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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Haack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
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182 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
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183 cm
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Oliver Queen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Queen throws a series of punches but Haack moves out of range. Haack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Haack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Queen throws the left hand but Haack avoids the punch easily. Haack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Queen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Haack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Haack walks into a straight right hand from Queen. Haack tries to work over Queen's front leg with a kick but Queen checks it. Queen looks to throw the jab but Haack is out of range. Haack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Queen.
Haack only half commits to the counter leg kick. Left hook, right uppercut from Queen. Haack moves out of range as Queen strikes. Haack is looking to slow Queen down with leg kicks. This has been an exciting period of action! Haack scores with a head kick.
Haack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Queen.
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Haack throws a front kick aimed at Queen's knee but Queen avoids it well. Haack lands a front kick. Haack misses with a low kick. Haack gets off balance looking for a body kick and Queen counters with a stiff right hand. Haack scores with a kick to the midsection. Haack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haack, right into the meat.
Queen throws the left hand but Haack avoids the punch easily. Andre Haack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Haack is looking to chop away at Queen's legs. Queen punishes Haack's body with a nice straight punch. Haack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Queen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Haack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Haack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Queen tries to bum rush Haack with a series of wild strikes but Haack uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Haack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Haack lands a leg kick that knocks Queen off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Queen misses with a double jab.
Queen lands with a good body shot. Haack delivers a nice body kick. Haack scores with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Haack is predictable there and Queen counters by moving into the clinch. Queen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Queen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haack manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Queen misses. Queen loads up on a big right hand but Haack slips the punch. Queen misses with a right hand and Haack counters with a low kick, right behind Queen 's knee. Haack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Queen misses with the combination.
Haack tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Queen is able to avoid easily. Queen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haack. That one must have hurt. Queen connects with a body shot that sends Haack's belly button to the back. Queen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Haack follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Haack throws a lazy head kick and Queen counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Haack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haack, right into the meat.
Queen misses with a wild body shot. Queen loads up on a big right hand but Haack slips the punch. Queen misses with a straight right. Haack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Queen. Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haack was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen. A head kick misses from Haack. Queen throwing a counter right hand but Haack manages to avoid it. Haack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Queen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice leg kick lands there from Haack. Queen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haack. Queen moves out of range of the leg kick from Haack. Haack tries a head kick but it misses.
Haack throws a nice inside leg kick. Queen throws a poor cross that misses
and Haack counters with a body kick. Queen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Haack throws a nice outside leg kick. Haack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Queen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haack. Haack obviously looking to wear him down.
Haack tries to land a front kick but Queen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Queen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Queen moves out of range of the body kick from Haack.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Queen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Haack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Haack is looking to slow Queen down with leg kicks. Haack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Queen. That did some damage! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Haack dominated that round. 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.
Queen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haack has time to react. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Haack in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Queen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haack pushes Queen away with a front kick. Haack throws a low kick but Queen avoids it. Haack lands a nice looking body kick. Haack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Queen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Haack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Queen. Haack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Queen. Queen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haack. Haack throws a push kick but Queen slaps the foot to one side. Haack throws a low kick, looking for Queen's leg but Queen calmly moves out of range. Andre Haack seems to be getting the better of the standup. Haack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Haack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Queen throws a jab when Haack was well out of range. Haack is trying to counter with his kicks. Haack scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Haack throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Queen moves out of range of the body kick from Haack.
Queen misses with a few strikes there.
Queen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Queen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haack. Haack obviously looking to wear him down.
Haack throws a low kick but Queen moves out of range easily. Haack thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Queen if he has to take too many more of those.
Haack throws a leg kick but Queen checks it. Haack has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Haack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Queen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Queen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Queen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haack throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Queen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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! Queen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Queen misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Queen misses with an uppercut. Haack saw that one coming. Queen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Haack throws a leg kick but Queen checks it. Haack throws a leg kick but Queen sees it coming and moves out of range. Queen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Queen misses with a wild combination.
