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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaas Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogo comes to the cage accompanied by Tribes song. Haas has chosen Małpa - Sztorm as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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188 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
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191 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Khal Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vaas Haas!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Drogo counters with a single leg into guard. Haas didn't expect that.
Drogo is fighting to break Haas's control of his arms but Haas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Drogo throws a big right hand that misses.
Haas looking for a sweep. Not yet Haas, not yet.
Haas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drogo controls the pace.
Drogo chips away with some ground and pound.
Drogo 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.
Haas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haas's head.
Drogo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drogo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drogo chips away with some ground and pound.
Drogo being controlled here momentarily.
Haas trying to keep a closed guard but Drogo is proving a slippery customer.
Drogo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Drogo stands up over Haas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drogo is working Haas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haas 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.
Drogo throwing strikes from guard but Haas blocks nicely.
Drogo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drogo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Drogo is looking to take a break and control but Haas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Drogo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Haas to see if he's OK.
Drogo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Drogo wants to control but Haas is keeping him busy.
Drogo working the strikes but Haas uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Haas is trying to control but can't.
Haas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drogo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haas is looking for a sweep. Drogo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drogo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haas is looking for a sweep. Drogo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drogo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Haas trying to control but Drogo postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drogo connects with a nice short shot to Haas's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haas 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 Drogo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drogo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haas can do to turn this around?
Haas drops his hands momentarily and Drogo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drogo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haas can pounce on him.
Haas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogo moves away.
Drogo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A cross from Drogo lands.
Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drogo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haas's calf.
Haas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haas slips a jab and a cross from Drogo.
Drogo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haas looks for the body kick but Drogo saw that one coming.
Haas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drogo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogo misses with a hook
and Haas counters with a thumping low kick.
Haas misses with a low kick.
Haas scores with a decent looking hook.
Drogo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo throws out a leg kick but Haas moves out of range and Drogo only half commits.
Haas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drogo at a distance.
Drogo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drogo misses with a body shot.
Haas with a jab.
Vaas Haas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haas lands a front kick.
Haas just misses with a punch to the body.
Haas missing with a left hand there. Drogo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drogo.
Drogo throws an overhand right that lands on Haas's shoulder, as Haas tries to avoid the shot.
Drogo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drogo.
Drogo cracks Haas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vaas Haas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haas. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drogo tries to counter with a takedown but Haas is quick to defend against it.
Drogo moves out of range of the leg kick from Haas.
Haas checks a low kick from Drogo.
Drogo throws a chopping leg kick but Haas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haas.
Haas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haas lands with a slapping head kick.
Haas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drogo rather than just go for the knockout.
Haas scores with a sloppy right hand. Drogo should have avoided that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drogo. Haas shrugs it off though.
Drogo moves into range and clinches up with Haas.
Haas can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Haas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drogo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haas tries to circle away but Drogo has him pinned against the cage.
Haas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haas blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo loads up on a big right hand but Haas slips the punch.
Drogo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haas wants to land a leg kick but Drogo is out of range.
As Haas tries to get set, Drogo tries to push him back and clinch up but Haas manages to avoid the attempt.
Jab by Haas.
Haas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haas throws a poor cross that misses
and Drogo counters by moving into the clinch.
Haas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haas swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo tried to counter with a leg kick but Haas avoided it.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haas was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Drogo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drogo misses with a hook. Haas ducked under it nicely.
Drogo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drogo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haas circles away.
Haas cracks Drogo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haas connects with a body shot.
Drogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haas.
Haas throws a shot from downtown. Drogo moves away and avoids it.
Haas throws a hook to the side of Drogo's head but Drogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haas connects with a solid leg kick.
Haas misses with a kick to the body.
Haas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haas is looking to slow Drogo down with leg kicks.
Good exchange - Drogo coming out on top.
Drogo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drogo moves in looking to clinch but Haas pushes him off.
Haas scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drogo is looking to chop away at Haas's legs.
Haas throws out a counter right but Drogo avoids it with no problem.
Drogo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haas's guard.
Drogo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haas's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vaas Haas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drogo lunges at Haas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haas's hand.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Haas.
Haas throws a shot from downtown. Drogo moves away and avoids it.
Drogo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haas just misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo avoids the head kick by Haas.
Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haas throws a head kick that misses.
Haas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Haas is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haas misses with a wild body shot.
Drogo slips a straight right by Haas.
Drogo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Drogo.
Drogo tests Haas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Haas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas works Drogo's body with a nice hook.
Haas pushes Drogo away with a front kick.
