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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Koli (ranked 1269 p4p, 1573 weight class) and Quentin Hayes (ranked 162 p4p, 194 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sepi Koli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quentin Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koli darts in and clinches Hayes up against the cage.
Koli is working Hayes over against the cage.
Koli working aggressively here.
Koli has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Koli tries to break the clinch but Hayes is controlling the position.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koli's elbow.
Hayes lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koli is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes tries to work over Koli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes tries to work over Koli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Hayes pushes Koli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Koli works on Hayes's body with a couple of short punches.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Koli lands with a left to the head.
Koli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koli will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hayes up against the cage.
Koli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Koli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koli tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing Koli back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koli.
Koli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hayes's elbow.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayes prevents a body shot from Koli.
Hayes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koli backwards.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koli is looking to control Hayes's arms but Hayes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koli has his back to the cage.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Koli trying to stall but Hayes improves his position.
Hayes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hayes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koli seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hayes can turn it around.
Hayes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koli tries to circle away but Hayes has him pinned against the cage.
Koli blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Koli misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Koli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koli.
Hayes tries to work over Koli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but Koli avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hayes.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Koli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koli misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Koli.
Koli lands with a left to the head.
Koli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Koli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koli misses with some punches.
Koli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koli throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Koli lands a leg kick that knocks Hayes off balance momentarily.
Koli lands with a good body shot.
Hayes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koli counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koli blocks a head kick by Hayes.
Koli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hayes there.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Hayes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koli doesn't seem bothered though.
Hayes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koli clinches.
Koli prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Koli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayes.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koli working hard to break the clinch.
Koli misses with some punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koli.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koli's elbow.
Koli breaks from the clinch.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koli misses with a jab to the body
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes throws a jab when Koli was well out of range.
Koli feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Koli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hayes pushes Koli up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hayes.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Koli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Hayes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Koli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Koli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
Hayes scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koli avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koli.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koli stalling in the clinch but Hayes improves position.
Hayes tries a body shot but Koli blocks it.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by Koli.
Koli digs a right hand into Hayes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hayes's gas tank.
Koli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Hayes.
Koli effectively controlling the action here.
Koli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Hayes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hayes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin Hayes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayes.
A little feinted left hand from Koli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayes misses the target.
Hayes throws the kick towards the body but Koli avoids it.
Hayes throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by Hayes misses
and Koli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koli just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Koli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koli throws a lazy uppercut
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Koli.
Koli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koli lands a right hook to the body.
Hayes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koli to score with a decent uppercut.
Koli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koli lands with a slapping head kick.
Koli lands a jab to Hayes's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes wants to counter with a clinch but Koli pushes him away.
Hayes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koli misses the shot to the body.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Koli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Koli slips a jab from Hayes.
Koli swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koli.
Koli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hayes tries to counter with a clinch but Koli shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to clinch but Koli is having none of it.
Hayes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koli misses with a combination
and Hayes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sepi Koli is winning the standup battle so far.
Koli clinches up against the cage.
Koli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koli controlling the action here for a moment.
Koli blocks a body shot from Hayes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Koli as the two fighters clinch.
Hayes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koli up against the cage.
Koli trying to control the position but instead, Hayes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koli into the cage.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Koli.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koli tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Koli.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Koli misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Hayes.
Koli prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
Koli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayes tries a body shot but Koli blocks it.
Koli has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Koli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koli misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hayes as Koli tries to tie him up.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Hayes.
Koli lands a left hand.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
Quentin Hayes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koli is looking for a counter combo.
Hayes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koli counters with a low kick, right behind Hayes 's knee.
Koli stuns Hayes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hayes sizes up Koli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Koli is looking to wear down Hayes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Koli is looking to clinch but Hayes is avoiding it.
Koli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koli misses with a low kick.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koli.
Koli is looking to counter the offense by Hayes and move into the clinch.
Hayes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Koli there.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Koli ducks down to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hayes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes connects with the punch.
Koli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hayes gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koli manages to break the clinch.
Hayes tries to clinch but Koli is having none of it.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Koli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Koli.
Koli ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes takes one to the side of the head.
Koli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayes moves into the clinch.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koli's elbow.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sepi Koli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Koli has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Koli.
A head punch on the inside from Koli fails to land.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Koli breaks the clinch.
Koli blocks a head kick by Hayes.
Koli moves into the clinch.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Koli controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Hayes.
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a head punch that misses.
Koli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Koli.
Hayes keeps control of Koli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Koli fails to land.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Koli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koli.
Hayes lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Koli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes is leaning against Koli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hayes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koli.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Hayes.
Hayes being controlled against the cage.
Koli lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Koli.
Hayes throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayes.
Koli tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
Koli takes a shot to the head.
Koli can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koli.
Hayes lands with a left to the head.
Koli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes blocking some punches.
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Koli does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes swings for the body but Koli moves out of range.
Koli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koli throws a sloppy body shot
and Hayes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Koli misses
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koli counters with a three punch combo that has Hayes backing up. Hayes nods at Koli to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koli slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Koli throws a low kick but Hayes avoids it.
Koli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a lazy uppercut
and Koli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Koli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koli.
Hayes throws a hook but Koli blocks it.
Koli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hayes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koli 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 Hayes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hayes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koli moves out of range of the strikes.
Koli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Koli.
Hayes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Hayes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sepi Koli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hayes gets a clinch.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Koli misses with a body punch.
Koli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koli misses with a body punch.
Hayes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koli displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hayes up against the cage.
Hayes tries to work over Koli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the body.
Koli avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koli is looking to control Hayes's arms but Hayes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koli has his back to the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hayes.
Koli slowing the pace effectively.
Hayes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koli.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands an uppercut.
Koli throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayes misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koli.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koli stalling.
Koli tries a body shot but Hayes blocks it.
Koli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hayes.
Koli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Koli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koli throws a head kick but Hayes moves out of range.
Koli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koli.
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koli.
Hayes slips under a jab.
Hayes throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quentin Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quentin Hayes!
Quentin Hayes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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