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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anuwat Janjira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes's entrance music is Freebird. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anuwat Janjira!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Janjira as he avoids it easily.
Janjira has Hayes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hayes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Janjira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes jumps guard but Janjira stands there with Hayes around his waist. Hayes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Janjira crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Hayes can't get the takedown.
Janjira lands a knee to the body.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Hayes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Janjira is trying to stand back up but Hayes is controlling him
Hayes is working for a kimura but Janjira is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janjira wants to control but Hayes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Janjira wants to get back to his feet.
Hayes wants to work for an arm triangle but Janjira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hayes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Janjira moves into the clinch.
Janjira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hayes's face.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janjira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hayes's brow.
Janjira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janjira landing knees to the body.
Janjira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Janjira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janjira scores with a knee to the head.
Janjira crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Janjira gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Janjira tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hayes is looking for a sweep. Janjira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is trying to control but Janjira manages to pass to mount!
Janjira avoids the attempt from Hayes to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hayes is trying desperately to improve position.
Janjira tries to control but Hayes wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janjira controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Janjira looking to control but Hayes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Janjira. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anuwat Janjira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Janjira closes the distance and pushes Hayes back into the cage.
Janjira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hayes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Janjira takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janjira.
Janjira landing knees to the body.
Janjira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hayes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Janjira crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Janjira.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janjira.
Janjira landing knees to the head.
Janjira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janjira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janjira lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janjira.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janjira crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Janjira crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Janjira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janjira.
Janjira landing knees to the body.
Janjira lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janjira scores a nice knee to the body.
Janjira with a knee to the head.
Hayes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Janjira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janjira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Janjira is working for takedown but Hayes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Janjira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hayes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Janjira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Janjira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hayes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Janjira walks away with a smile on his face. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Hayes or perhaps it was just good defense by Janjira which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janjira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Janjira moves into range and clinches up with Hayes.
Janjira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Janjira scores with a knee to the head.
Janjira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees to the body from Janjira.
Janjira scores with a knee to the head.
Janjira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hayes tries to pull guard but Janjira holds him up against the cage and eventually Hayes drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janjira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Janjira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Janjira.
Janjira lands a knee to the head.
Janjira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hayes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hayes can't get the takedown.
Hayes tries to pull guard but Janjira won't allow it.
Janjira gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hayes regains guard.
Hayes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hayes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes working for a triangle but Janjira defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes has an active guard here but Janjira has managed to pass into half guard.
Janjira is keen to just control but Hayes is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hayes actively working from the bottom here.
Hayes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Janjira controlling the pace.
Hayes tries to roll over but Janjira keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janjira tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hayes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anuwat Janjira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hayes tries for a takedown but Janjira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Janjira connects with a high kick.
Janjira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hayes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hayes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janjira wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hayes pulls guard successfully.
Hayes had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Janjira is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hayes Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Janjira's back instead.
Hayes not allowing Janjira to control his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janjira is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hayes gets his way!
Hayes looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Janjira is controlling Hayes 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Janjira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hayes is proving hard to escape from.
Janjira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hayes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hayes has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Janjira is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hayes.
Janjira has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Janjira moves into the clinch.
Janjira lands a knee to the body.
Janjira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Janjira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janjira lands a nice knee to the body.
Janjira lands a knee to the body.
Janjira landing knees to the body.
Janjira lands a nice knee to the body.
Janjira scores a nice knee to the body.
Janjira lands a nice knee to the body.
Hayes is pressed up against the cage. Janjira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hayes down to the mat. Hayes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Janjira scores with a kick to the body.
Janjira moves into range and clinches up with Hayes.
Janjira crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Janjira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Janjira lands a nice knee to the body.
Janjira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hayes is trying to drag Janjira to the mat but Janjira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Janjira scores a nice knee to the body.
Anuwat Janjira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Janjira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hayes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janjira with a knee to the head.
Hayes wants a takedown.
Janjira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Janjira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Janjira.
Nice elbow from Janjira.
Janjira landing knees to the body.
Janjira lands a knee to the body.
Hayes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Janjira regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes has gone for a leg lock! Janjira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hayes's guard.
Hayes looking for a guillotine here but Janjira defends easily.
Janjira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hayes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Janjira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anuwat Janjira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Janjira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anuwat Janjira!
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