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Event:
WCF WNF 31: Escalante vs Abner
Date: Dec 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Haba lands a jab.
Haba tries to clinch but Saprykin is having none of it.
Saprykin throwing a counter right hand but Haba manages to avoid it.
Saprykin misses with a looping left.
Saprykin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saprykin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haba throws a right hand that Saprykin ducks under and follows up with a left that Saprykin also avoids with ease.
It looked like Saprykin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saprykin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haba throws a combination that misses
and Saprykin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Saprykin misses.
Saprykin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saprykin misses with a straight left.
Saprykin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saprykin jabs at Haba's body.
Haba avoids the body shot from Saprykin.
Haba looks to land a combination but Saprykin avoids it well. #T1#
Saprykin misses the jab.
Saprykin throws a shot from downtown. Haba moves away and avoids it.
Saprykin swinging wildly here.
Saprykin avoids the body shot from Haba.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saprykin. #CL2#
Haba has closed the distance and engaged Saprykin in a clinch.
Saprykin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haba backwards.
Saprykin has a couple of punches blocked by Haba.
#BC2#
Haba manages to break the clinch.
Haba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saprykin moves out of range as Haba strikes.
Phillip Haba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saprykin throws a hook but Haba avoids it easily.#T2#
Haba works over Saprykin's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haba misses with a double jab.
Saprykin scores with a nice head shot.
Saprykin connects with the punch.
Haba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haba doesn't manage to clinch there - Saprykin circles away.
Haba wants to clinch.
Saprykin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Saprykin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T3#
Saprykin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saprykin misses with an uppercut.
Haba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saprykin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haba closes the distance but Saprykin moves to the side
and Haba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saprykin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saprykin keeps the fight on the outside.
Saprykin scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Haba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saprykin lands with an overhand left.
Haba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haba wants to clinch
and Saprykin counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Haba moves in looking to clinch but Saprykin pushes him off.
Haba is looking to clinch.
It looked like Saprykin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Saprykin swats away the attempt to clinch by Haba.
An attempted straight right counter from Saprykin misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saprykin throwing a counter right hand but Haba manages to avoid it.
Saprykin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
Haba closes the distance and clinches.
Saprykin lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Haba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saprykin circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Haba looks to move away, Saprykin throws a big counter combo but Haba just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Saprykin dominated that round.
That's time! Saprykin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Haba throws a series of punches but Saprykin moves out of range.
Haba throws a series of punches but Saprykin moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Saprykin misses the target.
Stanislav Saprykin is winning the standup battle so far.
Haba wants to clinch but Saprykin slips to the side
and Saprykin counters with a left to the body.
Saprykin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#ROC#Haba is rocked!
Haba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saprykin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot by Saprykin.
Haba is still on wobbly legs! Can Saprykin finish him?
Haba tries to clinch
and Saprykin counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Haba out cold! What a finish! Saprykin is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stanislav Saprykin!
A relieved looking Stanislav Saprykin 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:
Halloween on Hilo
Date: Oct 31, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haba swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a right hand
enabling Haba to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Haba moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Haba was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
Haba clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz prevents Haba from breaking the clinch.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Haba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Haba's belly button to the back.
Haba slips a jab from Cruz.
Haba is looking for a counter combo.#TD2#
Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Haba is trying to defend but Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz working over Haba with some ground and pound. Haba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haba is trying to stand back up but Cruz is controlling him
Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1#
Haba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz. #SUB2#
Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cruz thows a huge punch but Haba dodges it nicely.
#SUB2#
Cruz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Haba is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Matt Cruz! |
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Event:
F&B 37: Jefferson vs. Yun
Date: Aug 24, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haba throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Kray forces Haba back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kray throws an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Kray has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Haba lands a nice uppercut.
Haba tries to break free but Kray pushes him back against the cage.
Kray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kray lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#It looks like Phillip Haba has been cut.#BC2#
Haba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Haba gets tackled into the cage by Kray. Kray maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haba - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Haba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haba is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Kray scores with a knee to the head.
