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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Hagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagen connects with a high kick.
It looks like Borden Chantry has been cut.
Hagen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hagen throws a jab when Chantry was well out of range.
Hagen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chantry.
Sloppy strikes from Hagen. Those never looked like landing.
Chantry looks to score with a jab to the body but Hagen is just out of range.
Chantry looks to land a right hand but Hagen moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hagen. Those never looked like landing.
Hagen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chantry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chantry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hagen tries to clinch there but Chantry circles away.
A combination from Hagen does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chantry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chantry misses with a right hand
and Hagen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chantry's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chantry throws out a loose jab but Hagen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chantry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chantry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chantry throws a leg kick
and Hagen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hagen throws a looping overhand right but Chantry ducks down to avoid it.
Hagen tries to clinch but Chantry moves out of range.
Hagen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Chantry misses the target.
Chantry throws the kick towards the body but Hagen avoids it.
Chantry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hagen moves away.
Hagen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hagen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hagen keeps the fight on the outside.
Chantry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chantry moves out of range as Hagen strikes.
Chantry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hagen dips to his left and cracks Chantry with an uppercut!
Hagen swinging wildly here.
Chantry connects with a nice looking jab.
Chantry throws a low kick but Hagen avoids it.
We've been told by Hagen's head coaches at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hagen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hagen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chantry.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hagen.
Chantry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hagen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry wants to clinch.
Hagen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hagen tries a head kick but it misses.
Chantry tries to clinch but Hagen is having none of it.
Chantry throws the left hand but Hagen avoids the punch easily.
Chantry has Hagen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hagen is working Chantry over against the cage.
Hagen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hagen misses with the head strike.
Hagen can't find room to land a body shot as Chantry controls the action.
Nice body punch from Hagen - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hagen.
Hagen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hagen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chantry tries a body shot but Hagen blocks it.
Chantry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hagen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Hagen - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Hagen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chantry trying to control the position but instead, Hagen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chantry into the cage.
Chantry blocks a body shot from Hagen.
Chantry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chantry lands a hook that snaps the head of Hagen backwards.
Hagen working aggressively here.
Hagen throws a head punch that misses.
Chantry stalling in the clinch but Hagen improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Hagen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borden Chantry's cut.
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.
Hagen connects with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by Chantry.
Chantry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hagen.
Chantry throws a leg kick
and Hagen counters with a nice uppercut.
Lars Hagen is winning the standup battle so far.
Chantry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hagen.
Chantry sizes up Hagen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chantry lands a left and a right that send Hagen crashing to the mat, dazed. Chantry thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hagen is rocked!
It looks like Lars Hagen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chantry throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Hagen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chantry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hagen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Chantry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hagen seems to have got his legs back now.
Chantry cracks Hagen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hagen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Chantry finish him?
Hagen misses with a hook
and Chantry counters by moving into the clinch.
Hagen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chantry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hagen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hagen.
Chantry has Hagen pushed against the cage.
Chantry prevents a body shot from Hagen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hagen.
Chantry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chantry is leaning against Hagen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chantry has Hagen pressed against the cage.
Chantry breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hagen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chantry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chantry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chantry walks into a stiff left hand from Hagen.
Hagen checks a leg kick.
Hagen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chantry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hagen. Hagen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hagen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chantry takes the fight into the clinch.
Hagen tries to work over Chantry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hagen working aggressively here.
Hagen misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Chantry fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Hagen.
Hagen avoiding damage.
Chantry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hagen taking a breather.
Hagen misses with the head strike.
Hagen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hagen has Chantry pressed against the cage, preventing Chantry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Chantry as the two fighters clinch.
Chantry has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hagen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chantry can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chantry.
Chantry blocks an uppercut.
Hagen blocking some punches.
Hagen being controlled against the cage.
Lars Hagen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chantry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hagen is keeping busy.
Chantry scores with a shot to the side of Hagen's head.
Hagen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chantry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Chantry.
Chantry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hagen works on Chantry's body with a couple of short punches.
Hagen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hagen blocks a body shot from Chantry.
Hagen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry is trying to maintain a safe position but Hagen gets an underhook and turns Chantry into the cage.
Hagen misses with the head strike.
Hagen stalling against the cage.
Hagen looking to stall.
Chantry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chantry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chantry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hagen ducks under a wild hook from Chantry.
Hagen misses with a double jab
enabling Chantry to counter with a crisp jab.
Hagen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chantry misses with an uppercut
enabling Hagen to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borden Chantry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chantry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hagen has time to react.
Chantry throws a jab but it's blocked by Hagen.
Chantry misses with a hook. Hagen ducked under it nicely.
Chantry drives through and clinches with Hagen against the cage.
Chantry lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chantry.
Chantry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hagen backwards.
Hagen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chantry tries a body shot but Hagen blocks it.
Hagen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hagen looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hagen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hagen lands a shoulder strike.
Hagen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chantry's elbow.
Chantry pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hagen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chantry.
Chantry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chantry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chantry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hagen lands a body shot.
Hagen prevents Chantry from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chantry seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Hagen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chantry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hagen tries to work over Chantry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hagen throws a head punch that misses.
Hagen can't find room to land a body shot as Chantry controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hagen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chantry thows a leg kick but Hagen checks it
and Hagen counters with a nice leg kick.
Chantry lands with a good body shot.
Chantry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Chantry misses the target.
Chantry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hagen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chantry tried to score with a low kick but Hagen checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Chantry misses
and Hagen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hagen looks to throw the jab but Chantry is out of range.
Chantry tries to clinch there but Hagen circles away.
Chantry is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry tries to clinch but Hagen is having none of it.
Chantry tries to close the distance and clinch but Hagen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chantry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hagen at a distance.
Chantry throws a body punch but Hagen moves out of range.
Hagen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hagen.
Chantry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hagen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hagen, right into the meat.
Chantry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hagen defending well as Chantry loads up on a big left hand.
Chantry looks to score with a jab to the body but Hagen is just out of range.
Chantry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hagen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chantry throws a jab but it's blocked by Hagen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hagen.
A slow jab from Chantry misses its intended target.
Hagen misses with a few strikes there.
Chantry tries to clinch
and Hagen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chantry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hagen.
Chantry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chantry checks a leg kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hagen checks a leg kick.
Chantry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chantry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chantry throws a big shot that misses.
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 Lars Hagen.
I think Hagen 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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FIGHT
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