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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Haze will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saint Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Haze!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haze.
Haze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haze scores with a hook to the body. Pain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pain's sensitive parts.
Pain feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pain is aware though and is defending well.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haze wants to sweep but no luck.
Pain 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haze working a defensive guard here.
Pain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pain's guard.
Pain keeping full guard, as Haze tries to pass.
Haze keeps trying to improve his position.
Pain lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Haze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pain.
Haze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pain is working Haze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pain with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haze pulls Pain in to control the position.
Pain won't allow Haze to sweep him here.
Haze is still trying to improve position.
Pain throwing strikes but missing.
Pain won't allow Haze to sweep him here.
Haze trying to control the position.
Haze wants to sweep here but Pain controlling him for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pain lands a couple of elbows.
Pain scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Haze is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pain has managed to get both his arms back between Haze's legs - danger averted.
Haze has his foot on Pain's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pain works his way back into a safe position though.
Pain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pain postures up and lands a big shot to Haze's brow.
Haze wants to sweep here but Pain controlling him for the moment.
Haze looks winded!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze trying to keep a closed guard but Pain is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pain cracks Haze with a solid left hand.
Our spies down at at The Sweat Lodge inform us that Haze has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pain scoring with some ground and pound.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Haze is keeping the position.
Pain preventing the sweep.
Pain is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Haze is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Haze has escaped and now he's on top!
Haze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henry Haze will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haze lands with a shot to the body.
Pain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pain shoots and misses
and Haze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haze connects with a leg kick. Pain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Haze - just one landing.
Pain shoots in looking for a takedown but Haze manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haze works the jab nicely.
A left and a right from Haze both land. Nice combination.
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!
Haze defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pain.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saint Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haze rushes Pain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Haze.
Haze scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Haze.
Haze has Pain pressed against the cage.
Haze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haze lands a body shot.
Haze slowing the pace effectively.
Haze continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haze.
Stalling in the clinch from Haze.
The crowd are getting on Haze's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henry Haze.
Haze getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haze lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haze wants it to stay on the feet.
Pain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haze tries to clinch but Pain is having none of it.
Henry Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haze lands an overhand right.
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!
Haze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haze scores with a decent looking hook.
Haze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pain, pushing him back against the cage.
Haze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Haze after a bit of a struggle.
A short uppercut from Haze.
Haze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haze lands with a right to the head.
Pain wants a takedown.
Haze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Haze.
Haze lands a right hand.
Haze lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Haze - that landed with a thud.
Pain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haze lands a nice shot to the body.
Haze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haze lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Haze as the two fighters clinch.
Haze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Haze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haze lands a right hand.
Haze lands a hook that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Haze lands a left hand.
Haze stalls.
Haze lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Haze - that landed with a thud.
Haze presses Pain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haze pushes Pain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haze works on Pain's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Haze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Haze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haze moves into the clinch.
Haze lands with a right to the head.
Haze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haze lands a body shot.
Come on Haze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Haze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pain.
Haze pushes Pain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haze lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze presses Pain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Haze.
Haze dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Haze lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pain or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haze scores with a shot to the side of Pain's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haze pushes Pain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haze works on Pain's body with a couple of short punches.
Haze cracks Pain with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haze.
Haze lands a shot to the body.
Haze's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Haze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Haze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pain takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Haze taking a breather.
Haze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Haze as the two fighters clinch.
Haze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haze slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Haze - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haze - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henry Haze.
Haze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haze scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haze scores with a one two! Pain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Haze closes the distance and clinches.
Pain changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haze fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Haze. Beautiful body shot.
Pain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Haze.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henry Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haze lands a nice shot to the body.
Haze clinches up against the cage.
Henry Haze seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haze lands with a left to the head.
Haze digs a right hand underneath Pain's ribcage. Pain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haze gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haze.
Haze scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haze lands a shot to the body.
Saint Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pains head.
A short left from Haze.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Haze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haze 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 25:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Haze!
A relieved looking Henry Haze thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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