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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Waits's choice of entrance music: What A Waste. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Hagen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waits tries to land a body kick
and Hagen counters with a right hand to the body.
Hagen avoids the body shot from Waits.
Waits is looking to clinch but Hagen is avoiding it.
Hagen shoots for a double leg takedown but Waits sprawls well. He's pushed Hagen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Waits tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hagen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waits looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Waits swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waits scores with a three punch combo!
Waits lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hagen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Waits can pounce on him.
Waits tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hagen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waits moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hagen backwards.
Hagen blocking some punches.
Hagen pulls guard successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hagen looking for a guillotine here but Waits defends easily.
Hagen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Waits really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Waits tries to lock up and control but Hagen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hagen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Waits turns into him and now he's in Hagen's guard.
Waits wants to control from the top but Hagen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waits stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hagen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Waits lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hagen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Waits preventing the sweep.
Waits wants to control from the top but Hagen keeps moving.
Hagen is looking to sweep but instead, Waits has passed into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hagen tries to roll over but Waits keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen moves into full guard.
Hagen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Waits doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Waits manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Waits won't allow Hagen to sweep him here.
Hagen is working hard here to advance position.
Waits is looking to pass into half guard but Hagen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hagen is in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Waits holds on and takes a little breather.
Waits looking for a sweep. Not yet Waits, not yet.
Hagen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Waits swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Waits pulls Hagen in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waits looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hagen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Waits's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hagen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Waits swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hagen throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waits is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Waits is trying to control the position but Hagen postures up.
Hagen is fighting to break Waits's control of his arms but Waits is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Waits controls Hagen momentarily but Hagen frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waits preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Waits looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Waits dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Waits is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waits ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hagen blocks the body kick.
Waits stuffs the takedown.
Waits throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waits leaves Hagen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Waits wants to clinch.
Waits lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits connects with a crisp jab.
Hagen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Waits darts in trying to clinch
so Hagen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hagen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hagen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Waits looking for a sweep. Not yet Waits, not yet.
Hagen postures up in Waits's guard and throws a big left but Waits blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waits is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Waits looking for a sweep. Not yet Waits, not yet.
Hagen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Waits swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hagen with a nice head shot there.
Hagen wants to pass the guard but Waits is keeping the position.
Hagen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hagen looking to pass the guard.
Waits pulls Hagen in close to prevent any damage.
Tom Hagen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waits is trying to keep Hagen in close.
Hagen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen won't allow Waits to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hagen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hagen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hagen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hagen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Waits is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hagen, into his guard.
Hagen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hagen, not yet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Waits working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hagen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Waits tries to get to full guard but Hagen has control of the leg.
Hagen seems to be working for a kimura but Waits defends the submission attempt.
Waits regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waits is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Waits has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Waits bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hagen's guard.
Hagen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hagen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Waits with a nice head shot there.
Hagen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hagen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Waits is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waits looking for a sweep. Not yet Waits, not yet.
Waits is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Hagen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Waits. No joy for Hagen on that attempt.
Hagen shoots in for a takedown but Waits shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Waits is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waits fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Waits tries to score with a low kick but Hagen moves his leg out of the way.
Hagen fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Hagen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hagen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Waits lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen slips a jab and a cross from Waits.
Hagen tries for a takedown but Waits circles away easily
and Waits counters with a good, hard body kick but Hagen shrugs it off.
Waits shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Waits closes the distance but Hagen moves to the side
and Hagen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hagen tries to pass to full mount but Waits defends it.
Hagen is looking for a kimura but Waits is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hagen to get the leverage.
Waits regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hagen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Waits pulls Hagen in close to prevent any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waits is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Waits is taking a breather. Hagen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hagen is pressing down on Waits's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hagen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Waits can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hagen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hagen, not yet.
Hagen is looking for a triangle but Waits pushes his legs off easily.
Hagen 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.
Waits wants to control from the top but Hagen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen keeping full guard, as Waits tries to pass.
Hagen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hagen is trying to control the position but Waits postures up.
Waits content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hagen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Waits doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Waits manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hagen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Waits sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Waits throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hagen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Waits trying to control but Hagen is working from the bottom.