#T1#
Haba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC2#
Haba breaks from the clinch.
Kray avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL#
Kray clinches up with Haba and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haba avoids the elbow strike from Kray, against the cage.
Kray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Haba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kray lands an elbow inside.
Kray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haba is trying to force a seperation but Kray has the dominant position.
Haba wants to stall.
#T2#
Kray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haba blocks it with crossed arms.
Haba is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Haba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kray backwards.
Haba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haba's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Haba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Kray closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kray landing knees to the body.
Haba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kray seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haba can turn it around.
Kray lands a knee to the body.
#BC2#
Haba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Haba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haba misses with the head strike.
Kray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T3#
Haba looking to stall.
Haba trying to stall but Kray improves his position.
Nice elbow from Kray.
Kray lands a knee to the head.
Kray prevents Haba from breaking the clinch.
Kray tries a knee to the head but Haba blocks it.
Kray content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haba wants to break free but Kray has control.
Haba is trying to break free.
Haba trying to control the position but instead, Kray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haba into the cage.
Haba blocks an elbow strike from Kray.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krays head. #T4#
Kray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haba avoids it.
Haba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kray prevents Haba from breaking the clinch.
Kray crunches a lovely knee into Haba's ribcage.
Kray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Haba up against the cage.
Haba presses Kray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kray up against the cage.
Haba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kray backwards.
Haba swings wildly with an uppercut but Kray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Kray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phillip Haba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haba tries to break free but Kray pushes him back against the cage.
Haba is trying to stall.
Kray letting Haba take a breather here.
Kray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haba can do to turn this around?
Haba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kray has him pressed against the cage.
Kray landing knees to the head.
Markus Kray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haba working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haba up against the cage.
Kray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T1#
Haba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kray missing with knees to the body.
Haba stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haba is struggling to control the position.
Haba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kray keeps control of Haba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kray is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Haba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haba has a couple of punches blocked by Kray.
Kray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Kray to work.
#T2#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haba takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haba is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Haba is trying to force a seperation but Kray has the dominant position.
Kray lands an elbow inside that Haba shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haba.
Haba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kray lands a nice knee to the body.
Kray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haba throws a head punch that misses.
Haba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kray has him pressed against the cage.
Haba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haba is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Kray stalling against the cage.
Kray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Haba swings wildly with an uppercut but Kray uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kray just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haba's brow. #BC2#
Haba breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Haba gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kray - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haba lands a hook that snaps the head of Kray backwards.
Kray stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haba wants to break free but Kray has control.
Haba is looking to break free of the clinch but Kray has double underhooks.
Haba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4##BC2#
Haba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Kray has Haba up against the cage in a clinch.
Haba tries to throw a body punch but Kray avoids it by throwing Haba back against the cage. #BC2#
Haba breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Haba.
Markus Kray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Haba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kray, pushing him back against the cage.
Haba throws a punch but it's blocked by Kray.
Haba is looking to break free of the clinch but Kray has double underhooks. #BC2#
Haba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phillip Haba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Phillip Haba's cut.
That's time! Kray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Kray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Kray instigates a clinch.
Kray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haba is trying to force a seperation but Kray has the dominant position.
Haba tries to break the clinch but Kray is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Haba.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haba.#BC2#
Haba manages to break the clinch.
Haba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Kray moves into the clinch.
Kray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haba is trying to maintain a safe position but Kray gets an underhook and turns Haba into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kray has Haba pressed against the cage, preventing Haba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kray working Haba over with knees to the body.#T1#
Haba tries to circle away but Kray has him pinned against the cage.
Haba takes an elbow to the forehead. #BC2#
Haba breaks the clinch.
Haba keeps the fight on the outside.
Kray is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Kray rushes Haba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haba dodges an elbow strike from Kray.
Haba has Kray pushed against the cage.
Kray prevents Haba from breaking the clinch.
Haba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kray blocks an uppercut.
Kray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haba's face.
#T2#
Kray stalling the fight.
Haba is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Haba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haba working hard to break the clinch.
