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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sang Haley (ranked 23928 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaco Paco (ranked 6926 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaco Paco will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sang Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaco Paco!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Paco.
Jaco Paco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paco throws a head kick that misses
and Haley counters with a body kick that stops Paco in his tracks momentarily.
Haley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paco.
Paco closes the distance and clinches.
Haley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paco shoots for a takedown but Haley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paco looks winded!
Paco fails with a takedown attempt.
Sang Haley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaco Paco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paco misses with the combination.
Paco pushes Haley up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley breaks from the clinch.
Haley moves out of range of the body kick.
Haley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
No luck for Paco with that takedown attempt.
Haley throws a leg kick which misses Paco's front leg but catches the back leg as Paco tries to avoid it.
Haley moves in looking to clinch but Paco pushes him off.
Paco takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Paco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Paco sprawls and moves away.
Paco rushes Haley and presses him up against the cage.
Haley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paco fails with a takedown attempt.
Haley is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paco, pushing him back against the cage.
Haley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paco rushes Haley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haley looks to clinch
and Paco counters with a shoot takedown. Haley fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haley looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haley is looking for a kimura but Paco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haley to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paco trying to control here.
Haley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haley.
Haley seems to be looking for submissions.
Haley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley prevents Paco from improving his position.
Haley is working for a submission of some sort.
Haley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Paco to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sang Haley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paco pinned against the cage. Paco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paco throws a low kick, looking for Haley's leg but Haley calmly moves out of range.
Haley tries to clinch up.
Haley has his takedown stuffed
and Paco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haley dives in and scores a takedown into Paco's guard.
Paco manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Paco is breathing heavily.
Haley gets control of Paco's arms and successfully pulls guard. Haley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paco controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paco stopping the sweep attempt from Haley.
Haley manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Haley misses with a leg kick.
Jaco Paco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haley closes the distance but Paco moves to the side
and Paco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haley gets tackled into the cage by Paco. Paco maintains the clinch.
Haley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sang Haley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haley misses with an elbow strike.
Haley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haley stalling against the cage.
Paco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Haley fails to pull guard.
Haley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paco walks away with a smile on his face. Haley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Haley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paco manages to avoid it.
Haley misses with a takedown attempt - Paco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paco pushes Haley up against the cage in a clinch.
Haley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paco shoots in and drives through. Haley sprawls well.
Haley closes the distance and pushes Paco back into the cage.
Paco lands a hook that snaps the head of Haley backwards.
Haley is trying to pull guard but Paco turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haley smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paco avoids the head kick by Haley.
Haley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paco.
Haley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paco clinches.
Haley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haley has closed the distance and engaged Paco in a clinch.
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!
Haley tries to pull guard but Paco holds him up against the cage and eventually Haley drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jaco Paco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Paco closes the distance and clinches up with Haley, looking for a takedown. Paco pushes Haley against the cage but Haley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paco moves into the clinch.
Haley tries to pull guard but Paco won't allow it.
Haley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paco gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Paco.
Paco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Paco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paco closes the distance and clinches.
Haley prevents Paco from breaking the clinch.
Paco looking for a takedown.
Sang Haley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaco Paco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Haley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paco clinches with his opponent.
Paco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haley breaks the clinch.
Paco throws a lazy body kick
and Haley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Haley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paco's head.
Paco is working an open guard so Haley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Haley fakes the leg kick and cracks Paco in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Paco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haley clinches up against the cage.
Haley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paco smiles and moves away.
Sang Haley is winning the standup battle so far.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Paco enables Haley to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Paco manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley postures up and lands a big shot to Paco's brow.
Haley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haley won't allow Paco to get back to his feet.
Paco looking for subs off his back but Haley has passed one foot through into half guard.
Haley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Paco pushes Haley off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haley closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sang Haley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haley 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sang Haley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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