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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Haapana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chris Fuller was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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30
145 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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148 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannu Haapana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haapana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haapana moves away.
Fuller tries to close the distance and clinch but Haapana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haapana appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fuller works the jab nicely.
Fuller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fuller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haapana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haapana wants to clinch
and Fuller counters with a stiff right hand.
Haapana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haapana closes the distance and pushes Fuller back into the cage.
Haapana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fuller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haapana pushes off an throws an elbow but Fuller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fuller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haapana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Fuller thuds his right hand into Haapana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fuller lands with a straight right. Haapana didn't see that one coming.
Haapana tries to keep at a distance but Fuller has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fuller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fuller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fuller rushes Haapana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fuller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haapana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haapana is looking to chop away at Fuller's legs.
Fuller scores with a head kick. Haapana tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've been informed that Fuller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fuller scores with a one two! Haapana had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fuller scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fuller!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Haapana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fuller! But no joy.
Haapana throws an off balance right hand
and Fuller counters with a nice body shot.
Haapana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haapana. That's going to slow Fuller down.
Haapana tries a head kick but it misses.
Fuller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haapana at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller digs a good hook to Haapana's body.
We've been told by Haapana's head coaches at Canadian Dragon MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fuller moves out of range as Haapana strikes.
Haapana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fuller tries to score with a low kick but Haapana moves his leg out of the way.
Haapana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fuller is able to avoid easily.
Haapana blocks a low kick nicely.
Fuller has Haapana up against the cage in a clinch.
Fuller manages to break the clinch.
Fuller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haapana rather than just go for the knockout.
Haapana tries to work over Fuller's front leg with a kick but Fuller checks it.
Fuller throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuller scores with a jab to the body.
Haapana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fuller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haapana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haapana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuller.
Haapana tries to clinch there but Fuller circles away.
Haapana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fuller scoring well with a low kick there.
Fuller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller scores with a body shot.
Fuller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haapana was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuller.
Haapana tries to clinch but Fuller moves away
and Fuller counters with a left and a right that stings Haapana.
Fuller moves out of range of the leg kick from Haapana.
Fuller lunges at Haapana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haapana's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fuller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haapana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fuller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haapana.
Haapana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haapana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fuller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haapana is looking to clinch but Fuller is avoiding it.
Haapana connects with a leg kick. Fuller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haapana tries to keep at a distance but Fuller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haapana is looking to chop away at Fuller's legs.
Haapana moves in looking to clinch but Fuller pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller connects with a crisp jab.
Haapana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuller.
Haapana throws a sloppy head kick and Fuller moves out of range easily.
Fuller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haapana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haapana on the side of the head.
Fuller scores with a nice right hand.
Fuller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haapana, pushing him back against the cage.
Fuller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fuller prevents a body shot from Haapana.
Fuller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Haapana avoiding damage.
Fuller gets through Haapana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haapana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fuller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fuller staying out of range there.
Fuller checks a low kick from Haapana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fuller 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.
Haapana ducks right into an uppercut from Fuller.
Haapana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fuller is out of range.
Fuller with a jab.
Fuller checks the leg kick.
Fuller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haapana throws out the jab.
Fuller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haapana in his tracks.
Good leg kick by Haapana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fuller throws a shot to the body.
Chris Fuller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuller lands a nice shot that snaps Haapana's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fuller, right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haapana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuller catches Haapana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fuller lands a really nice looking cross but Haapana seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuller lands a really nice looking cross but Haapana seems unphased.
Haapana misses with an uppercut
and Fuller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haapana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuller cracks Haapana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haapana tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapana throws a leg kick
and Fuller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haapana is rocked!
Haapana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haapana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fuller counters with a big right hand! Oh Haapana is in trouble here! Fuller follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Fuller!
Post fight, an emotional Chris Fuller said 'Well you ,may have lost but your still a good looking mother fucker!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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