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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Havoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacopo Faithful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faithful has chosen Be Faithful as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
28
265 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Havoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacopo Faithful!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havoc gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Faithful's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Havoc tries to throw a body punch but Faithful avoids it by throwing Havoc back against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Faithful has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Havoc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Havoc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Havoc lands an uppercut.
Faithful pulls guard successfully.
Havoc stands and steps away. Faithful gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Havoc rushes Faithful and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Havoc blocks the elbow strike.
Havoc throws a head punch that misses.
Havoc is pressed up against the cage. Faithful has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Havoc down to the mat. Havoc avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Faithful moves into the clinch successfully.
Faithful struggles to land a body shot inside as Havoc controls his hands.
Faithful manages to pull guard.
Faithful wants to sweep but no luck.
Faithful trying to keep a closed guard but Havoc is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faithful has control of Havoc's left arm, preventing Havoc from doing any damage.
Havoc stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faithful moves into the clinch.
Faithful tries for a takedown. No joy.
Havoc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faithful darts in and clinches Havoc up against the cage.
Havoc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Havoc throws a punch but it's blocked by Faithful.
Faithful blocks an uppercut.
Havoc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Havoc working aggressively here.
Havoc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faithful turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Faithful tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Faithful passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Havoc!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Havoc defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Faithful.
Havoc's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Faithful throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Havoc is trying to stand up.
Faithful looking for a guillotine from mount but Havoc is having none of it.
Havoc is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Faithful has taken his back!
Faithful has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Havoc has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havoc trying to get back to his feet but Faithful is in full control for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Havoc fending off the submission attempt from Faithful.
Faithful controlling the position well here. Havoc rolled but Faithful kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Havoc is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Havoc is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Faithful is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Havoc is defending well though. Faithful let's go of the attempt for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Havoc is having to fend off submission attempts from Faithful, who is looking to sink in the choke. Faithful doesn't have the hooks in though and Havoc manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Havoc will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Faithful trying to keep a closed guard but Havoc is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacopo Faithful will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Faithful has closed the distance and engaged Havoc in a clinch.
Havoc prevents Faithful from breaking the clinch.
Havoc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faithful gets a clinch.
Faithful prevents a body shot from Havoc.
Faithful wants to take the fight to the mat but Havoc manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Havoc gets underhooks to prevent Faithful's takedown attempt.
Havoc is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee Havoc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacopo Faithful.
A short right from Havoc on the inside.
Faithful wants to take the fight to the mat but Havoc manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Havoc fails to land.
Havoc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faithful is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Havoc gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Havoc.
Faithful wants a takedown but no success here.
Havoc breaks the clinch.
Faithful shoots in but Havoc avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Faithful or perhaps it was just good defense by Havoc, which made it look bad.
As Faithful tries to get set, Havoc tries to push him back and clinch up but Faithful manages to avoid the attempt.
Jacopo Faithful is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faithful tries to keep at a distance but Havoc has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Havoc.
A short body shot lands from Havoc as the two fighters clinch.
Faithful is breathing heavily.
Havoc lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jacopo Faithful has been cut.
Havoc has a couple of punches blocked by Faithful.
Havoc working aggressively here.
Havoc misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Havoc.
Havoc throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Havoc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Havoc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faithful can do to turn this around?
Havoc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Havoc cracks Faithful with an uppercut from hell and Faithful crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Havoc's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Faithful is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havoc gets to his feet - Faithful follows without any prompting.
Faithful is still on wobbly legs! Can Havoc finish him?
Havoc moves into the clinch.
Havoc dips a shoulder and cracks Faithful with a mighty uppercut! Faithful falls back against the cage and Havoc unloads with a barrage of strikes! Faithful is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Havoc screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Havoc!
After the fight, Lee Havoc was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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