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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hajak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Carman (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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Hajak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duane Carman!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carman throws a leg kick but Hajak checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hajak misses the target.
Hajak fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carman! But no joy.
A nice combination there by Hajak.
Carman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carman takes one on the button.
Nick Hajak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hajak throws a push kick but Carman slaps the foot to one side.
Hajak throws a combination. Carman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carman is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Hajak.
Hajak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carman moves away.
Carman misses with a wild combination.
Carman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hajak.
Hajak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajak misses with a hook.
Carman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carman duly obliges.
Carman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hajak. Carman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hajak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hajak throws a hook but Carman avoids it easily.
Carman drops his hands momentarily and Hajak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hajak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hajak is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hajak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carman.
Carman feints a counter leg kick.
Hajak lands with a hook. Carman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hajak scores with a nice strike.
Hajak misses with a hook.
Hajak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hajak.
Hajak looks to throw the jab but Carman is out of range.
Hajak lands the left hand.
Hajak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hajak connects with an inside leg kick.
Hajak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carman if he has to take too many more of those.
Carman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hajak.
Carman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hajak throws a hook but Carman avoids it easily.
Hajak dips to his left and cracks Carman with an uppercut!
Hajak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carman looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hajak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carman throws a series of punches but Hajak avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajak lands an overhand right.
Hajak lands with a nice body punch.
Hajak misses with a hook. Carman ducked under it nicely.
Carman misses with a head kick.
Hajak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hajak throws a looping overhand right but Carman ducks down to avoid it.
Carman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hajak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carman lands a body shot.
Hajak with a hook.
Hajak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Hajak.
Hajak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carman tries to bum rush Hajak with a series of wild strikes but Hajak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hajak throws a jab but it's blocked by Carman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hajak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hajak moves out of range of the body kick from Carman.
Hajak lands with a nice body punch.
Hajak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carman needs to keep his hands up - Hajak had a free shot at his head there.
Hajak looks to land a body kick but Carman moved away.
Carman walks into a left hand.
Crunch! Hajak slams his shin into Carman's torso.
Carman stuns Hajak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hajak throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hajak.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hajak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hajak throws out a loose jab but Carman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carman misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Hajak 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.
Hajak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Carman throws a right hand that Hajak ducks under and follows up with a left that Hajak also avoids with ease.
Hajak misses with a looping right.
Hajak throws a good cross that connects.
Hajak misses with an uppercut.
Hajak throws a shot from downtown. Carman moves away and avoids it.
Carman throws a right hand that Hajak ducks under and follows up with a left that Hajak also avoids with ease.
Carman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hajak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nick Hajak is winning the standup battle so far.
Hajak connects with a body shot.
Hajak checks a leg kick.
Carman throws a head kick that misses.
Hajak works the jab nicely.
Duane Carman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hajak scores with a push kick.
Hajak throws a body kick that misses
and Carman counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajak jabs Carman right on the nose. Carman blinks but takes it well.
Hajak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hajak throws a hook but Carman blocks it.
Hajak lands with a kick to the ribs.
Carman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Carman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hajak has got the better of the exchanges.
Hajak misses with a body kick.
Carman looks to land a right hand but Hajak moved out of range.
Hajak loads up on a big right hand but Carman slips the punch.
Carman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carman checks the leg kick.
Hajak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carman.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hajak.
Carman throws a series of punches but Hajak avoids them all with ease.
Carman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hajak.
Hajak looks for the body kick but Carman saw that one coming.
Carman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hajak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hajak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carman is able to avoid easily.
As Hajak backs off Carman throws a huge counter combo but Hajak manages to avoid it all.
Carman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hajak lands the left hand.
Hajak swings for the body but Carman moves out of range.
Carman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hajak.
Carman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hajak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carman can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carman staying out of range there.
Hajak shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carman eats them both and turns towards Hajak to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Carman misses with a kick to the body.
Hajak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Hajak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hajak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hajak throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Carman counters with a series of strikes. Hajak will be more careful next time no doubt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Carman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Carman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carman moves out of range as Hajak throws a body kick.
Carman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hajak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carman lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Hajak misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carman wants to land a leg kick but Hajak is out of range.
Hajak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hajak tries to land a front kick but Carman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hajak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hajak throws the left hand but Carman avoids the punch easily.
Hajak throws a shot from downtown. Carman moves away and avoids it.
Hajak throws a shot from downtown. Carman moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Carman.
Hajak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hajak throws a shot from downtown. Carman moves away and avoids it.
Hajak lands a jab.
Carman lands with a nice combination. Hajak backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hajak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Hajak dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hajak scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hajak.
Carman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hajak moves away.
Carman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hajak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hajak.
Hajak throws a body kick that misses.
Carman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Carman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hajak misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Hajak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hajak.
Carman stalks Hajak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hajak's face. Hajak staggers backwards, shaken.
Carman throws a sloppy head kick and Hajak moves out of range easily.
Hajak throws a hook but Carman blocks it.
Hajak looks to land a left hand but Carman moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Carman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Carman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hajak.
Carman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hajak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hajak loads up on a big right hand but Carman slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hajak throws a looping overhand right but Carman ducks down to avoid it.
Carman throws a sloppy head kick and Hajak moves out of range easily.
Hajak throws a jab but it's blocked by Carman.
Carman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hajak rather than just go for the knockout.
Hajak misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Hajak.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hajak circles away quickly and effectively.
Carman looks to land a combination but Hajak avoids it well.
Carman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hajaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hajak.
A cross from Hajak lands.
Hajak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hajak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hajak tries to work over Carman's front leg with a kick but Carman checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carman throws a lazy right hand but Hajak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carman lands an overhand right.
Carman misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Carman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carman moves out of range of the body kick.
Hajak blocks a head kick by Carman.
Hajak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hajak scores with a nice strike.
Carman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hajak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hajak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hajak misses with a left hand
and Carman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hajak. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajak lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carman takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Carman.
Hajak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carman looks to land a left hand but Hajak moved out of range nicely.
Carman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nick Hajak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hajak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hajak lands with a hook. Carman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hajak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Carman. Those never looked like landing.
And Hajak counters with a quick kick to the body but Carman blocks it.
Carman moves forwards but Hajak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hajak missing with a left hand there. Carman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carman! But no joy.
Hajak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carman manages to avoid it.
Hajak connects with a right hand. Carman shakes it off.
Hajak misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carman throws a sloppy head kick and Hajak moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hajak. Hajak obviously looking to wear him down.
Carman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hajak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carman scrambles back to his feet.
Carman takes one to the side of the head.
Carman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hajak throws a lazy right hand but Carman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hajak throws the kick towards the body but Carman avoids it.
Carman throws a nice head kick!
Carman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Hajak.
Duane Carman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hajak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Hajak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hajak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Hajak!
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energy
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hype
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