Queen misses with an uppercut. Haack saw that one coming. Haack thumps Queen with a low kick. A decent looking body kick lands there for Haack. Haack lands a leg kick that knocks Queen off balance momentarily. Queen scores with a one two! Haack had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Haack throws a body kick that misses and Queen counters with a stiff right hand. A slapping body kick lands there for Haack. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Haack avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Haack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Queen's head. Queen misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Queen misses with a straight left. Haack was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Queen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haack. Haack obviously looking to wear him down.
Haack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Queen throws a wild combination but nothing lands. That kick from Haack tenderised Queen's leg. Queen is trying to keep his angry face on. Queen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Queen blocks a leg kick. Queen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Haack defending well as Queen loads up on a big left hand. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Queen thows a left - swing and a miss! Haack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Queen's calf. Queen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haack. Haack feints and then cracks Queen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Queen down. Queen checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Queen misses the target. Haack throws a nice outside leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Haack. That's going to slow Queen down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Queen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haack. Haack throws a leg kick but Queen sees it coming and moves out of range. Haack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Queen.
Haack throws a leg kick that misses. Queen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Queen throws a body punch but Haack moves out of range. Haack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Queen. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haack 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 Queen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Queen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. That kick from Haack tenderised Queen's leg. Queen is trying to keep his angry face on. Queen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haack sees it coming and avoids it easily. Queen misses with a straight left. Queen stuns Haack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Queen misses with a body shot.
Queen throws a body shot but no joy. Haack feints and then cracks Queen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Queen down. Haack avoids the body shot from Queen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Haack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Haack cracks the inside of Queen's front leg. Queen's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result. Haack throws a push kick but Queen slaps the foot to one side. Queen checks a low kick from Haack. Queen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Queen looks to land a left hand but Haack moved out of range nicely. Haack connects with an inside leg kick. Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A slapping body kick lands there for Haack. Haack cracks the inside of Queen's front leg. A chopping leg kick lands by Haack. Haack tries to work over Queen's front leg with a kick but Queen checks it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Haack scores with a spinning back kick! Queen throws a hook but Haack blocks it. Haack is trying to counter with his kicks. Nice defenses there by Haack. Queen scores with a nice strike. Queen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haack.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Haack. That's going to slow Queen down. Queen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Queen. Haack avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Haack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A slapping body kick lands there for Haack. Queen misses with a looping left. Queen misses with a combination
and Haack counters with a nice leg kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Queen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Nice defenses there by Haack. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haack.
Haack lands with a kick to the temple. Queen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Oliver Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Haack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Haack slips under a jab. A nice inside leg kick there by Haack. That's going to slow Queen down. Haack throws a half hearted mid kick. A thudding body kick lands there by Haack!
Queen throws an off balance right hand
and Haack counters with an outside leg kick.
Queen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Queen misses the shot to the body. Haack tries a quick counter leg kick but Queen is wise to it. Haack lands a high kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Haack.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haack.
An inside leg kick lands from Haack. A head kick misses from Haack. Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haack.
Queen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andre Haack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Haack. Queen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Haack tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Queen. Haack does a little dance to reset his feet. Queen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Haack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Queen's calf. Queen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A head kick from Haack lands but Queen takes it in his stride. Queen takes a swing at Haack's ribcage but misses. Haack counters with a body kick. Haack thumps Queen with a low kick. Haack throws a leg kick which misses Queen's front leg but catches the back leg as Queen tries to avoid it. A jab from Queen misses. Haack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Haack slips a jab from Queen.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Haack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Queen misses with a lunging right hand
and Haack counters with a nice body kick. Haack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A shot to the body from Queen misses and Haack counters with a leg kick. Queen looks to land a left hand but Haack moved out of range nicely. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haack.
Haack throws a nice inside leg kick. Queen throws a jab when Haack was well out of range. Haack only half commits to the counter leg kick. Haack is looking to slow Queen down with leg kicks. Queen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haack. Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haack was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen. Haack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Queen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Haack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Haack. Haack misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Andre Haack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Haack 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Haack! During a confident post fight interview, Andre Haack thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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