Haas misses with a body shot.
Haas moves out of range as Drogo throws a body kick.
Haas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haas throws a leg kick which misses Drogo's front leg but catches the back leg as Drogo tries to avoid it.
Crunch! Drogo slams his shin into Haas's torso.
Horrible takedown attempt by Drogo or perhaps it was just good defense by Haas, which made it look bad.
Drogo looks for a takedown but Haas sprawls well.
Drogo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drogo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drogo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drogo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drogo throws a sloppy body shot
and Haas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Haas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drogo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drogo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haas scrambles back to his feet.
Drogo blocks a head kick by Haas.
Drogo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haas has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Haas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Haas misses.
Haas takes a swing at Drogo's ribcage but misses.
Drogo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas throws a lazy uppercut
and Drogo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haas really felt that one!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haas 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 Drogo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drogo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haas. Haas obviously looking to wear him down.
Haas misses with a straight right.
Drogo misses with a straight left.
Drogo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haas.
Drogo misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Haas counter with a right hand.
Drogo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haas if he has to take too many more of those.
A punch lands to the side of Haas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haas throws a hook but Drogo avoids it easily.
Drogo looks for the body kick but Haas saw that one coming.
Drogo avoids the body shot from Haas.
Drogo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Drogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haas misses with a hook
and Drogo counters with an outside leg kick.
Haas throws a jab when Drogo was well out of range.
Drogo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haas just manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Drogo blocks the low kick.
Drogo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drogo shoots in looking for a takedown. Haas tries to sprawl out of it but Drogo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haas swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Drogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drogo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haas clobbers Drogo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drogo.
Drogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haas.
Drogo moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Vaas Haas just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drogo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drogo ducks under a wild hook from Haas.
Drogo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Haas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drogo's calf.
Drogo jabs at Haas's body.
Haas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drogo lands with an uppercut that bounces Haas off the cage and back into range.
Haas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haas's corner calls for a 1-2. Haas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haas wants to land a leg kick but Drogo is out of range.
Drogo cracks Haas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo is looking to clinch.
Haas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drogo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haas misses with a hook. Drogo ducked under it nicely.
Drogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haas staying out of range there.
Haas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drogo in his tracks.
Drogo misses with a straight left.
Drogo instigates a clinch.
Drogo lands a body shot.
Haas breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drogo.
Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Haas catches Drogo right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Haas to the mat! Haas manages to get full guard.
Haas keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully.
Haas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Drogo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Drogo trying to control but Haas is working from the bottom.
Haas managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo connects with a couple of short punches.
Haas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drogo postures up in Haas's guard and throws a big left but Haas blocks it.
Drogo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Haas's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Drogo lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drogo connects with a nice short shot to Haas's temple.
Drogo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drogo trying to mount his opponent but Haas defends it.
Drogo lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drogo connects with a nice short shot to Haas's temple.
Haas manages to get to full guard.
Haas working a defensive guard but Drogo passes into half guard.
Drogo wants to control but Haas is keeping him busy.
Drogo is just content to waste time from the top position. Haas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo had his way with Vaas Haas in 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. This is the final round!
Donk. Drogo catches Haas right on the button with a cross.
Haas lands with a good body shot.
A clash of legs there as Drogo blocks the low kick.
Haas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drogo.
Drogo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drogo's head backwards.
Haas throws the kick towards the body but Drogo avoids it.
The fighters circling - Haas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Drogo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut there from Haas.
Drogo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haas circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haas throws the left hand but Drogo avoids the punch easily.
Vaas Haas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drogo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drogo blocks a jab.
Haas motions for Drogo to come forward. Haas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haas pinned against the cage. Haas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Drogo.
Drogo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drogo gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Haas as the two fighters clinch.
Haas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drogo.
Drogo lands a shoulder strike.
Drogo takes a shot to the head.
Haas breaks the clinch.
Drogo shoots in for a double leg but Haas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Drogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drogo scores with a takedown into Haas's guard.
Drogo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Drogo forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Drogo is working Haas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drogo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Haas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Drogo, into his guard.
Drogo is trying to control the position but Haas postures up.
Khal Drogo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haas scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haas stopping the sweep attempt from Drogo.
Drogo keeping moving, preventing Haas from controlling successfully.
Drogo wants to sweep here but Haas controlling him for the moment.
Drogo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vaas Haas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaas Haas!
Vaas Haas very nearly forgot to thank Museum of Monsters & Madmen amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Khal Drogo spoke after the fight, saying 'Hmph'.
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