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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spiros Saravakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Haynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spiros Saravakos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herman Haynes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haynes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saravakos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saravakos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haynes.
Haynes checks a leg kick nicely.
Haynes takes one on the button.
Saravakos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haynes.
Saravakos attempts a counter takedown but Haynes avoids it well and moves away.
Saravakos clinches up against the cage.
Saravakos working aggressively here.
Saravakos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haynes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Saravakos after a bit of a struggle.
Saravakos misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haynes wants to take the fight to the mat but Saravakos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Saravakos lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saravakos lands a nice uppercut.
Saravakos digs a right hand underneath Haynes's ribcage. Haynes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saravakos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haynes is looking for a takedown.
Spiros Saravakos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herman Haynes.
Saravakos lands a left hand.
Saravakos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haynes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saravakos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saravakos swings wildly with an uppercut but Haynes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haynes.
Saravakos tries for a takedown but Haynes manages to get underhooks.
Saravakos tries to work over Haynes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saravakos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haynes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haynes blocks a body shot from Saravakos.
Haynes can't get the takedown.
Haynes blocks an uppercut.
Haynes looking to stall.
Saravakos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saravakos blocking some punches.
Saravakos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haynes backwards.
The referee calls for Haynes to work.
Haynes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saravakos swings wildly with an uppercut but Haynes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saravakos.
Haynes looking for a takedown.
Saravakos blocks an uppercut.
Saravakos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saravakos has a couple of punches blocked by Haynes.
Haynes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saravakos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haynes backwards.
Saravakos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Saravakos gets through Haynes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haynes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Saravakos is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Haynes to the mat. Haynes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Saravakos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haynes's head.
Haynes being controlled here, momentarily.
Saravakos throwing strikes but missing.
Saravakos postures up in Haynes's guard and throws a big left but Haynes blocks it.
Saravakos throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saravakos throws a big right hand that misses.
Saravakos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Saravakos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spiros Saravakos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Haynes avoids the body shot from Saravakos.
A swing and a miss from Haynes.
Haynes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck for Saravakos with that takedown attempt.
Haynes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saravakos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Saravakos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saravakos swings for the body but Haynes moves out of range.
Saravakos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saravakos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Haynes has a couple of punches blocked by Saravakos.
Haynes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saravakos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haynes's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saravakos.
Haynes is pressed up against the cage. Saravakos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Haynes down to the mat. Haynes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Haynes lands a body shot.
Haynes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saravakos tries to land a leg kick but Haynes saw it coming and moves away.
Haynes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saravakos.
Saravakos misses with a lunging right hand
and Haynes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body punch from Haynes.
Saravakos misses with a low kick.
Haynes lands with a shot to the body.
Saravakos is looking to wear down Haynes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haynes throws a right hand that Saravakos ducks under and follows up with a left that Saravakos also avoids with ease.
Saravakos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haynes can do to turn this around?
Haynes scores with a hook to the body. Saravakos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horrible takedown attempt by Saravakos or perhaps it was just good defense by Haynes, which made it look bad.
Haynes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spiros Saravakos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haynes looks to score with a jab to the body but Saravakos is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saravakos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haynes.
Haynes lands a nice looking body shot.
Saravakos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haynes counters with a nice body shot.
Haynes lands a jab to Saravakos's midsection.
Haynes misses with a body shot.
Haynes stuns Saravakos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haynes scores with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saravakos!
Saravakos misses with a body kick.
Saravakos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haynes's calf.
A good leg kick by Saravakos.
Saravakos moves into the clinch.
Saravakos tries to throw a body punch but Haynes avoids it by throwing Saravakos back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Haynes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haynes trying to stall but Saravakos improves his position.
Saravakos tries to work over Haynes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spiros Saravakos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saravakos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saravakos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saravakos throws a punch but it's blocked by Haynes.
Saravakos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haynes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haynes misses with a body shot.
Haynes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saravakos.
Saravakos punishes Haynes's body with a nice straight punch.
Haynes scores with a hook to the body. Saravakos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haynes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saravakos.
Haynes swings for the body but Saravakos moves out of range.
Haynes scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saravakos scoring well with a low kick there.
Herman Haynes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haynes misses with an uppercut. Saravakos saw that one coming.
Haynes tries to sprawl but Saravakos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Saravakos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saravakos wants to pass the guard but Haynes is defending well.
Saravakos trying to control from half guard but Haynes is working away.
Haynes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Saravakos connects with a nice short shot to Haynes's temple.
Saravakos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haynes keeps working.
Saravakos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Herman Haynes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Saravakos cracks the inside of Haynes's front leg.
Haynes takes a swing at Saravakos's ribcage but misses.
Saravakos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haynes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haynes takes a swing at Saravakos's ribcage but misses.
Saravakos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haynes throws a body punch but Saravakos moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Saravakos misses the target.
Haynes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saravakos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haynes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saravakos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saravakos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saravakos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haynes tries to bum rush Saravakos with a series of wild strikes but Saravakos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saravakos misses with a wild body shot.
Saravakos wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saravakos scores with a punch to the head.
Saravakos lands a nice looking body kick.
Haynes misses the body punch
so Saravakos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saravakos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haynes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saravakos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Saravakos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saravakos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haynes controls Saravakos momentarily but Saravakos frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saravakos cracks Haynes with a solid left hand.
Saravakos working some strikes from top position.
Saravakos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haynes keeping moving, preventing Saravakos from controlling successfully.
Saravakos passes Haynes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Saravakos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saravakos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haynes wants to control but Saravakos is keeping busy.
Saravakos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Saravakos is nestled in close to Haynes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Haynes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saravakos.
Saravakos wants to control but Haynes is keeping him busy.
Saravakos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haynes's head.
Saravakos is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Haynes reverses the position - he's now on top in Saravakos's guard.
Haynes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saravakos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saravakos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haynes manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saravakos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saravakos 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.
Haynes can't keep his opponent in guard - Saravakos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Haynes has hold of Saravakos's hands but Saravakos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Saravakos lands strikes from half guard.
Saravakos with the ground and pound but Haynes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Saravakos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haynes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saravakos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saravakos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saravakos is looking to work some ground and pound but Haynes has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spiros Saravakos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saravakos 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spiros Saravakos!
An out of breath Spiros Saravakos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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pop
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