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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerrard Hayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hayne's choice of entrance music: Waltzing Matilda. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerrard Hayne!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayne has managed to clinch.
Hayne manages to break the clinch.
Hayne instigates a clinch.
Hayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hayne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hayne stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bravo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo misses with a takedown
and Hayne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hayne.
Bravo working a defensive guard here.
Hayne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hayne wants to stand but Bravo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hayne decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hayne looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bravo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hayne controlling his opponent.
Bravo working to try and regain half guard.
Hayne controlling from the full mount.
Bravo is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayne looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayne's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gerrard Hayne just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hayne misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayne moves into the clinch.
Hayne has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bravo is trying to keep an underhook but Hayne manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hayne stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hayne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bravo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bravo darts in trying to clinch
and Hayne counters with a big head kick but Bravo shrugs it off.
Bravo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hayne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hayne.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Hayne slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Hayne's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayne drives through and clinches with Bravo against the cage.
Hayne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bravo up against the cage.
Bravo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hayne walks away with a smile on his face. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick there by Bravo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bravo wants to get back to striking at distance but Hayne won't allow it.
Hayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! Hayne slams his shin into Bravo's torso.
No joy there for Bravo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hayne breaks from the clinch.
Hayne moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayne lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Johny Bravo has been cut.
Hayne gets control of Bravo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hayne will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hayne can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hayne has Bravo pulled in close to control his posture.
Bravois looking to pass into half guard but Hayne pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hayne is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerrard Hayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johny Bravo'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.
Bravo tries to move into range but Hayne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bravo has his takedown stuffed
and Hayne counters by moving into the clinch.
Bravo misses with a punch to the body.
Hayne lands a shoulder strike.
Hayne gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hayne looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Hayne has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hayne decides to stand up.
Hayne clinches up with Bravo and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo throws a body kick the misses
and Hayne moves into the clinch.
Hayne crunches a lovely knee into Bravo's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayne closes the distance and clinches.
Hayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bravo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hayne controlling the position easily from mount.
Bravo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hayne controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gerrard Hayne just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bravo throws the kick towards the body but Hayne avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayne throws a lazy head kick
and Bravo counters with a low kick, right behind Hayne 's knee.
Bravo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hayne closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Hayne are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bravo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hayne decides to stand back up. Hayne steps back and let's Bravo get back to his feet.
Hayne shoots in and bounces Bravo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bravo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bravo, not yet.
Hayne is in close to Bravo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hayne stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hayne.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hayne, right into the meat.
Hayne scores with a takedown into Bravo's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayne throwing strikes but missing.
Hayne stands up from Bravo's guard - Hayne perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hayne cracks Bravo with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayne clinches up with Bravo and pushes him back against the cage.
Hayne manages to break the clinch.
Hayne circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hayne counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerrard Hayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johny Bravo'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hayne pushes Bravo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bravo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hayne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Bravo.
Bravo is trying to stall.
Hayne avoids the elbow strike from Bravo, against the cage.
Hayne crunches a lovely knee into Bravo's ribcage.
Hayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayne throws a head kick that Bravo semi-blocks.
Bravo dodges the punch combination from Hayne.
Hayne rushes Bravo and presses him up against the cage.
Hayne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bravo's face.
Hayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayne darts in and clinches Bravo up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayne with a knee to the head.
Bravo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hayne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayne taking a breather.
Hayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayne gets a clinch.
Hayne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bravo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bravo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bravo tries to kick Hayne off in order to stand up. Hayne Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hayne stands up and beckons Bravo to his feet.
Hayne rushes Bravo and presses him up against the cage.
Hayne breaks the clinch.
Johny Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses.
Hayne takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayne lands with a cross.
Hayne lands a right hook to the body.
Hayne scoring well with a low kick there.
Bravo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hayne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayne instigates a clinch.
Hayne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayne forces Bravo back against the cage and clinches.
Hayne breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayne.
Hayne instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayne manages to break the clinch.
Hayne moves into the clinch successfully.
Hayne breaks from the clinch.
Bravo wants to clinch but Hayne slips to the side
and Hayne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hayne.
Hayne gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hayne closes the distance and clinches.
Gerrard Hayne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayne. That's going to slow Bravo down.
Hayne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hayne stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hayne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayne has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bravo regains guard immediately.
Gerrard Hayne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hayne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bravo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bravo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bravo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hayne.
Hayne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hayne decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johny Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayne clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerrard Hayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hayne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 24:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerrard Hayne!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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