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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lee Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daniels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kid Rock - Bawitdaba . Hayes has chosen Flight of Icarus as his entrance music. Khalid Hayes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lee Daniels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
Hayes moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
Daniels has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Hayes 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.
Hayes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hayes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daniels. That did some damage!
Daniels throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hayes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hayes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hayes.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at Daniels's knee but Daniels avoids it well.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayes checks a leg kick.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
Hayes is looking to land body kicks.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Hayes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
A jab from Hayes finds it's way through Daniels's defenses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daniels.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Khalid Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels moves forwards but Hayes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Daniels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hayes throws a hook but Daniels blocks it.
Hayes tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Daniels scores with a jab to the head.
Daniels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Hayes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hayes lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels tries a low kick but Hayes avoids it.
Hayes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hayes is looking to chop away at Daniels's legs.
Daniels will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hayes lands with a nice body punch.
Crunch! Hayes slams his shin into Daniels's torso.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Hayes lands an overhand right.
Daniels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hayes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooh!!! Hayes has knocked Daniels down with a huge combo! Hayes steps away and waves a wobbly Daniels back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Bobby Lee Daniels has been cut.
Hayes checks a low kick from Daniels.
Hayes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daniels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayes lands a jab to Daniels's midsection.
Hayes tries to land a body kick
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hayes takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes connects with an inside leg kick.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Lee Daniels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Hayes scores with a leg kick.
Daniels misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Daniels takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hayes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Daniels might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hayes throws a shot to the body.
Daniels needs to keep his hands up - Hayes had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Hayes.
Daniels is rocked!
Daniels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Daniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Hayes avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a push kick but Daniels slaps the foot to one side.
Daniels seems to have got his legs back now.
Daniels takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hayes throws the kick towards the body but Daniels avoids it.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hayes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Daniels has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daniels and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good leg kick by Hayes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daniels has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayes.
Hayes scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayes scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hayes is able to avoid easily.
Hayes checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels swings widly with a right hand
and Hayes counters with a right hand to the body.
Daniels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hayes.
Hayes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hayes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hayes is looking to slow Daniels down with leg kicks.
Hayes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daniels at a distance.
Hayes lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hayes, as that shot connected.
Hayes throws a shot to the body.
Daniels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daniels on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Hayes moved out of range.
Hayes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hayes lands a body shot.
Hayes cracks Daniels with an open hand slap.
Hayes takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hayes fakes the leg kick and cracks Daniels in the body.
Daniels looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hayes scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Hayes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daniels takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Daniels takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes lands a leg kick that knocks Daniels off balance momentarily.
Hayes lands a leg kick that knocks Daniels off balance momentarily.
Hayes scores with a nice body kick.
Daniels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hayes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hayes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hayes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Daniels sprawling to the canvas! Daniels rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hayes finish him?!
Hayes scores with a hook to the body. Daniels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Lee Daniels's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Daniels pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hayes is out of range and Daniels settles back down.
Hayes thuds his right hand into Daniels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hayes takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hayes throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Hayes throws a low kick but Daniels moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Hayes misses with a head kick.
Hayes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hayes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daniels rather than just go for the knockout.
Daniels shoots in but Hayes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Daniels blocks the leg kick.
Hayes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hayes tries a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Khalid Hayes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniels throws a low kick, looking for Hayes's leg but Hayes calmly moves out of range.
Hayes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hayes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Hayes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hayes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daniels throws a jab when Hayes was well out of range.
Daniels will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Daniels throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daniels.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danielss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Daniels slips a jab from Hayes.
Daniels tries to land a front kick but Hayes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hayes thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Hayes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hayes.
Daniels shoots in for a double leg but Hayes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hayes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hayes wants to slow Daniels down by chopping away at his legs.
Hayes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daniels.
Daniels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayes throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hayes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Daniels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Daniels blocks a low kick nicely.
Daniels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Hayes.
Hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels throws a lazy uppercut
and Hayes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Daniels scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Lee Daniels's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Both fighters circling a little - Hayes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Daniels down.
Hayes works the jab nicely.
Hayes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daniels. Daniels circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Daniels throws a push kick but Hayes slaps the foot to one side.
Hayes throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Hayes lands with a hook. Daniels tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hayes cracks the inside of Daniels's front leg.
Hayes wants to slow Daniels down by chopping away at his legs.
Hayes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daniels takes a jab right on the kisser.
Daniels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hayes. Hayes obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice straight punches there by Hayes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hayes.
Nice uppercut lands for Hayes. That snapped Daniels's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayes throws a body kick that misses.
Hayes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a front kick that sends Daniels stumbling back into the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Hayes connects with a nice looking jab.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at Daniels's knee but Daniels avoids it well.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Hayes.
Hayes takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Daniels down.
Hayes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daniels's calf.
Daniels misses with a series of wild punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hayes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Hayes scores with a body shot.
Hayes drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Hayes stuns Daniels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daniels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayes misses with a double jab.
Hayes connects with a solid leg kick.
Hayes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the liver by Hayes. Beautiful body shot.
Hayes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Daniels checks it.
Hayes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hayes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hayes lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayes throws a leg kick that misses.
Daniels blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes throws a low kick, looking for Daniels's leg but Daniels calmly moves out of range.
Hayes thows a body kick. Daniels tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Lee Daniels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hayes keeps Daniels at a distance using the push kick.
Hayes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels tried to score with a low kick but Hayes checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a jab to the body
and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hayes won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Daniels crashes against the mat.
Daniels in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hayes is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels is looking to take a break and control but Hayes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels working away.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayes keeps working.
Daniels scores with punches from side control.
Daniels trying to control the action but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Daniels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daniels sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hayes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Daniels trying to control the action but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Bobby Lee Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Daniels crashes against the mat.
Daniels trying to control the position but Hayes is working away.
Hayes is looking to reverse the position.
Hayes is trying to control Daniels's posture but Daniels avoids it.
Daniels scoring with punches and elbows.
Daniels trying to control the action but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Daniels controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes regains half guard.
Hayes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hayes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Daniels throws a big elbow that misses.
Hayes has his hands on Daniels's head, controlling the position.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hayes trying to keep a closed guard but Daniels is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Khalid Hayes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice body kick from Hayes.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hayes as he jumps to the side.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Hayes's corner calls for a 1-2. Hayes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hayes thuds his shin into the meat of Daniels's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels blocks a low kick nicely.
Khalid Hayes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Daniels dips to his left and cracks Hayes with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Lee Daniels.
I think Hayes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:49
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:49
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Hayes!
Khalid Hayes is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Khalid Hayes 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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