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Event:
AWC Play-Off Finals
Date: Jun 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzeng tries to clinch up.
Haland throws out a counter right but Tzeng avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Tzeng rushes Haland and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Haland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tzeng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haland just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Haland scores with a hook to the body. Tzeng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haland throws an off balance right hand
#TD#
and Tzeng counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Haland! #SUB#
Tzeng is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haland knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Tzeng wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Haland, who protects the arm well. #T1#
Haland tries to escape but Tzeng is in control.
Haland really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tzeng. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Tzeng has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Haland is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tzeng yanks on the arm and Haland is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tzeng.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shu Fang Tzeng!
A relieved looking Shu Fang Tzeng thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
AWC Play-Off Semi-Final
Date: May 31, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Empire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haland scores with the left hand. Empire knows he should have avoided that one.
Haland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haland.#ROC#Empire is rocked!
Haland throws a hook to the side of Empire 's head but Empire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Empire is trying to counter with his kicks.
Empire is still on wobbly legs! Can Haland finish him?
Haland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Empire seems to have recovered his senses.
Empire on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Empire .
A punch combination from Empire misses.
Haland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Empire .
Haland throws an overhand right that lands on Empire 's shoulder, as Empire tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Empire connects with a solid leg kick.
Haland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Empire .
A solid leg kick lands there for Empire .
Haland lunges at Empire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Empire 's hand.
Haland wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Empire missing with a left hand there. Haland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Empire fails to land with a series of punches.
Haland wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Haland on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Empire . Empire obviously looking to wear him down.
Empire throws a sloppy body shot
and Haland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Empire misses with an uppercut.
Haland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
Empire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Empire scores with a leg kick.
Empire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Empire is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Empire lands a leg kick that knocks Haland off balance momentarily.
Empire scores with a leg kick.
Haland is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#CL#
Empire tries to keep at a distance but Haland has taken the fight into the clinch.
Empire scores with a shot to the side of Haland's head.
Haland swings wildly with an uppercut but Empire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Empire tries a body shot but Haland blocks it.
Haland is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T3#
A short uppercut from Haland. #BC2#
Empire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Empire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Empire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Haland does no damage.
Haland throws a body punch but Empire moves out of range.
Empire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haland.
Haland chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Empire can pounce on him.
Empire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haland jabs Empire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Empire connects with a jab.#T4#
Haland takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Empire connects with an inside leg kick.
Haland throws a shot from downtown. Empire moves away and avoids it.
Haland misses with a looping right.
Donk. Haland catches Empire right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Haland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Empire thows a leg kick but Haland checks it
and Haland counters with a left to the body.
Evil Empire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haland dips to his left and cracks Empire with an uppercut!
Haland cracks Empire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haland misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Markus Haland will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Haland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markus Haland is winning the standup battle so far.
Empire defending well as Haland loads up on a big left hand.
Empire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haland avoids the body shot from Empire .
It looked like Haland was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Empire .
Haland with a nice cross.
Nice jab there from Empire .
Haland misses with a looping left.
Empire gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Haland gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Empire is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Haland!
A very excited looking Markus Haland made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
AWC S01 RD7 B
Date: May 17, 2020 |
#R1#
Rutheford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haland.
A big right from Haland misses.
Rutheford throws a lazy right hand but Haland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rutheford has time to react.
Haland throws a lazy right hand but Rutheford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutheford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haland lands with a straight right. Rutheford didn't see that one coming.
Rutheford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Haland misses.
Decent striking displayed by Haland there.
Rutheford motions for Haland to come forward. Rutheford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutheford throws an overhand right that lands on Haland's shoulder, as Haland tries to avoid the shot.
Haland slips a jab and a cross from Rutheford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haland missing with a left hand there. Rutheford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutheford misses with an uppercut.
Haland throws a good cross that connects.
Haland throws a jab when Rutheford was well out of range.
Nice cross by Haland.
Haland bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutheford's head backwards.
Haland checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Haland on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haland misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Rutheford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haland scores with a jab to the body.
Rutheford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haland misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Rutheford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutheford fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Rutheford tries to keep at a distance but Haland has taken the fight into the clinch.
Haland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutheford's elbow.
Haland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutheford backwards.
