Haze manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Buckley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haze moves into range and clinches up with Buckley.
Buckley works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Haze wants to sweep here but Buckley controlling him for the moment.
Buckley wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
Haze 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.
Buckley trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buckley won't allow Haze to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buckley advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Haze 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.
Haze is working hard here to advance position.
Buckley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buckley trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buckley throwing strikes from guard but Haze blocks nicely.
Haze wants to sweep here but Buckley controlling him for the moment.
Buckley wanted to stand there but Haze had control of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Haze clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Haze.
Haze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haze fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Buckley sprawls well initially but Haze persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haze working over Buckley with some ground and pound. Buckley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haze misses with a head shot. Buckley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Haze is working Buckley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haze with a nice head shot there.
Buckley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Haze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haze scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haze lands a couple of elbows.
Buckley keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buckley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Buckley keeping full guard, as Haze tries to pass.
Haze stopping the sweep attempt from Buckley.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haze feints and then cracks Buckley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buckley down.
Gunner Haze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haze throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Buckley tries to keep at a distance but Haze has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buckley pulls Haze into guard.
Buckley keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
Haze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Buckley blocks nicely.
Haze wants to pass the guard but Buckley is keeping the position.
Buckley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haze postures up.
Haze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Buckley's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Haze dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Haze closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haze lands a nice short elbow.
Haze has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Buckley can't escape the position.
Haze working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Haze lands a big shot there that rocks Buckley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Buckley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haze lands with some strikes.
Buckley is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Haze connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Buckley is looking to improve his position but Haze isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haze with shots to the head and body - Buckley looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze looking to finish Buckley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Buckley!
Buckley working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Buckley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Haze raining down shots from the mount!
Buckley tries to buck Haze off but he can't manage it.
Haze scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Haze working Buckley over with strikes here.
Buckley wants to control but Haze is having none of it.
Haze scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Buckley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze lands with some strikes.
Haze looking to finish Buckley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Buckley!
Haze landing shots from mount.
Buckley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gunner Haze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haze unloading with bombs!
Buckley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Haze with a couple of short strikes.
Buckley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Haze landing shots from mount.
Haze cracks Buckley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Haze working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Haze pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze prevents Buckley from getting the reversal.
Haze looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Haze connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Haze lands a nice shot to the head.
Haze landing strikes from the mount.
Buckley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Haze raining down shots from the mount!
Haze lands a big shot there that rocks Buckley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Haze working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Haze there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Haze pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Haze avoids the attempt from Buckley to control.
That's four 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 landing shots from mount.
Haze with shots to the head and body - Buckley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Buckley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haze working Buckley over with strikes here.
Buckley is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Buckley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Haze landing punches.
Haze looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Buckley is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Haze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Haze!
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RATING
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