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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Byron Habana!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Habana.
Habana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duncan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Habana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duncan doesn't manage to clinch there - Habana circles away.
Habana scores with a nice strike.
Habana lands a glancing blow to the side of Duncan's head.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Habana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duncan wants to clinch but Habana slips to the side
and Habana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Habana scores with a hook to the body. Duncan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Habana catches Duncan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Habana takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Habana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Habana misses with a punch to the body.
Duncan tries to land knees in the clinch but Habana avoids the damage to the body.
Habana stalling.
Duncan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Habana.
Habana struggles to land a body shot inside as Duncan controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Habana tries to work over Duncan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Habana pushes Duncan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Habana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duncan is trying to maintain a safe position but Habana gets an underhook and turns Duncan into the cage.
Habana controlling the action here for a moment.
Habana works on Duncan's body with a couple of short punches.
Duncan tries a knee to the head but Habana blocks it.
Habana blocks an elbow strike from Duncan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duncan throws an elbow but misses.
Habana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Habana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Habana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duncan throws a punch but it's blocked by Habana.
Duncan looking to slow down the pace here.
Habana working hard to break the clinch.
Habana lands with a right to the head.
Habana managing to block the knees to the body from Duncan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan trying to land knees to the body.
Habana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Habana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duncan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Habana is leaning against Duncan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duncan slowing the pace effectively.
Duncan misses with a knee strike.
Duncan tries to land knees in the clinch but Habana avoids the damage to the body.
Duncan throws an elbow that misses.
Habana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Habana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Habana takes an elbow to the temple.
Habana is leaning against Duncan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Habana.
Habana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duncan trying to stall but Habana improves his position.
Habana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duncan doesn't manage to clinch there - Habana circles away.
Habana has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana manages to break the clinch.
Habana lands with a hook. Duncan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duncan misses with a lunging right hand
and Habana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duncan is looking to clinch but Habana is avoiding it.
Duncan is looking to clinch.
Duncan looks to clinch
and Habana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duncan is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Habana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch but Habana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Habana! But no joy.
Duncan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Habana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duncan walks into a left hand.
Duncan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duncan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Habana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duncan walks into a straight right hand from Habana.
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!
Habana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana with a jab.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Habana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Habana scores with a jab. Duncan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Duncan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Habana misses.
Habana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Habana.
Habana might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Habana swats away the attempt to clinch by Duncan.
Habana tests Duncan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duncan tries to clinch there but Habana circles away.
Duncan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Habana dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch but Habana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duncan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Habana gets tackled into the cage by Duncan. Duncan maintains the clinch.
Duncan throws an elbow that misses.
Byron Habana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Habana.
Habana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duncan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Habana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duncan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Habana is keeping busy.
Habana lands a shot to the body.
Habana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Habana working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Habana has Duncan pushed against the cage.
Habana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duncan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Habana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Habana avoids it.
Habana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Habana scores with a shot to the side of Duncan's head.
Habana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Duncan to work.
Duncan tries to stall but Habana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Habana lands a hook that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Duncan looking to throw knees to the head but Habana is blocking nicely.
Duncan takes a shot to the head.
Habana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Habana - that landed with a thud.
Habana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Habana lands a right hand.
Habana lands a left hand.
Habana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Habana rushes Duncan and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Habana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Habana blocks an elbow strike from Duncan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Habana lands a left hand.
Habana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duncan swings wildly with an uppercut but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Habana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Habana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Habana misses with a double jab.
Duncan is looking to clinch but Habana is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Habana - just one landing.
A left lands for Habana.
Habana thuds a left hand into Duncan's body.
Duncan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harry Duncan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Habana with a nice cross.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Habana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Habana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Habana lands a right hook to the body.
Duncan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duncan throws a front kick aimed at Habana's knee but Habana avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duncan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duncan is looking to clinch but Habana is avoiding it.
Habana cracks a nice hook into Duncan's ribs.
Habana uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duncan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch but Habana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duncan tries to clinch
and Habana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duncan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Habana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duncan tries to clinch but Habana moves away
and Habana counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Habana.
Duncan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duncan tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Habana to counter with a crisp jab.
Duncan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duncan tries to keep at a distance but Habana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Habana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Habana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duncan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Habana avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Habana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Duncan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Habana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Habana connects with a single shot there.
Duncan tries to clinch but Habana is having none of it.
Duncan tries to move into range but Habana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duncan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duncan closes the distance but Habana moves to the side
and Habana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Habana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duncan rushes Habana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan is trying to maintain a safe position but Habana gets an underhook and turns Duncan into the cage.
Duncan scores a nice knee to the body.
Duncan tries to land knees in the clinch but Habana avoids the damage to the body.
Habana lands a body shot.
Habana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Habana digs a right hand underneath Duncan's ribcage. Duncan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duncan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Habana's elbow.
Duncan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Habana avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan tries to land knees in the clinch but Habana avoids the damage to the body.
Habana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Habana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Habana.
Duncan misses with an elbow strike.
Habana stalling the fight.
Habana managing to block the knees to the body from Duncan.
Duncan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Habana digs a right hand into Duncan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duncan's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Habana.
Habana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Habana avoiding damage as Duncan throws knees to the body.
Duncan tries to work over Habana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Habana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duncan looking to slow down the pace here.
Duncan trying to stall but Habana improves his position.
Habana scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Habana is defending well for now.
Habana scores with a shot to the side of Duncan's head.
Duncan tries to land knees in the clinch but Habana avoids the damage to the body.
Habana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
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!
Duncan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Habana blocks it with crossed arms.
Duncan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Habana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duncan stalling in the clinch but Habana improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Habana.
A short uppercut from Habana.
Duncan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Habana as Duncan tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Habana.
Habana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Habana.
Habana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duncans head.
Habana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Habana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Habana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Habana is working Duncan over against the cage.
Habana lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Habana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Habana pushes Duncan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Habana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Habana.
Duncan moves to clinch but Habana breaks away
and Habana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Byron Habana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duncan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Habana.
Duncan tries to keep at a distance but Habana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Habana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Habana digs a good hook to Duncan's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Habana lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is looking to clinch.
A cross from Habana lands.
Duncan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Habana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duncan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Habana there.
A cross from Habana lands.
Habana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Habana.
Habana breaks the clinch.
Duncan throws a head kick but Habana moves out of range.
Duncan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harry Duncan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duncan misses with an uppercut. Habana saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Habana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Habana 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Habana!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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