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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Hayward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen DOBERMAN as his entrance music. Clayton Hayward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Hayward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gordon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayward doesn't seem bothered though.
Gordon lands with a right hand.
Gordon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gordon scores with a sloppy right hand. Hayward should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon with a hook.
Derrick Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon jabs Hayward to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gordon lands with a hook. Hayward tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gordon punishes Hayward's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Gordon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hayward doesn't seem phased though.
Hayward shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gordon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hayward drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hayward jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayward preventing the sweep.
Gordon pulls Hayward in close to prevent any damage.
Hayward drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hayward jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gordon has Hayward pulled in close to control his posture.
Gordon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayward is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hayward looking to pass the guard.
Hayward drops back looking for a leg! Gordon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gordon manages to kick Hayward off! Hayward jumps back into Gordon's guard.
Hayward drops back looking for a leg! Gordon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gordon manages to kick Hayward off! Hayward jumps back into Gordon's guard.
Hayward drops back looking for a leg! Gordon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gordon manages to kick Hayward off! Hayward jumps back into Gordon's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hayward thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hayward stopping the sweep attempt from Gordon.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hayward thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hayward drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hayward jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayward is one step ahead there.
Gordon is controlling Hayward's posture.
Hayward is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hayward drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hayward jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hayward is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayward drops back looking for a leg! Gordon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gordon manages to kick Hayward off! Hayward jumps back into Gordon's guard.
Hayward stopping the sweep attempt from Gordon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Gordon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gordon scores with a nice right hand.
Gordon lands a left and a right that send Hayward crashing to the mat, dazed. Gordon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hayward is rocked!
It looks like Clayton Hayward has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayward walks straight into a right hand from Gordon - that's dropped him! Gordon jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hayward from any more punishment! Hayward complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Derrick Gordon!
Derrick Gordon 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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