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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes has chosen Flight of Icarus as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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203 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hayes.
Pereira wants to clinch
and Hayes counters with a good low kick that Pereira was not able to check.
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pereira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayes.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
Pereira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a body kick.
Pereira tries to clinch but Hayes is having none of it.
Hayes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayes lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pereira wants to clinch.
Hayes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot lands for Hayes.
Hayes lands a head kick!
It looks like Thiago Pereira has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thiago Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira moves to clinch but Hayes breaks away
and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hayes.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands a high kick!
Pereira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pereira swings widly with a right hand
and Hayes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hayes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pereira tries to keep at a distance but Hayes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hayes's elbow.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
Pereira digs a right hand into Hayes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hayes's gas tank.
Pereira tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pereira closes the distance and pushes Hayes back into the cage.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Hayes lands a hook that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hayes blocks an uppercut.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but Pereira avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pereira - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pereira presses Hayes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira moves into range and clinches up with Hayes.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Pereira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hayes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khalid Hayes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira needs to keep his hands up - Hayes had a free shot at his head there.
Pereira misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
A slow jab from Pereira misses its intended target.
Hayes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hayes darts in and clinches Pereira up against the cage.
Hayes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
Pereira blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Nice body punch from Hayes.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Pereira.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayes gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pereira's elbow.
Hayes prevents a body shot from Pereira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Hayes goes for a takedown attempt but Pereira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pereira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hayes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Pereira misses.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayes takes one to the chin there.
Pereira throws an off balance right hand
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pereira lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hayes takes a step back to recover.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hayes on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Hayes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pereira doesn't seem phased though.
Pereira takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Pereira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pereira.
Pereira drops Hayes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hayes looks back up at him and smiles so Pereira waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hayes is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira throws a shot to the body.
Hayes is still on wobbly legs! Can Pereira finish him?
Pereira closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Hayes out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiago Pereira!
Thiago Pereira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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