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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randall Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Rocket will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Rocket!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocket circles away.
Hayes takes the fight into the clinch.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Hayes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rocket.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rocket is defended easily by Hayes.
Rocket fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hayes avoids it really well and circles away.
Randall Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Rocket.
Rocket tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rocket somewhat.
Rocket throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hayes.
Rocket shoots in for a takedown but Hayes shows good takedown defense.
Hayes doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocket circles away.
Hayes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rocket's head.
Rocket is rocked!
It looks like Bob Rocket has been cut.
Rocket darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rocket throws a strike but Hayes avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rocket must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocket with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rocket thows a big elbow that misses.
Hayes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rocket thows a big elbow that misses.
Rocket postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rocket throws a strike but Hayes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rocket is working an open guard so Hayes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hayes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocket keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocket closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayes circles away.
Rocket scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rocket is looking to take a break and control but Hayes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rocket looks gassed!
Rocket stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocket avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rocket fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hayes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayes tries to clinch but Rocket moves out of range.
Rocket shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayes tries to sprawl out of it but Rocket keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hayes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Randall Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hayes tries to clinch up.
Rocket pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rocket.
Hayes stuffs the takedown attempt from Rocket. Rocket gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hayes wants to clinch up but Rocket keeps it at a distance.
Bob Rocket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes moves into the clinch successfully.
Rocket breaks the clinch.
Hayes throws a nice head kick!
Rocket closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hayes did well to prevent Rocket getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocket looks to land a strike but Hayes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hayes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rocket seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rocket throws a strike but Hayes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocket wants to get back to his feet but Hayes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Hayes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Rocket's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rocket avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rocket tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rocket drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rocket would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rocket is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hayes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rocket swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayes tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hayes as he jumps to the side.
Randall Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rocket tries to keep at a distance but Hayes has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hayes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rocket's brow.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rocket changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hayes tries to avoid it but Rocket manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hayes to the ground. Hayes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hayes throws a head kick that half lands.
Rocket connects with a high kick.
Rocket circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rocket looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Randall Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Rocket.
Rocket swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayes.
Rocket closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayes circles away.
Rocket keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocket fails with the takedown.
Rocket tries to keep at a distance but Hayes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rocket misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes is looking to clinch.
Hayes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rocket counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice sprawl there from Hayes as Rocket shoots in.
Hayes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayes wants to clinch.
Hayes clinches.
Rocket cracks Hayes with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rocket lands an elbow just above Hayes 's eye.
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rocket slips under a jab.
Hayes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hayes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocket shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hayes defends it nicely.
Rocket circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rocket counters with a two punch combo.
Hayes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayes.
Rocket closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayes circles away.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocket chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hayes can pounce on him.
Rocket tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rocket somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rocket throws a head kick that misses
and Hayes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hayes blocking some punches.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayes stuffs the takedown attempt from Rocket. Rocket gets slowly back to his feet.
Rocket gets a clinch.
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocket with a poor takedown
and Hayes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rocket closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rocket lands in his opponent's guard.
Rocket loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rocket working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Hayes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Rocket'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. This is the final round!
Rocket shoots in for a takedown but Hayes shows good takedown defense.
Hayes stuffs the takedown.
Hayes is looking to clinch.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayes drives through and clinches with Rocket against the cage.
Hayes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocket shoots for a takedown but Hayes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Randall Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Rocket.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocket tries a head kick but it misses.
Rocket gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hayes moves into the clinch.
Rocket looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rocket wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rocket, pushing him back against the cage.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rocket shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hayes as he avoids it easily.
Hayes scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes tries to clinch up
and Rocket counters with a takedown into side control.
Hayes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rocket trying to control the position but Hayes is working away.
Rocket working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rocket throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rocket postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocket postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hayes is trying to get back to his feet.
Rocket is staying tight to Hayes's torso, preventing him from escaping.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rocket fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rocket lands with a kick to the temple. Hayes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hayes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rocket, pushing him back against the cage.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rocket avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rocket swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hayes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rocket counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocket tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayes is retaining full guard.
Rocket trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hayes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rocket wants to get back to his feet but Hayes passes into half guard.
Rocket throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rocket wants to get back to his feet.
Rocket really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hayes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rocket is pressing down on Hayes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rocket manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocket throwing strikes but Hayes recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Bob Rocket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocket wants to control but Hayes is keeping him busy.
Rocket throwing shots but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Hayes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Rocket comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Hayes!
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