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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cobane Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Matthews has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cobane Hayes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes dodges the punch combination from Matthews.
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matthews counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matthews wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Hayes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matthews counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes moves to clinch but Matthews breaks away
and Matthews counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthews throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews swinging wildly here.
Matthews throws a combination. Hayes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hayes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matthews could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hayes misses with an uppercut
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hayes is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matthews circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
Matthews scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hayes throws a series of punches but Matthews avoids them all with ease.
Matthews moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayes looks gassed!
A right-left combo lands from Matthews.
Cobane Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hayes's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hayes checks a leg kick.
Matthews throws a solid leg kick but Hayes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matthews.
Hayes throws a combination. Matthews tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews slips under a jab.
Hayes misses with a right hand
and Hayes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matthews bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hayes's head.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Matthews.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands a glancing blow to the side of Hayes's head.
Hayes looks to land a left hand but Matthews moved out of range nicely.
Matthews lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hayes takes a step back to recover.
Matthews lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hayes backs up against the cage.
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matthews circles away quickly and effectively.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matthews's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Matthews duly obliges.
Hayes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matthews connects with a body shot.
A combination from Matthews does no damage.
Hayes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matthews bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hayes's head backwards.
Hayes tries to clinch there but Matthews circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes takes one to the side of the head.
Matthews lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hayes backs up against the cage.
Hayes tries to clinch up.
Hayes moves out of range as Matthews throws a body kick.
Matthews throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Matthews.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayes.
Hayes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matthews avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matthews scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews lands with a hook. Hayes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matthews lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
Matthews throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Matthews.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes throws a combination that misses
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Matthews does no damage.
Hayes throws a combination that misses
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matthews throws a good cross that connects.
Hayes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthews avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Matthews both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Matthews dominated that round.
That's time! Matthews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Matthews as he connects with a hook.
Hayes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peter Matthews is winning the standup battle so far.
Matthews scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hayes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Matthews has got the better of the exchanges.
Hayes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matthews.
Hayes scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hayes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Hayes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Hayes moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Hayes scores with a four punch combination!
Hayes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matthews counters with a nice uppercut.
Matthews throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hayes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hayes tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hayes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matthews darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hayes wants to clinch up but Matthews keeps it at a distance.
Matthews connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hayes momentarily.
Hayes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matthews throws a low kick but Hayes moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes misses with a wild combination.
Matthews lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hayes backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews punishes Hayes's body with a nice straight punch.
Hayes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
Hayes tries to clinch but Matthews moves away
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hayes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matthews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews lands a jab-cross combination.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matthews is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands an overhand right.
Hayes throws a lazy uppercut
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes throws a combination that misses
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Hayes tries to clinch up
and Matthews makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matthews changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes misses with a right hand
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Matthews misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hayes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matthews counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matthews scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matthews digs a good hook to Hayes's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peter Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Matthews.
Matthews works over Hayes's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hayes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hayes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matthews with a hook.
Matthews scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hayes misses with a series of wild punches.
Matthews takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hayes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matthews counters with a three punch combo that has Hayes backing up. Hayes nods at Matthews to acknowledge the strikes.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Matthews dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Matthews throws a right hand that Hayes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayes also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Hayes misses.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matthews counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Matthews is out of range.
Hayes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Matthews to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthews takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hayes dodges the punch combination from Matthews.
Hayes throws a body punch but Matthews moves out of range.
Hayes clinches up with Matthews and pushes him back against the cage.
Hayes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matthews misses with a few strikes there.
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matthews counters with a nice body shot.
Matthews jabs Hayes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayes throws an off balance right hand
and Matthews counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hayes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matthews scores with a shot to the body.
Matthews paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick from Matthews.
Matthews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayes tries to bum rush Matthews with a series of wild strikes but Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews jabs Hayes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matthews misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes scores with a jab.
Matthews misses with a few strikes there.
Hayes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matthews counters with a nice body shot.
Matthews with a jab.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Matthews swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayes.
Matthews takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
Hayes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matthews shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hayes eats them both and turns towards Matthews to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hayes tries to clinch there but Matthews circles away.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Hayes throws a lazy right hand but Matthews sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthews misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Hayes throws an overhand right that lands on Matthews's shoulder, as Matthews tries to avoid the shot.
Matthews dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes wants to clinch.
Matthews dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobane Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a combination
and Matthews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matthews does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Matthews ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hayes misses with a left hand
and Matthews makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews swinging wildly here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hayes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hayes misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Matthews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matthews, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Matthews!
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