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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherman Haney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Reynolds has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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211 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sherman Haney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haney moves out of range of the body kick from Reynolds.
Haney instigates a clinch.
Haney turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Haney manages to end up in side control.
Haney stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Haney rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haney trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Haney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haney with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haney is looking for a takedown.
Haney tries for a takedown but Reynolds manages to get underhooks.
Haney is trying to trip Reynolds. He has hold of a leg but Reynolds is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Haney persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Reynolds uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Haney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Reynolds sprawls well initially but Haney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Reynolds makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds lands with a nice combination. Haney backs away looking to recover.
Haney checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds connects with a body shot that sends Haney's belly button to the back.
Reynolds lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haney gets caught napping as Reynolds dives in and scores a takedown. Haney manages to retain guard.
Haney wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Reynolds throws a big elbow that misses.
Reynolds drops back, looking for a kneebar! Haney looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Haney looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Haney!
Reynolds is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Haney's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Haney working Reynolds over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Haney.
Reynolds taking some punishment here, with Haney in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Reynolds avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haney.
Haney drops an elbow to the side of Reynolds's head.
Haney slips a nice elbow through Reynolds's hands, connecting with Reynolds's forehead.
Reynolds is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reynolds pushes Haney off looking to stand but Haney dives back in and keeps control.
Haney tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Reynolds is looking to improve his position.
Haney wants to take a breather but Reynolds is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Haney seems content to control.
Haney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reynolds defending well though.
Reynolds throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Haney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reynolds has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Haney is on him like a limpet, forcing Reynolds back against the cage.
Haney wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherman Haney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds gets control of Haney's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reynolds will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Haney is looking to stand up but Reynolds won't let him.
Haney works over Reynolds with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haney working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reynolds's head.
Haney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Reynolds will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haney bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Haney cracks Reynolds with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Haney trying to control the position but Reynolds is working away.
Reynolds is looking for a sweep.
Haney working away.
Reynolds is trying to escape the position but Haney is controlling the position.
Haney working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Reynolds is pushing Haney's head away, looking to escape. Haney manages to hold on to the position though.
Reynolds parries the strikes from Haney easily there. Haney is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Reynolds to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haney tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Reynolds is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reynolds manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reynolds wants to get back to full guard.
Haney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Haney wants to take a breather but Reynolds is having none of it.
Haney is really struggling to control Reynolds but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Haney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haney takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Haney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Haney.
Haney winds up and cracks Reynolds with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds pulls Haney in close to prevent any damage.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Haney trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherman Haney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reynolds looking for a guillotine here but Haney defends easily.
Reynolds looking to control.
Haney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reynolds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haney throwing strikes from guard but Reynolds blocks nicely.
Haney throws a big elbow that misses.
Haney wants to stand but Reynolds has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Reynolds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haney.
Haney lands a couple of elbows.
Haney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haney trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reynolds's guard.
Haney throwing strikes from guard but Reynolds blocks nicely.
Haney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haney wants to stand but Reynolds is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sherman Haney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haney lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Haney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reynolds throws a counter combo.
A head kick by Reynolds misses
and Haney counters with a one-two to the body.
Haney closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Haney lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reynolds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reynolds doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherman Haney dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Reynolds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reynolds prevents the takedown attempt.
Haney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haney turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Haney manages to end up in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haney wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Haney misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Check out the look on Haney's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Reynolds is not content to let Haney control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haney tries to stand but Reynolds controls the position and pulls Haney into his guard.
Haney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reynolds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haney 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.
Haney trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haney postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haney is looking to work some ground and pound but Reynolds has wrist control.
Haney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reynolds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haney throws a big elbow that misses.
Reynolds wants to get back to his feet but Haney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Reynolds has momentary wrist control but Haney slips an elbow through the middle.
Haney trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reynolds trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Haney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Reynolds!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haney lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reynolds down.
Reynolds managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haney.
Reynolds tries to bench press Haney off him but Haney keeps the position.
Haney is putting a hurting on Reynolds here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reynolds tries to buck Haney off but Haney is having none of it.
Reynolds is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Haney looks up at the clock and then as Reynolds takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Haney smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Haney happy to just control the position for now.
Haney trying to control the position but Reynolds is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Reynolds parries the strikes from Haney easily there. Haney is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Reynolds to escape.
Haney throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Haney creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reynolds sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Haney connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Reynolds some visible discomfort.
Haney fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Haney creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reynolds sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Haney decides to stand back up. Haney steps back and let's Reynolds get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reynolds takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Haney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reynolds lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sherman Haney showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haney 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sherman Haney!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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