Haland tries to throw a body punch but Rutheford avoids it by throwing Haland back against the cage.
Haland blocking some punches.
Rutheford prevents a body shot from Haland.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haland.
Haland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutheford.
Rutheford takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Rutheford fails to land.
Rutheford misses with a punch on the inside.
Haland misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haland.
Haland lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T2#
Rutheford blocking some punches.
Rutheford lands with a light punch inside.
Rutheford blocking some punches.
#BC#
Rutheford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Haland clinches up with Rutheford and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Rutheford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutheford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haland.
Rutheford misses the jab.
Rutheford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rutheford misses with a few strikes there.
Haland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rutheford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rutheford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haland moves away from the strike by Rutheford.
Haland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haland ducks under a wild hook from Rutheford.
Rutheford throws a right hand that Haland ducks under and follows up with a left that Haland also avoids with ease.
Haland misses with a hook. Rutheford ducked under it nicely.
Haland throws a lazy right hand but Rutheford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutheford missing with a left hand there. Haland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutheford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haland throws a body punch but Rutheford moves out of range.
Haland has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Haland cracks Rutheford with a right hand to the side of the head.#T3#
Haland checks the leg kick.
Haland sizes up Rutheford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice jab there from Haland.
A big left from Haland misses.
Rutheford throws a jab when Haland was well out of range.
Rutheford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haland is out of range and Rutheford settles back down.
Rutheford moves out of range as Haland strikes.
Rutheford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haland.
Haland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rutheford has time to react.
Haland is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rutheford had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rutheford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haland digs a good body shot into Rutheford's ribs.
Rutheford ducks under a wild hook from Haland.
A punch combination from Rutheford misses.
Haland connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Haland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutheford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haland throws a body punch but Rutheford moves out of range.
Haland scores with a jab.
Haland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutheford.
Haland slips under a jab.
Haland misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Rutheford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Haland misses.
Haland throws the left hand but Rutheford avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Nice straight punches there by Haland. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haland.
Haland checks a leg kick.
Haland cracks Rutheford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haland throws a shot from downtown. Rutheford moves away and avoids it.
Haland scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haland throws out a powerful jab.
Rutheford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haland.#CL2#
Haland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rutheford tries to work over Haland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Rutheford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haland throws a lazy right hand but Rutheford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Haland as he connects with a hook.
Rutheford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haland checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haland slips under a jab.
Haland lands a nice hook to Rutheford's body. Rutheford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutheford connects with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Haland moves into the clinch successfully.
Haland swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutheford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutheford is trying to force a seperation but Haland has the dominant position.
Rutheford misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Haland 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.
#R2#
Haland jabs at Rutheford's body.
Rutheford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Rutheford misses. #CL2#
Haland drives through and clinches with Rutheford against the cage.
Haland lands with a left to the head.
Haland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haland pushes Rutheford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haland lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutheford or not.
A hook to the body from Haland.
Rutheford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Haland 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.
Haland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haland.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Haland on the inside.
Haland digs a right hand into Rutheford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutheford's gas tank.
Markus Haland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rutheford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haland blocks an uppercut.
Haland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutheford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haland gets through Rutheford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haland lands an uppercut.
Haland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutheford is looking to break free of the clinch but Haland has double underhooks. #T1#
Haland lands a right hand.
Rutheford has a couple of punches blocked by Haland.
Haland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruthefords head.
A short right from Haland.
Rutheford prevents a body shot from Haland.
Rutheford misses with the head strike.
Rutheford misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Haland.
A hook to the body from Haland.
Haland lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutheford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haland lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Haland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haland can't find room to land a body shot as Rutheford controls the action.
Haland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutheford backwards.
Haland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutheford working aggressively here.
Rutheford misses with some punches.
Rutheford misses with the head strike.
Haland lands a shoulder strike. #T2##BC#
Rutheford breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Haland misses the target.
Haland closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheers as Haland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutheford doesn't seem phased though.
Haland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haland misses with a hook.
Haland jabs Rutheford right on the nose. Rutheford blinks but takes it well.
Randy Rutheford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Haland darts in and clinches Rutheford up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Haland.
Haland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haland tries to throw a body punch but Rutheford avoids it by throwing Haland back against the cage.
Haland lands with a short shot to the head.