Haba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haba avoids a wild elbow strike from Kray.
Kray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haba's efforts to push away.
Haba managing to block the knees to the body from Kray.
Kray misses with an elbow over the top.
Kray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kray lands an elbow that stopped Haba in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kray lands an elbow inside. #CUT#That has opened up Phillip Haba's cut even more.
Kray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haba misses with the head strike.
Kray misses with an elbow over the top.#T3#
Haba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haba blocks an elbow strike from Kray.
Haba working hard to break the clinch.
Haba has Kray pressed against the cage.
Kray prevents a body shot from Haba.
Kray working Haba over with knees to the body.
Kray lands an elbow inside that Haba shrugs off.
Kray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haba blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kray.
Kray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kray misses with an elbow strike.
Kray slows down the pace here.
Haba dodges an elbow strike from Kray.
#T4#
Haba trying to stall but Kray improves his position.
Haba looking to slow down the pace here.
Haba is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Kray with a knee to the head.
#ROC#Haba is rocked!
Kray working the clinch nicely. Haba is working for position but Kray cracks him with a big knee to the head! Haba crumples up against the cage and Kray lands two more shots before the ref can save Haba! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Markus Kray!
Our winner, Markus Kray, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
F&B 35: Bad Man vs. Spence
Date: Aug 09, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Haba has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Haba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Haba takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Haba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Haba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Haba's head coaches at Wolves of Sydney that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#CL#
Haba has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Haba manages to break the clinch.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Haba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.#CUT#It looks like Krzysztof Diaz has been cut.#CL#
Haba takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Haba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Haba throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Haba gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haba.#BC#
Haba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Haba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Haba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL#
Haba has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
#BC#
Haba manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Haba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Haba moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Haba.
#T2#
Haba taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Haba. #BC#
Haba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haba doesn't seem bothered though.
A bone on bone clash there as Haba blocks the leg kick.
Haba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CL#
Haba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Haba stalling against the cage.
#BC#
Haba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Diaz throws a body kick that misses.
Haba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haba is breathing heavily.
Diaz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Haba moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Haba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diaz backs up against the cage.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Haba moves out of range. #CL#
Haba moves into the clinch.#BC#
Haba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Haba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Haba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Haba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Haba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haba lands a jab-cross combination. #ROC#Diaz is rocked!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haba, as that shot connected.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Haba finish him?
Haba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL#
Haba has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Haba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Diaz'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.#R2##CL#
Haba closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Haba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Haba lands a left hand.
#BC#
Haba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL#
Haba rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #BC#
Haba breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Haba closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Haba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T1#
Haba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haba scores with a three punch combo!
Haba clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Haba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Haba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Haba on the inside.
A short left from Haba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Haba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phillip Haba is winning the standup battle so far.
Haba throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Diaz stumbling backwards into the cage! Diaz bounces back off the cage towards Haba, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Haba lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Haba celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phillip Haba!
Phillip Haba thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Krzysztof Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for coming out tonight to cheer me on. I'll get my revenge!'. |
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Event:
F&B 33: Motts vs. Bronstein
Date: Jul 27, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haba fails to land with a series of punches.
Lloyd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lloyd has time to react.#CL2#
Haba moves into range and clinches up with Lloyd.
Lloyd has Haba pressed against the cage, preventing Haba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lloyd lands a right hand.
Haba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd throws an elbow that misses.
Lloyd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lloyd scores with a shot to the side of Haba's head.
Lloyd lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lloyd as the two fighters clinch.
Haba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Lloyd.
Lloyd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Lloyd.
Lloyd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haba's efforts to push away.
Lloyd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Habas head. #T1#
Haba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haba misses with a punch on the inside.
Haba stalling in the clinch but Lloyd improves position.
Haba is trying to stall.
Lloyd lands a shot to the body.
Haba looks winded!
Haba just leaning against Lloyd, taking a breather.
Haba wants to get back to striking at distance but Lloyd won't allow it.
Lloyd scores with a shot to the side of Haba's head.
