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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Contender. Hayes has chosen 50cent - I´ll WHIP YA HEAD BOY as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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191 cm
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210 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gattsu Emelianenko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Hayes! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Hayes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Emelianenko did well to prevent Hayes getting side control. Hayes is thwarting Emelianenko's attempts to control the position. Hayes is working for a submission of some sort.
Hayes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Hayes stops Emelianenko from getting back to his feet.
Hayes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Emelianenko regains full guard. Nicely done. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round. Emelianenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hayes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Emelianenko manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hayes can pounce on him.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Hayes counters with a left and a right that stings Emelianenko. Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Hayes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Emelianenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Gary Hayes has been cut. Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense. Hayes throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range. Hayes shoots in but no luck this time. Gattsu Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Hayes. Nice sprawl there from Emelianenko as Hayes shoots in. Gattsu Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hayes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand! Emelianenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. 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 shot to de liver by Hayes. Beautiful body shot. Hayes throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely. Nice uppercut there from Emelianenko. Hayes looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well. Emelianenko lands a really nice looking cross but Hayes seems unphased.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it. Emelianenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayes.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko thuds a left hand into Hayes's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Emelianenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice combination there by Emelianenko.
Hayes scores with a takedown into Emelianenko's guard. Emelianenko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Hayes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Emelianenko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Emelianenko has escaped and now he's on top! Hayes is trying to control the position but Emelianenko postures up. Emelianenko gets to his feet - Hayes follows without any prompting. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hayes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Hayes slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively. Hayes looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range. Hayes looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well. Hayes throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range. A combination from Hayes does no damage. Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively. Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Emelianenko lands with a shot to the body. Hayes throws a leg kick but Emelianenko moved away. Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hayes throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily. A punch combination from Emelianenko misses. Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease. Emelianenko throws a combination that misses and Hayes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emelianenko thinking. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gattsu Emelianenko dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gary Hayes's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hayes throws a nice outside leg kick. Emelianenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hayes. Emelianenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayes doesn't seem bothered though. Hayes lands an overhand right. Hayes is looking to score with low kicks. Hayes cracks Emelianenko with an open hand slap. Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab. Hayes misses with a double jab.
Gattsu Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far. Hayes misses with a straight left. Emelianenko is looking to wear down Hayes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes staying out of range there. Emelianenko takes a body punch but keeps moving. Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand. Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease. Hayes feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down. Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Hayes.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet. Gattsu Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hayes. Hayes scores with a three punch combo!
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Hayes avoids it well. Hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hayes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Emelianenko. Emelianenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hayes. Hayes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko. Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range. Hayes throws a front kick aimed at Emelianenko's knee but Emelianenko avoids it well. Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease. Hayes misses with a straight left. Nice jab there from Hayes. Some wild striking there from Hayes.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hayes misses the jab. Hayes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet. Gattsu Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Hayes. Emelianenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Emelianenko does no damage. Emelianenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hayes defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand. Hayes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emelianenko. Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A left lands for Hayes. Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hayes finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head. Hayes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Emelianenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Hayes feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down. Hayes swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Emelianenko walks into a left hand. Hayes looks to land a combination. Emelianenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. A punch combination from Emelianenko misses. Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hayes. Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively. Emelianenko throws a hook but Hayes avoids it easily. Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emelianenko as he avoids it easily. Emelianenko slips under a jab from Hayes. Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy. A combination from Hayes does no damage. Hayes is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks. Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayes counters with a two punch combo. Emelianenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hayes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emelianenko momentarily.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hayes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Emelianenko takes one to the chin there. Hayes moves away from the strike by Emelianenko. Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Emelianenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hayes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko defends it nicely. Hayes throws a series of strikes that have Emelianenko backpedaling.
A nice combination there by Hayes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hayes throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Emelianenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Hayes throwing strikes from guard but Emelianenko blocks nicely. Hayes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Gary Hayes's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hayes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko lands a right hook to the body.
Hayes throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range. Some wild striking there from Hayes.
Gary Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes thows a left - swing and a miss! Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko staying out of range there. Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko. Hayes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Emelianenko cracks Hayes with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Emelianenko cracks a nice hook into Hayes's ribs. Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Emelianenko won't be happy with that. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hayes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Hayes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Hayes throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Emelianenko works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. Hayes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hayes seems to be looking for submissions.
Emelianenko is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Emelianenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hayes to score an easy takedown into full guard. Hayes scoring with some ground and pound. Emelianenko managing to control the position. Hayes with a flurry of punches that miss. Hayes throws a big right hand that misses. Hayes postures up in Emelianenko's guard and throws a big left but Emelianenko blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hayes drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Hayes off! Hayes jumps back into Emelianenko's guard. Emelianenko wants to stand but Hayes is controlling the position. Emelianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayes. Emelianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses. Emelianenko lands a jab to Hayes's midsection. Hayes stalks Emelianenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Emelianenko's face. Emelianenko staggers backwards, shaken. Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side. Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into guard. Emelianenko is trying to keep Hayes in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hayes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Hayes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Emelianenko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Emelianenko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Emelianenko! Hayes is trying to control Emelianenko's posture but Emelianenko avoids it. Emelianenko decides to stand back up. Emelianenko steps back and let's Hayes get back to his feet. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Hayes's head but Hayes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Hayes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight! Gary 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Hayes!
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energy
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hype
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