Haland blocks an uppercut.
Haland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutheford is trying to force a seperation but Haland has the dominant position.
Haland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Haland as the two fighters clinch.
Haland cracks Rutheford with a nice body shot.
Haland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruthefords head.
Haland digs a right hand underneath Rutheford's ribcage. Rutheford let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Rutheford misses with a punch on the inside.
Haland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutheford backwards.
Haland lands a body punch.
Haland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutheford backwards.
Haland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutheford backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haland.
Haland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haland works on Rutheford's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Haland.
A nice left hand lands by Haland.
Haland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haland lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutheford backwards. #ROC2#
Rutheford is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haland lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Rutheford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haland is leaning against Rutheford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rutheford seems to have got his legs back now.
A short body shot lands from Haland as the two fighters clinch.
Haland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haland tries a body shot but Rutheford blocks it.
Haland lands a right hand.
Rutheford takes a shot to the head.
Haland scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Haland.
#T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haland is leaning against Rutheford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haland lands with a right to the head.
Haland presses Rutheford against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haland lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haland pushes Rutheford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haland pushes Rutheford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Haland.
Haland lands with a left to the head.
Haland digs a right hand underneath Rutheford's ribcage. Rutheford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Haland.
Haland lands with a right to the head.
Haland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haland lands an uppercut.
Haland lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rutheford to his knees! Haland keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Haland!
During a confident post fight interview, Markus Haland thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Randy Rutheford was interviewed post fight and said 'Well fuck'.
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Event:
AWC S01 RD6 B
Date: May 03, 2020 |
#R1#
Haland misses with an uppercut
#CL2#
and Lucifer moves into the clinch.#BC#
Haland breaks the clinch.
Markus Haland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucifer missing with a left hand there. Haland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haland misses with a wild body shot.
Haland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lucifer misses with a lunging right hand
and Haland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucifer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lucifer avoids the body shot from Haland.
Lucifer tries to counter with a clinch but Haland shakes him off and moves away.#T1#
Haland throws a looping overhand right but Lucifer ducks down to avoid it.
Lucifer fails with the takedown
enabling Haland to counter with a crisp jab.
Haland throws a good cross that connects.
#ROC#
Lucifer is rocked!
Lucifer moves out of range as Haland strikes.
Haland keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucifer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#CL2#
Lucifer clinches.
Lucifer swings wildly with an uppercut but Haland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haland wants to get back to striking at distance but Lucifer won't allow it.
#T2##BC#
Haland breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Lucifer.
Haland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucifer moves away.
Lucifer wants to counter with a clinch but Haland pushes him away.#TD2#
Lucifer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucifer prevents Haland from standing back up.
Lucifer wants to pass the guard but Haland is defending well.
Haland wants to get back to his feet.
Lucifer trying to control from half guard but Haland is working away. #T3#
Haland is trying to stand back up but Lucifer is controlling him
Lucifer content to control rather than advance.
Lucifer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haland keeps working.
Lucifer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Lucifer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haland defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucifer is pressing down on Haland's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haland is holding on for now. #ES#
Haland has one foot on Lucifer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lucifer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haland.
Haland seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lucifer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Markus Haland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Haland misses with the combination.
Lucifer throws a looping overhand right but Haland ducks down to avoid it.
Lucifer misses with an uppercut
and Haland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucifer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucifer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haland loads up on a big right hand but Lucifer slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Haland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Haland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lucifer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haland.
Haland sets himself, and Lucifer steps forward looking for the clinch! Haland avoids it this time.
Haland digs a good body shot into Lucifer's ribs.
Haland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucifer can do to turn this around?
Haland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucifer wants to counter with a clinch but Haland pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucifer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haland.
Lucifer looks to clinch
and Haland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucifer circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Lucifer misses with a straight left.
Lucifer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haland throws a hook to the side of Lucifer's head but Lucifer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lucifer throws a jab when Haland was well out of range.
Haland throws a hook but Lucifer blocks it.
Haland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Haland throws the left hand but Lucifer avoids the punch easily.
Lucifer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haland.
The fighters circling - Lucifer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lucifer throws a right hand that misses
and Haland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucifer moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Haland misses.