Lloyd unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Haba! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lloyd is unloading with more strikes now! Haba drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rahim Lloyd!
Our winner, Rahim Lloyd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
F&B 30: Lloyd vs. Bad Man 2
Date: Jul 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Haba. No joy for Solis on that attempt.
Haba throws a shot from downtown. Solis moves away and avoids it.
Solis is looking to counter the offense by Haba and move into the clinch.
Haba swings away with a body shot that misses
#TD#
and Solis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Solis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Solis is putting a hurting on Haba here, landing some big shots from side control. #SUB#
Solis is working to tighten his grip on Haba's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Haba has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Solis is really squeezing tight and eventually Haba passes out! Solis breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marco Solis!
Marco Solis made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'LETS FUCKING GO RISING IN THE RANKS BITCH'. |
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Event:
Madness 38 Haba vs Robinson
Date: Mar 07, 2020 |
#R1#
Haba cracks Robinson with a good jab.
Phillip Haba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Robinson clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Haba manages to break the clinch.
Robinson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Haba has knocked Robinson down with a huge combo! Haba steps away and waves a wobbly Robinson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Robinson is rocked!
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!
Haba fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Robinson square on the jaw! Damn, Robinson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phillip Haba!
Phillip Haba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
The Island Season 10, 170 lbs, Round 2
Date: Feb 08, 2020 |
#R1#
Haba throws a poor cross that misses
and Lyubenov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Lyubenov has managed to clinch.
Lyubenov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lyubenov tries to throw a body punch but Haba avoids it by throwing Lyubenov back against the cage.
Haba misses with the head strike.
Lyubenov has Haba pressed against the cage, preventing Haba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lyubenov misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haba.
Lyubenov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haba takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Lyubenov.
Lyubenov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC2#
Haba breaks from the clinch.
Lyubenov ducks under a wild hook from Haba.
Lyubenov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba swinging wildly here.
Haba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lyubenov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivan Lyubenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyubenov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Lyubenov rushes Haba and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyubenov lands a hook that snaps the head of Haba backwards. #T1#
Lyubenov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lyubenov lands a nice shot to the body.
Lyubenov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haba's elbow.
Nice body punch from Haba.
Lyubenov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haba stalling in the clinch but Lyubenov improves position.
Haba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lyubenov misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC2#
Haba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lyubenov.
Lyubenov misses with a hook.
Lyubenov scores with a jab.
Lyubenov throws a sloppy body shot
and Haba counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Haba.
Lyubenov doesn't manage to clinch there - Haba circles away.
Haba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lyubenov.
Lyubenov stuns Haba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T2#
Haba throws out a loose jab but Lyubenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyubenov cracks Haba with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyubenov wants to clinch.#CL#
Lyubenov drives through and clinches with Haba against the cage.
#BC2#
Haba breaks the clinch.
Lyubenov lands with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Haba misses
and Lyubenov counters with a left to the body.
Haba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lyubenov throws a jab when Haba was well out of range.
Haba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haba clobbers Lyubenov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lyubenov cracks a nice hook into Haba's ribs.#T3#
A big left from Haba misses. #CL#
Lyubenov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lyubenov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lyubenov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haba's elbow.
Good body shot from Lyubenov.
Lyubenov misses with some punches.
Haba looking to slow down the pace here.
Lyubenov misses with the head strike.
Lyubenov lands a shoulder strike.
Haba cracks Lyubenov with a nice body shot.
Haba can't find room to land a body shot as Lyubenov controls the action.
Haba misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyubenov.
Lyubenov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Lyubenov.
Lyubenov lands with a short shot to the head.
Haba takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Lyubenov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyubenov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haba looks winded!#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Haba fails to land.
Lyubenov lands with a right to the head.
Lyubenov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haba is trying to break the clinch but Lyubenov is controlling him.
Lyubenov lands with a light punch inside.
Lyubenov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haba backwards. #ROC#
Haba is rocked!
Haba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haba is still on wobbly legs! Can Lyubenov finish him?
