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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zachery Malone (ranked 3505 p4p, 4101 weight class) and Korbin Hayes (ranked 189 p4p, 213 weight class). Zachery Malone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zachery Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Korbin 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 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malone. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayes.
Malone scores with a one two! Hayes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hayes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Malone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Malone content to stall in guard here.
Malone stands up and waves to Hayes to follow him.
Malone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hayes sprawls well initially but Malone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone working over Hayes with some ground and pound. Hayes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Malone is controlling the pace.
Malone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hayes won't allow Malone to pass to mount.
Hayes looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone wants to pass the guard but Hayes is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hayes is trying to maintain the position but Malone is very close to passing his half guard.
Hayes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Malone pulls his head out easily.
Malone slips a nice elbow through Hayes's hands, connecting with Hayes's forehead.
Hayes is looking to control Malone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hayes avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malone controlling the action here.
Malone wants to free his trapped foot but Hayes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hayes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hayes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hayes is trying to get back to full guard.
Hayes trying to hold on to Malone's head to control him but Malone postures up.
Malone content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hayes tries to clinch but Malone moves out of range.
Malone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayes.
Malone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hayes is trying to defend but Malone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Malone with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hayes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Malone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hayes trying to control from the bottom.
Malone stands up and beckons Hayes to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hayes being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hayes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Malone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hayes working for a triangle but Malone defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Malone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Malone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachery Malone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Malone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hayes is looking to clinch but Malone is avoiding it.
Malone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Malone is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hayes!
Malone controlling from mount.
Zachery Malone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malone's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hayes tries to hold on but Malone postures up.
Malone controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes working to try and regain half guard.
Malone controlling from mount.
Malone seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hayes for as long as he can get away with.
Hayes tries to reverse the position but Malone maintains control.
Malone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayes can do to turn this around?
Hayes tries to hold on but Malone pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone controlling the pace for now.
Malone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Further stalling from Malone.
Malone with shots to the head and body - Hayes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Malone working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hayes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Malone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to hold on but Malone pushes him away.
Malone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hayes is trying desperately to improve position.
Malone controlling from mount.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Malone is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes regains half guard.
Hayes is looking to improve his position.
Malone stalling.
Malone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hayes wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayes keeps trying to improve his position.
Malone content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachery Malone dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hayes throws a chopping leg kick but Malone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malone scores with a takedown into Hayes's guard.
Malone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hayes looking for a guillotine here but Malone defends easily.
Malone stands and steps away. Hayes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayes.
Zachery Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malone checks it well.
Malone swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayes.
Malone drives through with a takedown into guard.
Malone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hayes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Malone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Malone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hayes is looking for a triangle but Malone pushes his legs off easily.
Malone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Malone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Malone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hayes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Malone has managed to get both his arms back between Hayes's legs - danger averted.
Malone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Malone continues to hold on tight.
Malone has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hayes to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Malone is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hayes pulls down on the head and he's put Malone to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Korbin Hayes!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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