Haland looks to throw the jab but Lucifer is out of range.
Haland lands a really nice looking cross but Lucifer seems unphased.
#T3#
Haland throws the left hand but Lucifer avoids the punch easily.
Lucifer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haland looks to land a left hand but Lucifer moved out of range nicely.
Lucifer throws a right hand that misses
and Haland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucifer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haland counters with a straight right hand.
Lucifer is still on wobbly legs! Can Haland finish him?
Lucifer gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Haland gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Haland!
A relieved looking Markus Haland thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Chrollo Lucifer spoke after the fight, saying 'I may have lost the battle, but the Cromulent has not lost the war!'.
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Event:
AWC S01 RD5 B
Date: Apr 12, 2020 |
#R1#
Empire thuds his shin into the meat of Haland's side.
Haland takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Empire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Empire , right into the meat.
Empire throws an off balance right hand
and Haland counters with a straight right hand.
Empire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haland.
Haland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Empire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haland's sensitive parts.
Haland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haland throws a good cross that connects.
#ROC2#
Empire is rocked!
Haland walks into a left hand.
Evil Empire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Empire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haland's sensitive parts.
Haland walks into a jab.
Empire seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed right hand from Empire misses the target.
Haland jabs at Empire 's body.#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Empire .
The fighters circling - Empire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Empire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haland's calf.
A slow jab from Haland misses its intended target.
Empire with a jab.
Empire misses with a left hand
and Haland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haland has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Empire .
The fight stays on the outside here - Empire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Empire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Empire .
Haland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh Empire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Haland darts in and clinches Empire up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Empire .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Empire .
Haland gets through Empire 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Haland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Empire backwards.
Empire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haland scores with a hook to the body.
Empire lands a right hand. #ROC#
Haland is rocked!
Haland lands with a left to the head.
Haland is still on wobbly legs! Can Empire finish him?
Haland throws a head punch that misses.
Empire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Empire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Empire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Empire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Empire tries to stall but Haland uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Empire fails to land.
Empire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haland swings wildly with an uppercut but Empire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haland blocks an uppercut.
Haland seems to have recovered his senses.
Haland lands with a left to the head.
Haland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Empire struggles to land a body shot inside as Haland controls his hands.
Haland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Empire backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Haland fails to land. #BC#
Empire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haland throws a pinpoint strike between Empire 's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Empire crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Haland scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Markus Haland!
During a confident post fight interview, Markus Haland thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
AWC S01 RD4 A
Date: Mar 22, 2020 |
#R1#
Haland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tzeng manages to avoid it.
Haland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haland scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haland scores with a hook to the body. Tzeng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tzeng has time to react.
Haland misses with an uppercut.
Markus Haland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tzeng gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haland.
Haland listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tzeng stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tzeng wants to clinch.
Haland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tzeng moves away.
Tzeng is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A slow jab from Haland misses its intended target.
Tzeng walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tzeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Tzeng is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Haland throws an overhand right that lands on Tzeng's shoulder, as Tzeng tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Tzeng staying out of range there.
Tzeng drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Haland defends it well.
Tzeng slips under a jab from Haland.
Haland throws an overhand right that lands on Tzeng's shoulder, as Tzeng tries to avoid the shot.
Tzeng wants to counter with a clinch but Haland pushes him away.
Markus Haland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tzeng slips under a jab from Haland.
Haland lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Haland throws a jab when Tzeng was well out of range.
Tzeng feints the counter takedown.
Haland lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tzeng at a distance.
Haland swats away the attempt to clinch by Tzeng.
Tzeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haland.
Tzeng wants to counter with a clinch but Haland pushes him away.
Good standup being displayed there by Haland as he connects with a hook.
Tzeng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tzeng's coach down at Fist of Fury Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tzeng's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tzeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Haland throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Haland.#T2#
Tzeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haland.
Haland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tzeng wants to clinch
and Haland counters with a stiff right hand.
Tzeng moves in looking to clinch but Haland pushes him off.
Tzeng has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tzeng there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haland cracks Tzeng with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haland lands a jab to the nose.
Haland connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tzeng momentarily.
Haland scores with the left hand. Tzeng knows he should have avoided that one.
Tzeng takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Tzeng.
Tzeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tzeng staying out of range there.
Tzeng steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haland.