Lyubenov has a couple of punches blocked by Haba.
Haba blocking some punches.
Lyubenov misses with the head strike.
Haba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lyubenov has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lyubenov - that landed with a thud.
Haba working hard to break the clinch.
Lyubenov swings wildly with an uppercut but Haba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyubenov throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lyubenov.
Lyubenov is working Haba over against the cage.
Lyubenov digs a right hand into Haba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haba's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Lyubenov.
Lyubenov misses with the head strike.
Lyubenov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haba.
Lyubenov working aggressively here.
Haba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyubenov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haba blocks an uppercut.
Lyubenov throws a head punch that misses.
Lyubenov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haba.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyubenov has a couple of punches blocked by Haba.
Lyubenov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haba seems to have recovered his senses.
Lyubenov lands with a left to the head.
Lyubenov is leaning against Haba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lyubenov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lyubenov creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Haba's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Haba drops to his knees and Lyubenov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Lyubenov!
A very excited looking Ivan Lyubenov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
The Island Season 10, 170 lbs, Round 1
Date: Feb 07, 2020 |
#R1#
Haba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kassib moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haba takes a swing at Kassib's ribcage but misses.
Kassib is looking to counter the offense by Haba and move into the clinch.
Haba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kassib moves away.
Kassib tries to clinch up but Haba circles away and keeps his distance.
Haba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kassib.#CL#
Kassib gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Haba to work.
#BC2#
Haba breaks the clinch.
Haba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kassib tries to close the distance and clinch but Haba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kassib tries to clinch up.
Kassib takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haba lands a glancing blow to the side of Kassib's head.
Haba clobbers Kassib with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Haba cracks Kassib with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#ROC2#
Kassib is rocked!
Haba misses with a few strikes there.
Kassib is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Haba.
Kassib looks up at the clock. Bad move! Haba lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kassib. Haba pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phillip Haba!
Phillip Haba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
ICC CN 12: X-Mas Beach Brawl
Date: Dec 25, 2019 |
#R1#
Ambe misses with a right hand
and Haba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haba moves out of range of the strikes.
Ambe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haba lands with a right hand. #ROC#
Ambe is rocked!
Haba throws a hook to the side of Ambe's head but Ambe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ambe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ambe is still on wobbly legs! Can Haba finish him?
Haba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ambe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ambe seems to have recovered his senses.#TD2#
Ambe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Haba sprawls well initially but Ambe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Ambe seems content to control.
Haba has hold of Ambe's hands but Ambe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ambe working over Haba with some ground and pound. Haba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ambe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambe working over Haba with some ground and pound. Haba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ambe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ambe thows a huge punch but Haba dodges it nicely.
#T1#
Ambe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ambe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ambe working Haba over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ambe passes to side control.
Ambe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ambe has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Sparring. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ambe wants to control but Haba is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Ambe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Haba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haba gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ambe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#T2#
Ambe lands a nice shot to the head. #ROC2#
Haba is rocked!
Ambe lands a big shot to the head and Haba winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rick Ambe!
Our winner, Rick Ambe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
ICC CN 10: Larsson v Robinson
Date: Dec 11, 2019 |
#R1#
Fapple walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fapple moves out of range as Haba strikes.
Fapple was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haba digs a good body shot into Fapple's ribs.
Fapple showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haba.
#CL2#
Haba clinches with his opponent.
Haba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haba can't find room to land a body shot as Fapple controls the action.
Fapple blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haba working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fapple has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fapple can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Haba.
Haba presses Fapple against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Fapple manages to break the clinch.
Haba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fapple.
#T1#
Haba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haba looks to clinch
letting Fapple counter with a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Phillip Haba has been cut.
Haba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fapple at a distance.
Haba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Haba has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Phillip Haba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Haba does it's job there.
Haba misses with a few strikes there.
Haba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haba misses with a looping left.
Haba catches Fapple with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haba throws an off balance right hand
and Fapple cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#
Haba is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fapple throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haba is still on wobbly legs! Can Fapple finish him?
