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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samurai Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: i stand alone. Samurai Jack has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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156 lbs
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samurai Jack! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dutch Haze ! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Haze misses with a jab, cross combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Haze blocks the leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haze . Haze tries for a takedown but Jack circles away easily and Jack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Haze misses with a body shot.
Jack bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Haze tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
Haze takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses. Haze is looking to clinch. Jack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Haze dives in and grabs Jack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jack pushes down on Haze 's head and hops out. Samurai Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Haze . Jack misses with a wild body shot. Haze misses with a takedown attempt - Jack sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Jack goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Horrible takedown by Haze or perhaps it was just good defense by Jack which made him look bad. A solid leg kick lands there for Jack.
Haze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haze wants to clinch up but Jack keeps it at a distance. Jack lands a nice looking body kick. Jack lands with an uppercut that bounces Haze off the cage and back into range. Some wild striking there from Jack.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but Jack shows good takedown defense. Jack lands a head kick. Haze smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Dutch Haze has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haze shoots for a double leg takedown but Jack sprawls well. He's pushed Haze 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Haze looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Haze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Jack moves into range and connects with a jab. Jack fails in his attempt to clinch. Jack lands a jab to the nose. Jack connects with a solid leg kick. Haze shoots in for a double leg but Jack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Jack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Haze . Haze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jack's waist but Jack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haze off to one side. Haze misses with a wild combination.
Dutch Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jack lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jack slaps away a takedown attempt from Haze , before circling back to the center of the mat. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jack.
A combination from Jack does no damage. Jack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Jack lands a head kick!
Jack scores with a jab to the body. Haze avoids the head kick by Jack.
Haze bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Jack is looking to regain half guard here but Haze keeps moving and retains side control. Jack wants to control but Haze postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Haze tries for a kimura but Jack is defending well. Jack is not content to let Haze control the position. Haze fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Haze working away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Haze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jack keeps working. Jack tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Haze with the ground and pound but Jack regains half guard under the barage of strikes. Haze prevents Jack from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dutch Haze '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.
Jack slips a jab and a cross from Haze .
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick. Haze fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Haze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Haze has a takedown stuffed. Samurai Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Haze . Haze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jack sprawls well. Jack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haze gets slowly back to his feet. Dutch Haze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jack has managed to clinch.
Jack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Jack has Haze pressed against the cage, preventing Haze from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Haze 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Haze has Jack pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jack manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Haze goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jack prevents it.
Haze is breathing heavily. Jack lands a left hand.
Haze is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jack is keeping busy. A hook to the body from Jack.
Haze has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jack is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Jack lands a knee to the body.
Jack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haze tries for a takedown but Jack manages to get underhooks.
Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haze s head. A left hand lands to the body for Jack.
Jack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haze blocks it with crossed arms. Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Jack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haze s head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haze s head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice elbow from Jack. Jack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Jack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jack lands a nice knee to the body. Haze looking for a takedown. Haze tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Jack.
Jack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haze backwards. Haze has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jack is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. A body shot lands from Jack.
Jack lands with a light punch inside. A short right hand to the side of the head by Jack. Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haze 's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jack. A short right from Jack.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jack. Jack lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Dutch Haze 's cut even more. Jack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jack lands with a right to the head. Jack working Haze over with knees to the body. Jack working Haze over with knees to the body. Still in the clinch, Jack scores with a nice short uppercut. Jack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around? Jack landing knees to the head.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack lands a knee to the head.
Jack lands with a left to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jack lands with a right to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Jack. Jack digs a right hand into Haze 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haze 's gas tank. Jack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jack lands a good knee to the midsection. Haze won't want to take too many of those. A nice right hand lands inside from Jack. Still in the clinch, Jack scores with a nice short uppercut. Jack landing knees to the head.
Jack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Dutch Haze 's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Samurai Jack has scored more points in the clinch so far. Haze drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jack pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jack cracks a nice hook into Haze 's ribs. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Dutch Haze 's cut. That's time! Jack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jack cracks Haze with an open hand slap. Jack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haze shoots in looking for a takedown but Jack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haze 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Samurai Jack is winning the standup battle so far. A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
Jack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away. Haze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jack as he jumps to the side. Jack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Jack rushes Haze and presses him up against the cage. Haze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Jack tries to work over Haze 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jack lands with a short shot to the head. Haze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samurai Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Haze .
That's one minute gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jack landing knees to the body.
Haze changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jack fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haze takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jack delivers a nice body kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jack, right into the meat.
