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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 1335 p4p, 154 weight class) and Aiu BangYou (ranked 1665 p4p, 185 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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266 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BangYou defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Haggar 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.
BangYou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mike Haggar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BangYou swings for the body but Haggar moves out of range.
A punch combination from BangYou misses.
Haggar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Haggar slips a jab from BangYou.
Haggar throws a lazy uppercut
and BangYou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haggar thinking.
BangYou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
BangYou misses with a two punch combination.
BangYou throws a series of strikes that have Haggar backpedaling.
It looks like Mike Haggar has been cut.
Haggar looks to throw the jab but BangYou is out of range.
BangYou looks like he wants to counter punch here.
BangYou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haggar circles away quickly and effectively.
Haggar drops down looking for a counter takedown but BangYou sprawls and moves away.
BangYou throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oooooh!!! BangYou has knocked Haggar down with a huge combo! BangYou steps away and waves a wobbly Haggar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
BangYou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haggar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from BangYou misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar takes a swing at BangYou's ribcage but misses.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from BangYou.
Haggar tries to counter with a takedown but BangYou is quick to defend against it.
BangYou thows a leg kick but Haggar checks it
and Haggar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for BangYou!
Haggar trying to control the action but BangYou is working from the bottom.
Haggar landing strikes.
BangYou is looking to reverse the position.
Haggar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Haggar lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BangYou can't do much from the bottom here.
Haggar working the head with strikes.
BangYou struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar lands a few punches from side control.
BangYou tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BangYou is not content to let Haggar control the position.
Haggar is working BangYou over with some ground and pound from side control.
BangYou wants to control but Haggar postures up.
Haggar working the ground and pound from side control.
BangYou is looking for a sweep.
Haggar cracks BangYou with a big elbow.
BangYou is not content to let Haggar control the position.
Haggar scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BangYou is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Haggar working the ground and pound from side control.
BangYou gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
BangYou wants to improve his position but Haggar is controlling well.
BangYou preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Haggar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Haggar working BangYou over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BangYou preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
BangYou has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
BangYou gets full guard.
Haggar is in close to BangYou's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar 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.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but BangYou has wrist control.
Haggar postures up in BangYou's guard and throws a big left but BangYou blocks it.
Haggar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of BangYou's head.
BangYou has Haggar pulled in close to control his posture.
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar trying to control the position from guard on top but BangYou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aiu BangYou will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
BangYou throws a hook but Haggar blocks it.
Haggar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haggar blocks a jab.
Haggar throws a lazy uppercut
and BangYou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haggar misses with a looping right.
BangYou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haggar throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from BangYou misses.
BangYou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haggar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but BangYou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haggar moves into the clinch successfully.
BangYou takes a shot to the head.
Haggar can't get the takedown.
Haggar jumps guard but BangYou turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Haggar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. BangYou's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
BangYou gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haggar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BangYou manages to break the clinch.
BangYou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from BangYou misses.
BangYou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BangYou slips a straight right by Haggar.
Haggar slips a jab from BangYou.
Haggar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haggar avoids the body shot from BangYou.
Haggar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in BangYou's guard.
BangYou wriggles free and stands up.
BangYou defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
BangYou swinging wildly here.
Haggar has closed the distance and engaged BangYou in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggar tries to throw a body punch but BangYou avoids it by throwing Haggar back against the cage.
BangYou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haggar blocks it with crossed arms.
Haggar is trying to drag BangYou to the mat but BangYou just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
BangYou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for BangYou.
A knee to the head by BangYou.
BangYou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haggar tries to throw a body punch but BangYou avoids it by throwing Haggar back against the cage.
BangYou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haggar avoids it.
BangYou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haggar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BangYou creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haggar's defenses.
BangYou lands a hook to the side of the head.
BangYou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haggar shoots and misses
and BangYou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
BangYou scores with the left hand. Haggar knows he should have avoided that one.
BangYou throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar missing with a left hand there. BangYou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
BangYou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
BangYou looks to score with a jab to the body but Haggar is just out of range.
Haggar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BangYou.
Haggar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Haggar finds it's way through BangYou's defenses.
Haggar lands a nice hook to BangYou's body. BangYou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
BangYou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haggar throws out the jab.
Haggar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haggar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BangYou manages to avoid it.
BangYou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haggar feinted with a counter takedown.
Haggar moves away from the strike by BangYou.
BangYou misses with an uppercut
and Haggar counters with a nice double leg into side control. BangYou won't be happy with that.
BangYou takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Haggar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar cracks BangYou with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Haggar looks up at the clock and then as BangYou takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Haggar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mike Haggar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haggar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused BangYou some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BangYou takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Haggar in side control, throwing shots but BangYou defends.
Haggar working the ground and pound.
BangYou defending against the ground and pound.
BangYou is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on BangYou's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Haggar lands a nice forearm strike.
Haggar working the ground and pound from side control.
BangYou tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haggar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Haggar scores with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haggar cracks BangYou with a big right hand but BangYou just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Haggar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aiu BangYou will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Haggar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
BangYou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haggar.
BangYou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haggar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haggar drops down looking for a counter takedown but BangYou sprawls and moves away.
Haggar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling BangYou to counter with a crisp jab.
BangYou defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from BangYou. Haggar shrugs it off though.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BangYou misses with a body kick.
Haggar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from BangYou.
Aiu BangYou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar slips a jab from BangYou.
Haggar avoids the body shot from BangYou.
BangYou throws a hook but Haggar avoids it easily.
Haggar looks to land a right hand but BangYou moved out of range.
It seemed like BangYou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haggar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits BangYous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BangYou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haggar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haggar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BangYou tries to land a leg kick but Haggar saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from BangYou. Those never looked like landing.
Haggar is looking to clinch but BangYou is avoiding it.
Haggar avoids a kick to the body.
Haggar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
BangYou misses with a wild combination.
BangYou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
BangYou takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
BangYou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BangYou lands a jab to the head.
BangYou throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Haggar tries to counter with a takedown but BangYou is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangYou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BangYou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
BangYou throws a right and a left that Haggar avoids nicely.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Haggar misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BangYou throws a lazy uppercut
and Haggar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
BangYou wants to improve his position but Haggar is controlling well.
Haggar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haggar is thwarting BangYou's attempts to control the position.
BangYou has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haggar working BangYou over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
BangYou is trying to maintain the position but Haggar is very close to passing his half guard.
Haggar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
BangYou tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Haggar trying to control from half guard but BangYou is working away.
Mike Haggar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haggar working BangYou over with strikes.
Haggar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BangYou taking some punishment here, with Haggar in his half guard.
Haggar is thwarting BangYou's attempts to control the position.
Aiu BangYou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haggar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haggar is working for a submission of some sort.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
BangYou is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haggar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haggar's back!
Haggar is in bad spot here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BangYou wants to control but Haggar is keeping busy.
Haggar rolls, trying to escape but BangYou keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Haggar.
I think BangYou 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Haggar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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