Fapple throws a pinpoint strike between Haba's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Haba crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Fapple scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quincy Fapple!
A very excited looking Quincy Fapple 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:
ICC 13: Haba v Larsson 2
Date: Nov 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Haba lands a glancing blow to the side of Larsson's head.
Larsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haba lands with an overhand left.
Haba misses the shot to the body.
Haba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larsson has time to react.#ROC#
Larsson is rocked!
Haba connects with a crisp jab.
Larsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Haba finish him?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haba, as that shot connected.
A jab from Haba misses.
Larsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Phillip Haba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Haba throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Haba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Larsson on the side of the head.
Haba throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Larsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Larsson.
Larsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Larsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Larsson stands and throws Haba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Larsson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #SUB2#
Larsson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Haba is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Larsson yanks on the arm and Haba is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Larsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gunner Larsson!
Gunner Larsson is the new welterweight champion!
Gunner Larsson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
ICC 12: Haba v Money
Date: Nov 16, 2019 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Money. Haba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Money backs up against the cage.
#CUT#
It looks like Freddie Money has been cut.
Money throws a series of punches but Haba avoids them all with ease.
Haba throwing a counter right hand but Money manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Money.
Haba looks to land a right hand but Money moved out of range.
Haba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haba with a jab.
Haba misses with an uppercut
and Money connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Money misses the target.
Money avoids the body shot from Haba.
A little jabbing left from Money on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Money jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Money fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Money fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Money lands with a good body shot.
Money drops his hands momentarily and Haba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Money feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Habas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haba misses with a looping left.#T1#
No joy there for Haba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Money throws a right hand that Haba ducks under and follows up with a left that Haba also avoids with ease.
Money lands a slapping body shot.
Haba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Money misses.
A quick step to the side and Haba tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Money throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haba.
Money misses with a two punch combination.
Haba lands a nice shot that snaps Money's head back.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Haba moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Money! Haba continues to tee off on Money, landing with a left and a right! Haba connects with a right hand that leaves Money sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Haba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Phillip Haba!
Phillip Haba retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Phillip Haba 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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Event:
ICC 9: Larsson v Haba
Date: Oct 25, 2019 |
#R1#
Haba lands with a good body shot.
Larsson misses with a body shot.
Larsson darts in looking for a takedown but Haba gets double underhooks and turns Larsson into the cage.
Haba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Larsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Haba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Larsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Larsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Larsson shoots in for a double leg but Haba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Larsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haba moves out of range as Larsson throws a body kick.
Haba lands a head shot.
Larsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Larsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haba checks a leg kick.
Haba misses with a looping right.
Larsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Haba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gunner Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haba.
#KD2#
Haba drops Larsson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Larsson looks back up at him and smiles so Haba waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Larsson is rocked!
BAM! Haba delivers a spinning backfist that drops Larsson like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Phillip Haba!
Phillip Haba is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Phillip Haba, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
ICC 5: Champions
Date: Sep 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Good exchange - Haba coming out on top.#CUT#
It looks like Ken Blanchard has been cut.
Haba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blanchard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Sparring in the buildup to the fight.
Blanchard tries to clinch but Haba is having none of it.
Blanchard wants to clinch
and Haba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haba just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Blanchard clinches.
Blanchard misses with the head strike.
Blanchard misses with a body punch.
Blanchard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haba or not.
Blanchard looking to stall.
Blanchard presses Haba against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanchard misses with a punch to the body.
Haba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haba tries to stall but Blanchard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blanchard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haba.#T1#
Haba trying to stall but Blanchard improves his position.
#BC2#
Blanchard manages to break the clinch.
Haba throws a hook to the side of Blanchard's head but Blanchard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haba stalks Blanchard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blanchard's face. Blanchard staggers backwards, shaken.
A left lands for Blanchard.
Haba misses the shot to the body.
Blanchard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haba throws a jab when Blanchard was well out of range.
Phillip Haba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Haba catches Blanchard right on the button with a cross.
