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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uri Haber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Dunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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176 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Uri Haber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Dunas!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Dunas. That snapped Haber's head back.
Haber shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Haber was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dunas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Haber's best efforts.
We've been hearing that Haber has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dunas is looking for a sweep. Haber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haber wants to pass the guard but Dunas is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunas tries to roll over but Haber keeps him under control.
Haber is controlling the pace.
Dunas is trying to stand back up but Haber is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber wants to work for an arm triangle but Dunas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dunas has hold of Haber's hands but Haber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haber thows a huge punch but Dunas dodges it nicely.
Dunas trying to control from the bottom.
Haber wants to advance to full mount but Dunas doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Haber 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.
Haber postures up in Dunas's guard and throws a big left but Dunas blocks it.
Haber sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dunas has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Haber off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Haber misses its intended target.
Haber misses with a takedown attempt
and Dunas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haber takes a swing at Dunas's ribcage but misses.
Haber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dunas's head backwards.
Haber drops his hands momentarily and Dunas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunas.
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!
Dunas scores with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Haber or perhaps it was just good defense by Dunas, which made it look bad.
Dunas throws out a counter right but Haber avoids it with no problem.
Dunas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haber tries to score with a low kick but Dunas moves his leg out of the way.
Dunas cracks a nice hook into Haber's ribs.
Haber thuds a left hand into Dunas's body.
Haber slips under a jab.
Dunas misses with a hook
and Haber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunas moves in looking to clinch but Haber pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunas throws a shot from downtown. Haber moves away and avoids it.
Dunas checks the leg kick.
Dunas throws a head kick but Haber moves out of range.
Haber changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Haber moves out of range of the body kick from Dunas.
Haber throws a leg kick
and Dunas counters by moving into the clinch.
Haber has Dunas pressed against the cage.
Haber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Haber gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Haber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunas breaks the clinch.
Dunas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dunas's head backwards.
Haber throws a body shot but no joy.
Haber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber takes one to the side of the head.
Andrei Dunas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Haber takes the fight into the clinch.
Dunas throws a head punch that misses.
Haber lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Dunas.
Haber content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haber tries to work over Dunas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haber struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunas controls his hands.
Haber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haber stalling.
Haber pushes Dunas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dunas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Dunas.
Dunas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haber closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dunas did well to prevent Haber getting side control.
Dunas has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Haber is on him like a limpet, forcing Dunas back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrei Dunas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dunas's corner calls for a 1-2. Dunas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dunas throws a push kick but Haber slaps the foot to one side.
Andrei Dunas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunas misses the jab.
It looked like Haber was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dunas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haber.
Haber works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dunas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haber somewhat.
Haber lands a nice shot to the body.
Haber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dunas misses with an uppercut. Haber saw that one coming.
Dunas misses with a kick to the body
and Haber counters with a single leg into guard. Dunas didn't expect that.
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!
Haber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dunas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haber looking to pass the guard.
Dunas 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber trying to control but Dunas is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dunas is on top in guard.
Dunas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Haber is looking for a triangle here but Dunas uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber gets back to half guard.
Haber tries to roll over but Dunas keeps him under control.
Haber is trying to control but Dunas manages to pass to mount!
Dunas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber tries to hold on but Dunas postures up.
Dunas controlling his opponent.
Dunas prevents Haber from getting the reversal.
Haber controls the position.
Dunas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Haber has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Dunas's lack of action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber trying to control here.
Haber tries to roll over but Dunas keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haber trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haber wants to get back to full guard.
Dunas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Dunas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Haber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dunas scores with a push kick.
Haber walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Uri Haber has been cut.
Haber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haber wants to clinch up but Dunas keeps it at a distance.
Haber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haber is looking to clinch.
Haber misses with a wild body shot.
Dunas swats away the attempt to clinch by Haber.
An inside leg kick from Dunas misses.
Dunas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Haber misses.
Dunas digs a good hook to Haber's body.
Haber misses with a hook. Dunas ducked under it nicely.
Haber throws a hook but Dunas blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haber was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Haber finds it's way through Dunas's defenses.
Dunas moves out of range as Haber strikes.
A good leg kick by Dunas.
Dunas throws a lazy uppercut
and Haber counters by moving into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Haber as the two fighters clinch.
Dunas manages to break the clinch.
Dunas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haber.
Haber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haber on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunas. Haber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haber avoids the body shot from Dunas.
Haber avoids a kick to the body.
Dunas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haber.
Dunas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunas cracks Haber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haber misses with an uppercut
and Dunas counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Haber misses its intended target.
Dunas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dunas avoids the head kick by Haber.
Dunas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haber lands with a hook. Dunas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Haber misses.
Haber fails with a takedown attempt.
Dunas throws a jab but it's blocked by Haber.
Haber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dunas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haber throws the left hand but Dunas avoids the punch easily.
Haber swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunas.
Haber takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunas just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dunas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunas lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunas tries a body shot but Haber blocks it.
Dunas prevents a body shot from Haber.
A hook to the body from Haber.
A head punch on the inside from Haber fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Dunas as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Dunas.
Dunas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haber blocks a body shot from Dunas.
Dunas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haber manages to break the clinch.
Haber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dunas counters with a nice leg kick.
Dunas stuffs the takedown attempt from Haber. Haber gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haber.
Dunas misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Haber 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunas was well out of range. Poor timing from Haber.
A big right from Dunas misses.
Haber fails with the takedown.
Dunas counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uri Haber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haber throws a shot from downtown. Dunas moves away and avoids it.
Uri Haber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haber clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Haber.
Dunas blocking some punches.
Dunas tries to throw a body punch but Haber avoids it by throwing Dunas back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunas.
A short left from Dunas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Dunas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dunas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Dunas!
An out of breath Andrei Dunas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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