Haland is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tzeng is looking to clinch but Haland is avoiding it.
#T3#
Tzeng tries to clinch up
and Haland counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Haland.
Tzeng tries to clinch but Haland moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Haland.
Tzeng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haland. Tzeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haland sizes up Tzeng with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haland lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Haland does it's job there.
Haland listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tzeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tzeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haland swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4#
Haland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haland clobbers Tzeng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tzeng takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haland loads up on a big right hand but Tzeng slips the punch.#CL2#
Tzeng closes the distance and clinches.
Haland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haland can't find room to land a body shot as Tzeng controls the action.
#TD2#
Tzeng decides to pull guard. #SU#
Tzeng is working an open guard so Haland takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Haland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzeng.
Tzeng wants to counter the offense by Haland and move into the clinch position.
Tzeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haland.
Haland is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haland digs a good body shot into Tzeng's ribs.
Haland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tzeng tries to counter with a clinch but Haland shakes him off and moves away.
Tzeng ducks under a wild hook from Haland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Haland dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Haland sizes up Tzeng with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haland throws a looping overhand right but Tzeng ducks down to avoid it.
Tzeng steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haland.
Tzeng has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Haland as he connects with a hook.
Tzeng takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tzeng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haland misses with a straight right.
Haland connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tzeng slips under a jab.
Tzeng tries to counter with a clinch but Haland shakes him off and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tzeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haland tests Tzeng's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tzeng walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Haland lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tzeng slips under a jab from Haland.
Haland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzeng. #CL2#
Tzeng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Tzeng gets control of Haland's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tzeng will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Haland would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB2#
Tzeng working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haland manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Tzeng looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Tzeng escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haland gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SU#
Haland stands and steps away. Tzeng gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #T2#
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!
Haland cracks Tzeng with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haland lands a glancing blow to the side of Tzeng's head.
Tzeng slips under a jab.
Tzeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Haland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tzeng on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tzeng tries to clinch up
and Haland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Haland.
Haland misses with a looping left.
Tzeng tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tzeng tries to clinch up but Haland circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haland throws a body punch but Tzeng moves out of range.
Markus Haland is winning the standup battle so far.
Haland misses with a hook.
Tzeng walks into a jab.#T3#
Tzeng ducks under a wild hook from Haland.#CL2#
Tzeng clinches with his opponent.
Tzeng blocks a body shot from Haland. #TD2#
Tzeng drags the fight down to the ground.
Tzeng not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Tzeng working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haland manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tzeng is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haland is looking to stand up but Tzeng won't let him. #SU#
Haland gets to his feet - Tzeng follows without any prompting.
Haland wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tzeng walks into a left hand.
Tzeng slips a straight right by Haland.
Haland takes a swing at Tzeng's ribcage but misses. #T4#
A big right from Haland misses.
Haland works Tzeng's body with a nice hook.
Haland circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tzeng on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shu Fang Tzeng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Haland misses.
Haland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tzeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Haland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haland throws a nice looking combination but Tzeng bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tzeng can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Tzeng moves into range and clinches up with Haland.#TD2#
Tzeng ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tzeng no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Tzeng working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Tzeng is tightening it up a little... Haland has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Haland reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Haland taps out! Nice BJJ there by Tzeng!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shu Fang Tzeng!
A very excited looking Shu Fang Tzeng made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
AWC S01 RD3 A
Date: Mar 01, 2020 |
#R1#
Haland punishes Viikate's body with a nice straight punch.
Haland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Haland misses.
Viikate walks into a left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Viikate has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Haland 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.
Haland digs a good body shot into Viikate's ribs.
Haland bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Viikate's head.
Viikate slips under a jab from Haland.
Haland scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Viikate misses with a right hand
and Haland counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#
Viikate is rocked!#T1#
Haland loads up on a big right hand but Viikate slips the punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Viikate misses with a shot to the body
and Haland counters with a stiff right hand.
Haland connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Viikate tumbling to the canvas! Haland pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Viikate was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Markus Haland!
A relieved looking Markus Haland thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
AWC S01 RD2 A
Date: Feb 09, 2020 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Tkach misses its intended target.
Haland lands with a right hand.
Haland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tkach has time to react.
Haland walks into a left hand.
