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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordyn Conley (ranked 3862 p4p, 4011 weight class) and Liam Hayes (ranked 378 p4p, 384 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Jordyn Conley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayes swats away the attempt to clinch by Conley.
Conley avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Conley shoots in and bounces Hayes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hayes pushes Conley off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Conley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayes lands a jab to the head.
Hayes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conley counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Conley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Conley prevents Hayes from improving his position.
Conley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hayes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hayes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hayes controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conley trying to control the position.
Hayes stands up from Conley's guard - Hayes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Conley moves away from the strike by Hayes.
Hayes looks to land a left hand but Conley moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Conley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hayes.
Hayes misses with the combination.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Conley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conley tries to clinch up.
Conley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conley ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Conley feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with the combination.
Conley is looking for a counter combo.
Hayes throws the left hand but Conley avoids the punch easily.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conley was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Conley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayes lands with a shot to the body.
Conley walks into a straight right hand from Hayes.
Conley throws a head kick but Hayes moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hayes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Conley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conley tries for a takedown but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayes swings for the body but Conley moves out of range.
Conley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Conley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conley motions for Hayes to come forward. Conley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Conley ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Conley tries to counter by clinching up but Hayes breaks away and moves out of range.
Liam Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conley shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordyn Conley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Hayes.
Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Conley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Conley.
It looks like Liam Hayes has been cut.
Hayes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conley counters with a shoot takedown. Hayes fights it but they end up in guard.
Conley preventing the sweep.
Conley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hayes on the ground.
Hayes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Hayes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Hayes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hayes gets caught flat footed, as Conley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hayes controls Conley momentarily but Conley frees himself.
Conley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Conley trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Hayes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hayes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conley trying to keep a closed guard but Hayes is proving a slippery customer.
Conley being controlled here, momentarily.
Hayes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conley has his foot on Hayes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hayes works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes advances position into side control!
Hayes decides to stand back up. Hayes steps back and let's Conley get back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Conley or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayes, which made it look bad.
Hayes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hayes throws a lazy right hand but Conley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
Liam Hayes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conley staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
Conley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes tries to bum rush Conley with a series of wild strikes but Conley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Hayes misses with a hook. Conley ducked under it nicely.
Conley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordyn Conley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes misses with a two punch combination.
Hayes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
A big right from Hayes misses.
Conley ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Conley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hayes's half guard.
Hayes pushes Conley off and gets back to his feet.
Conley misses with a head kick.
Conley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayes.
Hayes throws a jab when Conley was well out of range.
Conley closes the distance and clinches up with Hayes, looking for a takedown. Conley pushes Hayes against the cage but Hayes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liam Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hayes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Conley misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes with a jab.
Hayes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hayes throws out a counter right but Conley avoids it with no problem.
Jordyn Conley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hayes.
Hayes scores with a nice strike.
Hayes clobbers Conley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Conley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conley tries to clinch up but Hayes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hayes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hayes tries to bum rush Conley with a series of wild strikes but Conley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hayes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A big left from Hayes misses.
Conley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Hayes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hayes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Conley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.
Conley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Hayes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Hayes.
Hayes swings widly with a right hand
and Conley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conley fails with a takedown attempt.
Hayes scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Conley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayes misses with a double jab.
Hayes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hayes.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conley lands with a hook. Hayes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Conley tries to clinch up but Hayes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayes throws a shot from downtown. Conley moves away and avoids it.
Conley ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Conley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Conley showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Conley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hayes to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conley wants to land a leg kick but Hayes is out of range.
Conley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hayes defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordyn Conley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conley blocks a jab.
Hayes swats away the attempt to clinch by Conley.
Hayes swings widly with a right hand
and Conley counters with a nice body shot.
Conley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hayes's waist but Hayes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Conley off to one side.
Conley moves in looking to clinch but Hayes pushes him off.
Hayes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liam Hayes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Conley shoots in looking for a takedown but Hayes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Conley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Conley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayes pinned against the cage. Hayes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hayes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes loads up on a big right hand but Conley slips the punch.
Conley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hayes swivels and escapes.
Conley works over Hayes's head and body with a nice combination.
Hayes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Conley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayes misses with a hook.
Conley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Conley somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes looks to land a left hand but Conley moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Hayes. Beautiful body shot.
Hayes scores with a body shot.
Hayes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Hayes does no damage.
Hayes stalks Conley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Conley's face. Conley staggers backwards, shaken.
Conley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hayes misses with an uppercut. Conley saw that one coming.
Jordyn Conley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hayes 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Hayes!
Liam Hayes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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RATING
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