Haze takes a kick to the side of the head. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Haze is defended easily by Jack. Haze avoids the head kick by Jack.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jack tries to clinch up. Jack throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range. Jack is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Jack tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haze is able to avoid easily. Haze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jack's waist but Jack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haze off to one side. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jack tries to clinch up. Jack looks to land a combination but Haze avoids it well. Haze misses with the combination.
Haze fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Jack rushes Haze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Jack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haze or not. Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haze 's face.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Haze controls the action.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Haze goes for a takedown attempt but Jack pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jack - that will leave a mark!
Jack swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Jack.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Haze gets tackled into the cage by Jack. Jack maintains the clinch. Jack connects with a knee to the head.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Haze is blocking nicely.
Jack lands a nice knee to the body. A short right from Jack on the inside. This has been an exciting period of action! Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.
Haze goes for a takedown attempt but Jack pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Haze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Haze tries to land a leg kick but Jack saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Dutch Haze 's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack cracks Haze with a right hand to the side of the head. Jack leaves Haze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Haze shoots in for a takedown but Jack shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Jack lands with a slapping head kick. Haze throws a combination that misses and Jack counters with a thumping low kick. Jack lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Haze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Jack lands with a nice body kick. Haze is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. A head kick misses from Jack. Jack tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Haze tries to keep at a distance but Jack has taken the fight into the clinch. Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Jack working aggressively here.
Haze has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jack avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Samurai Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Haze . A short right from Jack. Haze blocks a body shot from Jack. Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Haze blocks with his arms.
Jack lands a hook that snaps the head of Haze backwards. Jack lands a knee to the head.
Haze takes an elbow to the temple. Haze wants to take the fight to the mat but Jack manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Haze has Jack pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jack manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Haze blocks with his arms.
Jack scores with a nice hook to the head. Haze is looking for a takedown. A right hand to the body from Jack.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Haze blocks with his arms.
Jack gets through Haze 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Haze controls the action.
Jack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards. Haze is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jack gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haze s head. Jack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Haze takes a shot to the head. Haze has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jack after a bit of a struggle. A right handed body shot lands from Jack.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haze 's face.
Jack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Jack lands a left hand.
Jack scores with a nice hook to the head. Jack prevents a takedown attempt there.
Haze takes a shot to the head. Jack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Haze is trying to push Jack away but Jack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Haze looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Jack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards. Jack crunches a lovely knee into Haze 's ribcage. Haze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haze lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jack is leaning against Haze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Jack connects with a knee to the head.
Haze blocks a body shot from Jack. Jack lands with a right to the head. Haze blocks an elbow strike from Jack.
Haze has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jack after a bit of a struggle. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Haze has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jack after a bit of a struggle. Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haze 's face.
Jack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards. Jack landing knees to the head.
Jack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Haze tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack had his way with Dutch Haze in that round. The cut man is working on Dutch Haze 's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jack lands a head kick. Haze smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Jack scores with a head kick. Haze tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. A head kick misses from Haze . Haze moves out of range of the leg kick from Jack. No luck with that takedown attempt from Haze . The fight stays on the outside here - Jack looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Haze tries for a takedown but Jack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Haze with a lazy takedown attempt and Jack counters with a head kick. Samurai Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Haze . Jack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Jack throws a quick inside leg kick. Haze is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Jack. Haze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Jack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Haze counters with a three punch combo that has Jack backing up. Jack nods at Haze to acknowledge the strikes. Jack with a nice cross. Haze shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jack napping and manages to drive through into side control! Jack struggling a bit here. Jack manages to work his way to half guard, despite Haze 's best efforts. Dutch Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Haze is trying to control the action in half guard but Jack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Jack moves into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action! Haze wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving. Haze postures up in Jack's guard and throws a big left but Jack blocks it. Jack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Jack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haze is controlling him. Haze trying to control but Jack is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Haze with a flurry of punches that miss. Haze is pushing down on Jack's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jack is fighting to maintain full guard but Haze has managed to sneak the leg through. Haze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jack keeps working. Haze is trying to work for a kimura but Jack is defending well.
Haze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Haze thows a huge punch but Jack dodges it nicely.
Jack tries to roll over but Haze keeps him under control. Jack pushes Haze off but Haze dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Haze throws a strike aimed at the side of Jack's head but Jack avoids it well. Jack is looking to reverse the position. The ground and pound from Haze seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Jack is working to avoid the ground and pound but Haze connects with a decent elbow. Haze is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Jack is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Haze is controlling him well. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Haze is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jack knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jack is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Dutch Haze . I think Jack has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Samurai Jack! Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Samurai Jack! Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Samurai Jack!
Samurai Jack wins by unanimous decision! Samurai Jack retains his lightweight title! An out of breath Samurai Jack thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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