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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lester Hayes!
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, Alex Burkhart!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkhart looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Burkhart bucks up and throws Hayes to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Hayes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burkhart pinned against the cage. Burkhart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hayes shoots in for a double leg but Burkhart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burkhart thuds his right hand into Hayes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burkhart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Hayes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A choreographed right hand from Burkhart misses the target.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hayes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burkhart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burkhart stuffs the takedown.
Hayes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burkhart's waist but Burkhart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hayes off to one side.
Hayes staying out of range there.
Burkhart throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burkhart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hayes's hands.
Hayes slips a jab from Burkhart.
Hayes blocks a jab.
Hayes has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Burkhart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Hayes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Burkhart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burkhart cracks Hayes with a good jab.
Burkhart cracks a nice hook into Hayes's ribs.
Hayes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burkhart.
Hayes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burkhart throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Burkhart throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
Alex Burkhart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burkhart throws a series of punches but Hayes moves out of range.
Burkhart throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Burkhart throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Hayes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burkhart.
Burkhart with a jab.
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burkhart.
Nice sprawl there from Burkhart as Hayes shoots in.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burkhart stuffs the takedown attempt from Hayes. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Hayes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Burkhart shows good takedown defense.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burkhart.
Hayes shoots in and drives through. Burkhart sprawls well.
Hayes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hayes fails to land the takedown.
Hayes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burkhart.
Hayes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burkhart misses with a hook.
Alex Burkhart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes shoots for a double leg takedown but Burkhart sprawls well. He's pushed Hayes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Burkhart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burkhart misses with a straight right.
Burkhart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burkhart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burkhart as he jumps to the side.
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hayes blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes is looking to clinch but Burkhart is avoiding it.
Hayes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes has a takedown stuffed.
Hayes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burkhart scores with a hook.
Burkhart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burkhart throws a lazy right hand but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Hayes.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burkhart throws out the jab.
Burkhart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burkhart missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burkhart fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hayes on the side of the head.
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.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
Burkhart looks to land a left hand but Hayes moved out of range nicely.
Hayes walks into a stiff left hand from Burkhart.
Hayes shoots in for a double leg but Burkhart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice shot by Burkhart.
Burkhart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burkhart is fending him off so far but Hayes persists. Nope, Burkhart circles away and we're back to standing.
Burkhart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burkhart swivels and escapes.
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burkhart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Burkhart lands.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burkhart stuffs the takedown attempt from Hayes. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burkhart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burkhart stalks Hayes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hayes's face. Hayes staggers backwards, shaken.
Burkhart throws a hook but Hayes avoids it easily.
Burkhart throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Burkhart stuffs the takedown.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Burkhart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burkhart misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Burkhart.
Hayes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hayes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hayes slips a straight right by Burkhart.
Nice defenses there by Hayes.
Burkhart might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Burkhart lands with an overhand left.
Burkhart looks to land a right hand but Hayes moved out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big left from Burkhart misses.
Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burkhart throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Burkhart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hayes is looking to clinch but Burkhart is avoiding it.
Burkhart stuffs the takedown attempt from Hayes. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
Burkhart lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burkhart cracks Hayes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hayes takes one on the button.
Hayes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice sprawl there from Burkhart as Hayes shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hayes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burkhart lunges at Hayes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hayes's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart scores with a hook.
Burkhart scores with a jab. Hayes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burkhart throws a big shot that misses.
Hayes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burkhart is fending him off so far but Hayes persists. Nope, Burkhart circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burkhart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hayes's hands.
Hayes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hayes shoots for a takedown but Burkhart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burkhart throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayes.
Hayes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burkhart slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
Hayes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burkhart.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burkhart throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burkhart.
Burkhart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Burkhart.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Burkhart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hayes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burkhart finds it's way round the side to connect with Hayes's head.
Burkhart waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Hayes shoots in but Burkhart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hayes is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Burkhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burkhart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burkhart throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burkhart cracks Hayes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Burkhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burkhart pinned against the cage. Burkhart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hayes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burkhart's waist but Burkhart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hayes off to one side.
Burkhart lands a jab to the head.
Burkhart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hayes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burkhart is fending him off so far but Hayes persists. Nope, Burkhart circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burkhart scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hayes closes the distance and clinches up with Burkhart, looking for a takedown. Hayes pushes Burkhart against the cage but Burkhart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lester Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hayes tries to clinch up but Burkhart circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayes shoots in looking for a takedown. Burkhart tries to sprawl out of it but Hayes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burkhart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burkhart misses the jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good exchange - Burkhart coming out on top.
Burkhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Burkhart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burkhart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Burkhart!
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