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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barack O Banter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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134 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barack O Banter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lester Hayes!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes is looking to clinch but O Banter is avoiding it.
Hayes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Banter swivels and escapes.
Hayes doesn't manage to clinch there - O Banter circles away.
Hayes looks for a takedown but O Banter sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from O Banter.
O Banter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hayes regains full guard. Nicely done.
O Banter forces his way into half guard.
Hayes is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but O Banter pulls his head out easily.
O Banter tries to pass to full mount but Hayes defends it.
Hayes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Banter slows the pace down in half guard.
O Banter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
O Banter is working for a kimura but Hayes is defending it quite comfortably.
Hayes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Banter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hayes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hayes.
O Banter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hayes's head.
O Banter preventing the sweep.
That's two 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.
O Banter passes into half guard.
Hayes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hayes looks gassed!
O Banter works his way into full mount!
O Banter looking to control but Hayes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hayes is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Banter lands a nice shot to the head.
O Banter looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
O Banter wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
O Banter cracks Hayes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hayes is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Banter moves to the back position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes showing good submission defense here.
Hayes defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hayes manages to reverse the position and now he's in O Banter's guard. Nice work there by Hayes.
O Banter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
O Banter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hayes is trying to escape the mount.
O Banter jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hayes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
O Banter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hayes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hayes tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Banter stands up.
O Banter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
O Banter is working for a kimura but Hayes is defending it quite comfortably.
O Banter is trying to work for a kimura but Hayes is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Banter tries to pass to full mount but Hayes defends it.
O Banter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack O Banter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hayes gets caught flat footed, as O Banter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
O Banter working some strikes from top position.
O Banter won't allow Hayes to sweep him here.
Hayes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Banter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Banter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Banter has gone for a leg lock! Hayes slips out almost immediately though and dives into O Banter's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Banter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hayes actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Banter is trying to control the action in half guard but Hayes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
O Banter is working for a kimura but Hayes is defending it quite comfortably.
O Banter seems to be looking for submissions.
Hayes is refusing to be controlled, as O Banter sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayes is defending against the submission attempts here by O Banter.
Barack O Banter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Banter is working for a submission of some sort.
O Banter wants to work for an arm triangle but Hayes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Banter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hayes tries to roll over but O Banter keeps him under control.
O Banter passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hayes is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Banter dominating with strikes here.
Hayes is working to get back to half guard.
O Banter working for a guillotine from mount but Hayes is in no mood to give up.
O Banter looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Banter stands up from mount. Strange move.
O Banter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hayes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hayes is looking to improve his position.
O Banter decides to return to a standing position.
Hayes is looking to clinch.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt
and O Banter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hayes's guard.
O Banter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hayes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hayes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for O Banter!
Hayes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes prevents O Banter from getting the reversal.
Hayes goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now O Banter is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
O Banter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hayes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hayes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hayes!
A control attempt from O Banter but he's now mounted!
O Banter is looking to get to half guard.
O Banter wants to hold on but Hayes pushes him away.
O Banter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hayes goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now O Banter is on top in guard.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing O Banter from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack O Banter dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hayes tries to clinch
and O Banter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by O Banter.
O Banter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hayes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hayes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Banter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
O Banter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Banter trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Banter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hayes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Banter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hayes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hayes tries to free his leg and advance position but O Banter is retaining full guard.
Hayes pushing down on O Banter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
O Banter pushes Hayes off but Hayes dives into side control.
Hayes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, O Banter has escaped the position, nice work there.
O Banter is looking for a sweep.
Hayes tries for a kimura but O Banter is defending well.
Hayes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hayes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hayes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes has worked his way into a potential kimura here. O Banter is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hayes yanks on the arm and O Banter is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hayes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lester Hayes!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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