Hagen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hagen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Waits gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waits avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hagen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Waits passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tom Hagen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Waits darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Waits jabs Hagen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Waits misses with a head kick.
Waits throws a hook but Hagen avoids it easily.
Tom Hagen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hagen keeps the fight on the outside.
Hagen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Waits defends well and Hagen ends up having to push Waits into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Waits throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Waits tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hagen avoids it.
Waits throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hagen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hagen avoiding damage as Waits throws knees to the body.
Waits tries to throw a body punch but Hagen avoids it by throwing Waits back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as Hagen controls the action.
Waits stops a takedown attempt from Hagen.
Waits gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hagen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Hagen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Waits prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Waits.
Waits digs a right hand into Hagen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hagen's gas tank.
Waits lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Waits.
Waits using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hagen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waits misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waits lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hagen backwards.
Hagen tries to pull guard but Waits holds him up against the cage and eventually Hagen drops back down to his feet.
Waits lands a good knee to the midsection. Hagen won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Waits.
Waits scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Waits.
Waits lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hagen looking for a takedown.
Waits lands a body punch in the clinch.
Waits tries to work over Hagen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hagen wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waits.
Waits creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hagen's defenses.
Waits lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hagen backwards.
Waits lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Waits lands a nice uppercut.
Waits lands an elbow just above Hagen 's eye.
Tom Waits seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hagen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Waits after a bit of a struggle.
Hagen takes an elbow to the temple.
Waits lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waits lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Waits working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waits.
Waits lands an elbow inside.
Waits lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hagen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Waits fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Waits is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hagen rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Waits. That's going to slow Hagen down.
Tom Waits seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waits bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hagen's head backwards.
Hagen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Waits defends it nicely.
Waits misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hagen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tom Waits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waits tries to clinch but Hagen is having none of it.
Waits lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Waits tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waits lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waits pushes Hagen away with a front kick.
Hagen avoids the body shot from Waits.
Waits misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waits throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Waits dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Waits looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hagen tries to keep at a distance but Waits has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hagen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hagen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Waits pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Waits.
Waits connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hagen's face.
Waits landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waits lands a good knee to the midsection. Hagen won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waits.
Waits lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waits scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Waits tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waits lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hagen wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Hagen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits lands an elbow that stopped Hagen in his tracks for a moment.
Waits working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Waits tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Waits.
Hagen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Waits is defending well.
Waits misses with a body punch.
Waits lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waits crunches a lovely knee into Hagen's ribcage.
Waits lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hagen backwards.
Waits lands a knee to the body.
Waits lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hagen tries for a takedown but Waits manages to get underhooks.
Waits lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waits scores with a knee to the head.
Waits lands with a right to the head.
Waits lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen tries to pull guard but Waits forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Waits stops a takedown attempt from Hagen.
Waits is leaning against Hagen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Waits tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hagen's elbow.
Waits lands a good knee to the midsection. Hagen won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Waits.
Waits works on Hagen's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waits.
Waits pushes Hagen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hagen can't get the takedown.
Waits scores with a shot to the side of Hagen's head.
Hagen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Waits lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Waits tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Waits lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hagen backwards.
Waits lands an elbow just above Hagen 's eye.
Hagen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Waits gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Waits is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hagen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Waits goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Waits.
Waits lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hagen backwards.
Waits landing knees to the head.
Waits prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Waits obliges.
Waits lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hagen backwards.
Waits lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hagen.
A shot in the inside from Waits.
Waits misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waits pushes Hagen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hagen jumps guard but Waits turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Waits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waits lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hagen is rocked!
Waits looking to throw knees to the head but Hagen is blocking nicely.
Waits lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Hagen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Waits with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Waits has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hagen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Waits avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Waits tries a body shot but Hagen blocks it.
Hagen seems to have got his legs back now.
Waits lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waits doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waits scores with a shot to the side of Hagen's head.
Waits is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hagen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Waits to the mat. Waits regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Waits looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Waits comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Waits has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Waits!
Tom Waits is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Tom Waits thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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