Blanchard staying out of range there.
Haba misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Blanchard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blanchard misses with an uppercut.
Haba connects with a nice looking jab.
#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haba cracks a nice hook into Blanchard's ribs.
Blanchard throws a right hand that misses
and Haba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haba looks to score with a jab to the body but Blanchard is just out of range.
Haba takes a swing at Blanchard's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Blanchard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Blanchard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blanchard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haba's elbow.
Blanchard throws an elbow that misses.
Blanchard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blanchard lands an elbow inside.
Haba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blanchard has him pressed against the ropes.
Haba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haba taking a breather.
Haba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blanchard prevents a body shot from Haba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Haba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Blanchard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A combination from Haba does no damage.
A big right from Blanchard misses.
Haba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanchard manages to avoid it.
Blanchard tries to counter with a clinch but Haba shakes him off and moves away.
Blanchard throws a combination that misses
and Haba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blanchard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haba throws a body punch but Blanchard moves out of range.
Blanchard tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Haba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blanchard can do to turn this around?
Blanchard looks to land a left hand but Haba moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Blanchard darts in and clinches Haba up against the ropes.
Blanchard blocking some punches.
Blanchard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#T1#
Blanchard avoiding damage.
Blanchard taking a breather.
Blanchard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haba's elbow.
Haba is looking to control Blanchard's arms but Blanchard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haba has his back to the ropes.
Blanchard throws a head punch that misses.
Blanchard misses with an elbow over the top.
Blanchard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haba is trying to stall.
Haba wants to break free but Blanchard has control.
Haba throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanchard.
Haba lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Blanchard.
Haba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A frustrated look appears on Haba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ken Blanchard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanchard backwards. #CUT#
That has opened up Ken Blanchard's cut even more.
Haba takes an elbow to the temple.
Blanchard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Haba avoids the elbow strike from Blanchard, against the ropes.
Haba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blanchard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blanchard misses with a body punch.
Haba looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Blanchard.
Blanchard lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanchard can't find room to land a body shot as Haba controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Blanchard lands an elbow inside that Haba shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Phillip Haba has been cut.
Haba can't find room to land a body shot as Blanchard controls the action.
Blanchard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blanchard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blanchard can't find room to land a body shot as Haba controls the action.
Blanchard lands a hook that snaps the head of Haba backwards.
Blanchard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ken Blanchard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Haba misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Haba finds it's way through Blanchard's defenses.
Jab, jab by Blanchard - just one landing.
Haba moves out of range as Blanchard strikes.
Haba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blanchard slips under a jab from Haba.
Haba misses with a hook to the body
and Blanchard counters with a straight right hand.
Blanchard fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Blanchard.
Haba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Haba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haba blocks a jab.#T1#
Blanchard walks into a stiff left hand from Haba.
Haba lands a head shot.#ROC#
Blanchard is rocked!
Haba drops Blanchard with a huge uppercut! Blanchard drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Haba is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phillip Haba!
A relieved looking Phillip Haba 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 24, 2019 |
#R1#
Haba misses with a wild combination.
Haba looks to land a combination but Paradigm avoids it well.
Paradigm takes a swing at Haba's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Haba.
Paradigm misses with an uppercut.
Paradigm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paradigm takes one on the button.
Paradigm swings for the body but Haba moves out of range.
Haba scores with a nice right hand.
Haba scores with a punch to the head.
Haba throws a shot to the body.
Haba misses with a body shot.
Paradigm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haba.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paradigm misses with a right hand
and Haba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paradigm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paradigm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1#
Haba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paradigm looks to land a right hand but Haba moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haba! But no joy.
Paradigm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Paradigm misses the target.
Haba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Paradigm misses its intended target.
Haba punishes Paradigm's body with a nice straight punch.
Haba lands with a good body shot.
Sydney Paradigm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paradigm punishes Haba's body with a nice straight punch.
Paradigm misses with a right hand
and Haba counters with a left to the body.
Paradigm is breathing heavily.
Haba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paradigm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paradigm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haba lands a nice shot to the body.
