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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randall Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Kuhn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randall Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cory Kuhn!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes wants to clinch.
Kuhn tries to clinch up
and Hayes counters with a big head kick but Kuhn shrugs it off.
Kuhn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayes pinned against the cage. Hayes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kuhn darts in trying to clinch
and Hayes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuhn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayes misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuhn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hayes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kuhn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuhn blocks a head kick by Hayes.
Randall Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kuhn avoids the elbow strike from Hayes, against the cage.
Hayes has Kuhn pressed against the cage, preventing Kuhn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayes moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuhn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Randall Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Kuhn.
Kuhn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuhn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kuhn avoids the elbow strike from Hayes, against the cage.
Kuhn tries to pull guard but Hayes holds him up against the cage and eventually Kuhn drops back down to his feet.
Kuhn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuhn wants to break free but Hayes has control.
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Kuhn clinches up with Hayes and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuhn wants a takedown.
Hayes stops a takedown attempt from Kuhn.
Hayes lands a knee to the head.
Hayes misses with an elbow over the top.
Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuhn scores with a three punch combo!
Hayes clinches but Kuhn breaks the clinch
and Kuhn counters with a big head kick but Hayes shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hayes.
Kuhn tries to clinch up
and Hayes moves into the clinch.
Kuhn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuhn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kuhn looks gassed!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuhn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kuhn wants a takedown.
Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Randall Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hayes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuhn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayes tries to clinch up but Kuhn circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuhn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kuhn counters with a single leg into guard. Hayes didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes wriggles free and stands up.
Kuhn looks for a takedown but Hayes sprawls well.
Hayes looks to clinch
and Kuhn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes tries to clinch up.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuhn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hayes tries to clinch but Kuhn moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuhn thumps Hayes with a low kick.
Hayes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a head kick but Kuhn moves out of range.
Hayes wants to clinch.
Kuhn has his takedown stuffed
and Hayes counters with a left and a right that stings Kuhn.
Hayes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuhn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hayes counters with a head kick.
Hayes is looking to clinch.
Hayes gets a clinch.
Kuhn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hayes smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuhn circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Hayes dominated that round.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kuhn with a poor takedown
and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hayes.
Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuhn has his takedown stuffed
and Hayes counters by clinching up.
Kuhn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayes closes the distance and clinches.
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Hayes is looking to clinch.
Hayes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kuhn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hayes moves into range and clinches up with Kuhn.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuhn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch.
Randall Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Kuhn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes connects with a knee to the head.
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Hayes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuhn.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hayes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuhn blocks it with crossed arms.
Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses.
Kuhn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hayes tries to avoid it but Kuhn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hayes to the ground. Hayes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kuhn slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Hayes has closed the distance and engaged Kuhn in a clinch.
Kuhn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hayes.
Hayes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuhn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hayes.
Kuhn fails to pull guard.
Hayes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kuhn fails to pull guard.
Hayes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hayes stops a takedown attempt from Kuhn.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuhn with a poor takedown
and Hayes counters with a big head kick but Kuhn shrugs it off.
Kuhn darts in and clinches Hayes up against the cage.
Hayes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuhn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Kuhn scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Kuhn or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayes which made him look bad.
Kuhn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hayes counters by clinching up.
Hayes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hayes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuhn working hard to break the clinch.
Kuhn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hayes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hayes darts in trying to clinch
and Kuhn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuhn has his takedown stuffed
and Hayes counters by clinching up.
Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuhn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hayes is fending him off so far but Kuhn persists. Nope, Hayes circles away and we're back to standing.
Hayes looks to clinch
and Kuhn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuhn.
Kuhn tries to pull guard but Hayes won't allow it.
Kuhn can't break the clinch.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hayes, right into the meat.
Hayes moves in looking to clinch but Kuhn pushes him off.
Kuhn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hayes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kuhn with a poor takedown
and Hayes counters with a good low kick that Kuhn was not able to check.
Kuhn gets a clinch.
Hayes landing knees to the body.
Hayes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Hayes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kuhn shoots and misses
and Hayes moves into the clinch.
Kuhn is trying to break the clinch but Hayes has him pressed against the cage.
Hayes tries a knee to the head but Kuhn blocks it.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Hayes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuhn counters with a one-two to the body.
Hayes misses with a double jab
and Kuhn moves into the clinch.
Kuhn jumps guard but Hayes stands there with Kuhn around his waist. Kuhn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kuhn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Randall Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Kuhn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuhn is looking to break free of the clinch but Hayes has double underhooks.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuhn darts in and clinches Hayes up against the cage.
Kuhn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuhn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Randall Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuhn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hayes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuhn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hayes.
Hayes tries to land a knee to the head but Kuhn blocks with his arms.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Hayes darts in trying to clinch
and Hayes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kuhn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hayes's guard now.
Kuhn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuhn won't allow Hayes to get back to his feet.
Kuhn wants to stand and escape but instead Hayes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hayes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuhn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes throws and elbow that misses. Kuhn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hayes's guard. Nice move by Kuhn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hayes wants to clinch but Kuhn slips to the side
and Kuhn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hayes really felt that one!
Hayes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuhn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hayes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hayes misses with a knee to the head.
Hayes lands an elbow inside.
Kuhn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hayes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kuhn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hayes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hayes tries a knee to the head but Kuhn blocks it.
Hayes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuhn blocks it with crossed arms.
Hayes stops a takedown attempt from Kuhn.
Kuhn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuhn trying to stall but Hayes improves his position.
Hayes scores with a knee to the head.
Kuhn stalling in the clinch but Hayes improves position.
Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuhn can pounce on him.
Hayes tries to clinch
letting Kuhn counter with a right hand.
Kuhn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayes wants to clinch up but Kuhn keeps it at a distance.
Cory Kuhn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randall Hayes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cory Kuhn.
I think Hayes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Hayes!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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