Markus Haland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haland misses with a hook. Tkach ducked under it nicely.
Haland lunges at Tkach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tkach's hand.
Tkach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tkach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haland moves away.
Tkach moves out of range as Haland strikes.
Haland throws a series of punches but Tkach moves out of range.
Haland scores with a jab to the body.
Tkach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tkach looks to throw the jab but Haland is out of range.
Tkach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haland.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Tkach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tkach works Haland's body with a nice hook.
Tkach looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tkach on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tkach throws an overhand right that lands on Haland's shoulder, as Haland tries to avoid the shot.
Haland misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Haland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tkach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haland misses the jab.
Haland darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tkach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haland was well out of range. Poor timing from Tkach.
Tkach throws a shot from downtown. Haland moves away and avoids it.
Haland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tkach moves away.
Haland looks to land a left hand but Tkach moved out of range nicely.
Tkach throws out a loose jab but Haland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haland ducks under a wild hook from Tkach.
Haland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tkach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haland swings for the body but Tkach moves out of range.
Tkach throws a hook but Haland avoids it easily.
Tkach blocks a jab.
Haland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tkach.
Haland avoids the body shot from Tkach.
A little feinted left hand from Haland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tkach digs a good hook to Haland's body.
Tkach throws a nice looking combination but Haland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haland dodges the punch combination from Tkach.
A little feinted left hand from Haland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tkach walks into a straight right hand from Haland.
Tkach throws a lazy uppercut
and Haland counters with a straight right hand.
Tkach misses the shot to the body.
Tkach is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tkach manages to avoid it.
Haland tests Tkach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haland lands with a cross.
Jab, jab by Haland - just one landing.
Tkach blocks a jab.
Haland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tkach.
Haland throws a body shot but no joy.
Tkach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haland moves away.
Haland throwing a counter right hand but Tkach manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Haland.
Tkach throws a jab but it's blocked by Haland.
A jab from Haland misses. #T3#
Tkach throws a body punch but Haland moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haland. Tkach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haland throws the left hand but Tkach avoids the punch easily.
Haland throws a hook but Tkach avoids it easily.
Haland ducks under a wild hook from Tkach.
Haland's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tkach connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haland scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Haland misses.
Tkach slips under a jab from Haland.
Tkach connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tkach just misses with a punch to the body.
Haland throws a body punch but Tkach moves out of range.
Tkach throws a hook but Haland avoids it easily.
Haland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tkach to score with a decent uppercut.
Haland misses with a hook.
A big right from Tkach misses.
Haland misses with a hook
and Tkach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tkach takes a swing at Haland's ribcage but misses.
Tkach takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haland lunges at Tkach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tkach's hand.
Haland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tkach.
Haland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tkach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tkach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haland throws a lazy right hand but Tkach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tkach appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tkach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tkach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haland misses with a looping right.
Haland misses with a hook. Tkach ducked under it nicely.
Haland gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tkach.
Haland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haland misses with a hook.
Tkach misses with a straight right.
Haland misses with a looping left.
Haland takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Haland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tkach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haland.
Haland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tkach appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Haland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tkach keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Markus Haland will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Haland misses with a hook.
Haland misses with a lunging right hand
and Tkach counters with a nice uppercut.
Haland just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Haland. That snapped Tkach's head back.
Haland has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Haland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tkach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tkach throws the left hand but Haland avoids the punch easily.
Tkach throws a right hand that misses
and Tkach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haland throws a jab when Tkach was well out of range.
Haland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Haland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tkach doesn't seem phased though.
Tkach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Haland misses.
Tkach misses with a hook. Haland ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tkach manages to avoid it.
Haland scores with a hook to the body. Tkach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haland throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tkach counter with a right hand. #T1#
Haland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haland throws a right hand that misses
and Tkach counters with a right hand to the body.
Tkach tests Haland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tkach.
Haland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tkach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tkach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haland moves out of range of the strikes.
Haland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tkach.
Haland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tkach throws out the jab.
Tkach moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haland takes a swing at Tkach's ribcage but misses.
Haland blocks a jab.
Haland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tkach manages to avoid it.
Haland throws a jab but it's blocked by Tkach.
