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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaigo Leites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leites has chosen Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
170 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thaigo Leites!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes scores with a body shot.
Leites shoots in but no luck this time.
Leites instigates a clinch.
Leites stalling in the clinch but Hayes improves position.
Hayes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Hayes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leites manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Leites trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Leites is looking for a triangle but Hayes pushes his legs off easily.
Leites has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hayes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leites looking to control.
Hayes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leites utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leites looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leites looking for a guillotine here but Hayes defends easily.
Leites looks gassed!
Leites has momentary wrist control but Hayes slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Leites is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes connects with a couple of short punches.
Hayes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leites escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hayes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hayes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leites looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leites is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hayes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leites working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hayes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hayes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hayes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Leites is proving hard to escape from.
Hayes looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leites keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
Hayes is looking to stand up but Leites won't let him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hayes lands the left hand.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hayes misses with a two punch combination.
Hayes misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacob Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leites tries for a takedown but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leites pushes Hayes up against the cage in a clinch.
Leites looking to stall.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Leites fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacob Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thaigo Leites.
Hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leites manages to avoid it.
Hayes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hayes wants it to stay on the feet.
Leites on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Leites takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Leites is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a jab when Leites was well out of range.
Hayes slaps away a takedown attempt from Leites, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jacob Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes scores with a hook to the body. Leites takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hayes throws a one two combo.
Hayes lands a right hook to the body.
Leites dodges the punch combination from Hayes.
A big right from Hayes misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Hayes misses.
Leites shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayes tries to sprawl out of it but Leites 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hayes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left and a right from Hayes both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Hayes does no damage.
Hayes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leites.
Nice uppercut there from Hayes.
Leites tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leites somewhat.
Leites fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leites shoots in but Hayes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jacob Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thaigo Leites.
Leites is breathing heavily.
Hayes scores with the left hand. Leites knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leites looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacob Hayes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayes misses with a wild combination.
Hayes misses with a two punch combination.
Leites wants to clinch.
Leites shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayes pinned against the cage. Hayes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hayes throws a jab when Leites was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Leites moves in looking to clinch but Hayes pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Leites.
Hayes lands a right hook to the body.
Leites connects with a single shot there.
Leites shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Leites drops an elbow to the side of Hayes's head.
Leites thows a huge punch but Hayes dodges it nicely.
Hayes is looking to escape.
Leites not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hayes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leites on the ground.
Hayes tries to kick Leites off but Leites keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leites prevents Hayes from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leites connects with a nice short shot to Hayes's temple.
Leites wants to work for an arm triangle but Hayes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Leites seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leites tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leites throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hayes's waist but Hayes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leites off to one side.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leites is looking to clinch but Hayes is avoiding it.
Leites fails with a takedown attempt.
Hayes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes scores with a nice right hand.
Hayes tries to bum rush Leites with a series of wild strikes but Leites uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leites will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hayes scores with a one two! Leites had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hayes connects with a jab.
Hayes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hayes.
Hayes connects with a jab.
Leites throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Hayes misses with a hook.
Hayes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes misses with a double jab.
Hayes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hayes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leites avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayes throws a right hand that Leites ducks under and follows up with a left that Leites also avoids with ease.
Hayes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leites's hands.
Leites tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Leites bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leites fails with a takedown attempt.
Hayes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes throws a jab when Leites was well out of range.
Hayes tries to bum rush Leites with a series of wild strikes but Leites uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Leites showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayes.
Hayes connects with a single shot there.
Hayes scores with a shot to the body.
Hayes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leites looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leites takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leites fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacob Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thaigo Leites.
Leites shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayes pinned against the cage. Hayes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leites closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayes circles away.
Hayes lands a jab-cross combination.
Leites avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leites is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hayes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leites takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Leites moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayes.
Leites dodges the punch combination from Hayes.
Leites shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hayes but Hayes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Hayes. Beautiful body shot.
Leites on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes tries to land a front kick but Leites steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leites misses with a takedown attempt - Hayes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hayes throws a one two combo.
Leites on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hayes throws a shot to the body.
Thaigo Leites has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacob Hayes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leites moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leites shoots for a takedown but Hayes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jacob Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leites.
Jab, jab by Hayes - just one landing.
Hayes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hayes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hayes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leites walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leites dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hayes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Hayes!
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energy
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hype
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