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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Popise Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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264 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hunter Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Popise Black!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Hayes's head and hops out.
Black drives through and clinches with Hayes against the cage.
Black scores with a hook to the body.
Knees to the body from Hayes.
Hayes decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hayes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black is aware though and is defending well.
Hayes is striking off his back. Black thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayes keeps working.
Hayes kicks off Black and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hayes tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Black is in Hayes's guard.
Hayes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hayes is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet but Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hayes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Black trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Hayes looking for subs off his back but Black has passed one foot through into half guard.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Hayes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black working over Hayes with some ground and pound. Hayes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hayes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Black is trying to control. Hayes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Black controlling the pace.
Black trying to pass the guard but Hayes defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Black looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Popise Black was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Black instigates a clinch.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Hayes lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Black can't break the clinch.
Black tries to stall but Hayes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hayes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Black avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hayes can't fight it off and eventually Black manages to take the fight to the floor. Hayes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Black gets to his feet - Hayes follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black clinches up against the cage.
Hayes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Black is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
Black decides to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hayes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Popise Black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hayes moves into range and clinches up with Black.
Hayes is working for takedown but Black is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hayes lands an elbow inside.
Hayes is looking for a takedown.
Hayes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Hayes wants to take the fight to the mat but Black manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Black is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hayes can't fight it off and eventually Black manages to take the fight to the floor. Hayes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is working Hayes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Black sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Popise Black.
Black is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Hunter Hayes has been cut.
Black gets the takedown into side control.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Hayes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is chipping away with strikes.
Black advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black looking to secure an arm triangle but Hayes defends it well.
Hayes can't escape the position.
Black punishing his opponent with strikes.
Black trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hayes tries to reverse the position but Black maintains control.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to control Black's body but Black pushes him off. Hayes squirms to his side and now Black has his back!
Hayes holding both Black 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hayes turns into Black and is now in his guard.
Black punching from the bottom - just letting Hayes know he's still in a fight.
Hayes has gone for a leg lock! Black slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hayes's guard.
Hayes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hayes sees it coming and defends easily.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet.
Hayes is refusing to be controlled, as Black sits in half guard.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Hayes defends it.
Black 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes is trying to control but can't.
Black trying to control from half guard but Hayes is working away.
Black escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Popise Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hunter Hayes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hayes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hayes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black moves into the clinch.
Hayes connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hayes.
Black turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Black manages to end up in side control.
Black staying calm.
Black wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hayes, who protects the arm well.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hayes wants to control but Black postures up.
Hayes is looking to regain half guard here but Black keeps moving and retains side control.
Hayes is trying to buck Black off.
Hayes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black scoring with punches and elbows.
Hayes tries to bench press Black off him but Black keeps the position.
Black works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hayes is not content to let Black control the position.
Black working the ground and pound from side control.
Black decides to stand back up. Black steps back and let's Hayes get back to his feet.
Black throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hayes tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Black is in Hayes's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hayes misses with a head kick.
Hunter Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a series of punches but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hayes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Black pulls his leg out and moves away.
Black gets a double leg takedown into Hayes's guard.
Black trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Black uses it to pass to side control.
Popise Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hayes throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hayes gets caught napping as Black dives in and scores a takedown. Hayes manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hayes's guard.
Black wants to control but Hayes is keeping him busy.
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hayes defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Black wants to take a breather but Hayes is having none of it.
Hunter Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Popise Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Popise Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Popise Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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