Tkach swings for the body but Haland moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Haland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Tkach.#T2#
Haland scores with a sloppy right hand. Tkach should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tkach throws out the jab.
Haland loads up on a big right hand but Tkach slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tkach. Haland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haland lands a nice looking body shot.
Haland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tkach misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tkach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haland on the side of the head.
Haland loads up on a big right hand but Tkach slips the punch.
Tkach tries to move into range but Haland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Haland. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haland.
Haland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tkach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tkach just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Tkach misses.
Tkach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tkach scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Tkach misses.
Tkach looks to land a right hand but Haland moved out of range.
Tkach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haland.#T3#
Haland cracks Tkach with a good jab.
Haland throws a hook but Tkach blocks it.
Haland just misses with a punch to the body.
Tkach throws out a powerful jab.
Tkach connects with a crisp jab.
Tkach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haland.
Haland throws a hook but Tkach blocks it.
Haland misses with a two punch combination.
Haland slips a jab from Tkach.
Tkach throws a hook but Haland blocks it.
Haland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haland misses the shot to the body.
Tkach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Markus Haland is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Haland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tkach appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haland.
Tkach misses with an uppercut.
Haland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Tkach slips a jab from Haland.
Tkach appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T4#
Tkach throws a right hand that Haland ducks under and follows up with a left that Haland also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Tkach lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haland doesn't seem phased though.
Haland dips to his left and cracks Tkach with an uppercut!
Sergej Tkach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tkach walks into a left hand.
Tkach thuds his right hand into Haland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#ROC2#
Haland is rocked!
The fighters circling - Haland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Haland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haland throws a hook but Tkach avoids it easily.
Tkach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tkach.
Tkach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haland seems to have got his legs back now.
Tkach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haland on the side of the head.
Haland throws a jab when Tkach was well out of range.
A big right from Haland misses.
Haland moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tkach ducks under a wild hook from Haland.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haland.
Haland with a jab.
Tkach throws a looping overhand right but Haland ducks down to avoid it.
Tkach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Haland dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Haland scores with a hook.
Tkach throws a big shot that misses.
Tkach slips under a jab.
Haland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Haland.
Tkach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haland.
Haland misses with a wild body shot.
Tkach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tkach doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haland loads up on a big right hand but Tkach slips the punch.
Haland moves away from the strike by Tkach.
Tkach has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Tkach misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tkach takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tkach looks to land a right hand but Haland moved out of range.
Tkach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haland moves away.
Tkach 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.
Haland throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tkach on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Haland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Haland throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
A big left from Tkach misses.
Tkach lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haland. Tkach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tkach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haland.
Haland takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haland lands a slapping body shot.
Tkach throws out a loose jab but Haland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haland misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tkach. Haland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Tkach misses.
Tkach misses with an uppercut.
Tkach swings for the body but Haland moves out of range.
Tkach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Haland.
Haland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tkach thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
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!
Haland blocks a jab.
Haland looks to throw the jab but Tkach is out of range.
Tkach misses with a hook.
Tkach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haland.
A big right from Haland misses.
Haland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haland misses with a straight left.
Haland misses with a body shot.
Haland with a nice cross.
Tkach scores with a jab.
Haland throws an off balance right hand
and Tkach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haland moves out of range as Tkach strikes.
Tkach walks into a left hand.
Tkach misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Haland wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haland's corner calls for a 1-2. Haland obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tkach throws an off balance right hand
and Haland counters with a left to the body. #T3#
Haland moves out of range as Tkach strikes.
Haland with a jab.
Haland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tkach.
Tkach needs to keep his hands up - Haland had a free shot at his head there.
Tkach throws a hook but Haland blocks it.
It looked like Haland wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haland misses with a straight left.
Tkach staying out of range there.
Haland takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haland throws a body punch but Tkach moves out of range.
Haland staying out of range there.
It looked like Haland wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haland staying out of range there.
Tkach avoids the body shot from Haland.
Haland lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haland lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tkach.
Tkach misses with a hook. Haland ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Tkach looks to land a right hand but Haland moved out of range.
Haland lands with a right hand.
Tkach cracks Haland on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Haland falls backwards against the cage. Tkach follows up with more strikes that drop Haland to his knees. Tkach keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Haland! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergej Tkach!
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