Haba cracks a nice hook into Paradigm's ribs.
Haba lands a body shot.
Paradigm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT2#
It looks like Sydney Paradigm has been cut.#T2#
Haba jabs Paradigm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paradigm on the wrong end of a nice hook.#KD2#
Haba cracks Paradigm with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Paradigm looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Haba finish him?
#ROC2#
Paradigm is rocked!
Haba lands a jab to Paradigm's midsection.
Paradigm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#KD2#
Haba lands a big uppercut and Paradigm crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Paradigm looks OK. Haba waves Paradigm back to his feet!
Oh Paradigm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paradigm gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Haba gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phillip Haba!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Tycooon misses with a takedown attempt
and Haba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tycooon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tycooon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Haba.
Haba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tycooon on the side of the head.
Haba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Haba.
Tycooon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haba lands with a good body shot.
Haba stuns Tycooon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tycooon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tycooon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haba.
It seemed like Tycooon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Haba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tycooon with a poor takedown
and Haba counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like The Yeet Master Tycooon has been cut.
Phillip Haba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Yeet Master Tycooon.
Tycooon looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tycooon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Haba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tycooon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haba defends it nicely.
It looked like Haba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut there from Haba.#T2#
Haba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haba is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phillip Haba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haba punishes Tycooon's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tycooon at a distance.
Haba lands a nice looking body shot.
Haba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tycooon momentarily.
Haba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tycooon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haba lands with a straight right. Tycooon didn't see that one coming.
Haba connects with a body shot.#T3##KD#
Haba cracks Tycooon with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tycooon looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Haba finish him?
#ROC#
Tycooon is rocked!
Haba cracks Tycooon with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tycooon tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Haba pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tycooon is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phillip Haba!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 18, 2019 |
#R1#
Tucker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haba counters with a nice uppercut.
Haba lands with a cross.
Phillip Haba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Haba catches Tucker right on the button with a cross.
Haba lands a nice hook to Tucker's body. Tucker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haba lands with a cross.
Haba connects with the punch.#ROC2#
Tucker is rocked!
Haba drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Tucker right on the button. Tucker goes down! Haba follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Haba gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phillip Haba!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Phillips fails with the takedown.
Phillips takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT#
That has opened up Jonathon Phillips's cut even more.
Haba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phillips.
Haba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haba misses with a two punch combination.
Haba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phillips takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haba throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Haba.#T1#
Haba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haba 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.
#CUT#
The cut above Jonathon Phillips's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice cross by Haba.#ROC#
Phillips is rocked!
Phillips is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Haba doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Phillips crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Phillips's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phillip Haba!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 03, 2019 |
#R1#
Haba throws a series of punches but Russel avoids them all with ease.
Russel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haba.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haba. Russel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haba lands with a cross.
Haba throws a right hand that Russel ducks under and follows up with a left that Russel also avoids with ease.
A big left from Russel misses.
Russel misses the jab.
Nice cross by Haba.
Haba lands a head shot.
Haba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Russel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russel wants to clinch up but Haba keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Russel forces Haba back against the cage and clinches.
Haba looking to stall.
Haba tries a body shot but Russel blocks it.
#T1#
Russel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Haba wants to get back to striking at distance but Russel won't allow it.
Haba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC2#
Haba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Russel misses
and Haba counters with a nice uppercut.
Haba ducks right into an uppercut from Russel.
Russel ducks under a wild hook from Haba.
Russel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Haba throws an overhand right that lands on Russel's shoulder, as Russel tries to avoid the shot.
Russel throws a body shot but no joy.
Haba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Russel.
Haba cracks Russel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Phillip Haba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haba scores with a nice head shot.
Haba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#ROC2#
Russel is rocked!
Russel is looking to clinch but Haba is avoiding it.
Haba looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Haba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Russel's head backwards.
Oh Russel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haba lands with a right that hurts Russel. Russel looks to clinch but Haba throws a short knee that drops Russel. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Phillip Haba!
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