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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tubby Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
19 - 10 - 1 |
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21 - 15 - 2 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubby Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Burgess!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgess fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Burgess misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burgess manages to avoid it.
Hayes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burgess throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burgess. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burgess counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hayes's knee momentarily.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burgess lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hayes clinches up against the cage.
Hayes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burgess gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Burgess swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgess throws a head punch that misses.
Hayes is trying to maintain a safe position but Burgess gets an underhook and turns Hayes into the cage.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burgess gets through Hayes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burgess lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burgess working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burgess tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing Burgess back against the cage.
Hayes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Burgess.
Hayes gets underhooks to prevent Burgess's takedown attempt.
Burgess swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burgess blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burgess swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hayes is putting a hurting on Burgess here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgess struggling a bit here.
Burgess is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Burgess is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Burgess's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess is trying to improve his position.
Hayes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Burgess wants to control but Hayes postures up.
Burgess is looking to reverse the position.
Burgess struggling a bit here.
Burgess takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hayes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes misses with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hayes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hayes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burgess is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Burgess is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hayes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hayes lands a nice short elbow.
Burgess makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hayes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burgess swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes looks to land a right hand but Burgess moved out of range.
Burgess misses with a straight right.
Hayes closes the distance and pushes Burgess back into the cage.
Hayes tries to stall but Burgess uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hayes avoiding damage as Burgess throws knees to the body.
Burgess managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
Burgess tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Hayes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burgess is keeping busy.
Hayes tries to land knees in the clinch but Burgess avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hayes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayes digs a good hook to Burgess's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burgess's head backwards.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Hayes tries to bum rush Burgess with a series of wild strikes but Burgess uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burgess, right into the meat.
Burgess fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hayes on the side of the head.
Hayes wants to slow Burgess down by chopping away at his legs.
Burgess misses the jab.
Hayes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burgess counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes shoots for a takedown but Burgess saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burgess attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burgess throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tubby Hayes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Burgess avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayes dives in and grabs Burgess's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burgess pushes down on Hayes's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Hayes.
Hayes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burgess.
Burgess stuffs the takedown attempt from Hayes. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burgess.
Burgess defending well as Hayes loads up on a big left hand.
Burgess lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayes drives through and clinches with Burgess against the cage.
Hayes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burgess fails to land with a series of punches.
Burgess scores with a nice strike.
Burgess misses with a body shot.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgess.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess looks to land a right hand but Hayes moved out of range.
Burgess throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hayes.
Hayes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burgess is fending him off so far but Hayes persists. Nope, Burgess circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tubby Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burgess thuds his right hand into Hayes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hayes moves away from the strike by Burgess.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Burgess down.
Hayes dodges the punch combination from Burgess.
Hayes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burgess scores with a shot to the body.
Burgess lands with an overhand left.
Burgess thuds his right hand into Hayes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hayes misses with a hook. Burgess ducked under it nicely.
Hayes takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess cracks Hayes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burgess missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayes shoots in and drives through. Burgess sprawls well.
Burgess throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Burgess misses with a few strikes there.
Hayes takes one to the side of the head.
Burgess's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hayes under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes walks into a left hand.
Hayes dives in and grabs Burgess's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burgess pushes down on Hayes's head and hops out.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Anthony Burgess seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
Burgess throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Burgess.
Hayes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess throws a right hand that Hayes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayes also avoids with ease.
Burgess moves out of range as Hayes throws a body kick.
Burgess scores with a body shot.
Hayes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Hayes.
Burgess lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burgess.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burgess, right into the meat.
Burgess misses with an uppercut.
Burgess loads up on a big right hand but Hayes slips the punch.
Hayes clinches with his opponent.
Hayes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burgesss head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burgess has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Hayes tries to work over Burgess's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hayes.
Burgess tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burgess lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burgess tries to circle away but Hayes has him pinned against the cage.
Burgess tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayes avoids it.
Hayes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burgess throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
A short uppercut from Hayes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayes.
Burgess misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hayes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burgess's brow.
Burgess lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hayes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burgess is trying to drag Hayes to the mat but Hayes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Burgess throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hayes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Burgess showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hayes is defended easily by Burgess.
Hayes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes rushes Burgess and presses him up against the cage.
Burgess drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burgess tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing Burgess back against the cage.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hayes tries a body shot but Burgess blocks it.
Burgess goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Burgess.
Burgess misses with an elbow strike.
Burgess wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess blocking some punches.
Burgess lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burgess swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hayes on the inside.
Burgess blocks an elbow strike from Hayes.
Burgess presses Hayes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Burgess.
Hayes tries to land knees in the clinch but Burgess avoids the damage to the body.
Anthony Burgess seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burgess tries to circle away but Hayes has him pinned against the cage.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burgess scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgess working aggressively here.
Burgess tries to break free but Hayes pushes him back against the cage.
Hayes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burgess is defending well for now.
Hayes pushes off an throws an elbow but Burgess leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burgess wants to take the fight to the mat but Hayes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hayes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burgess landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burgess managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
Burgess lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes managing to block the knees to the body from Burgess.
Burgess using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burgess avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
Burgess lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burgess.
Burgess works on Hayes's body with a couple of short punches.
Hayes prevents a body shot from Burgess.
Burgess scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Burgess as the two fighters clinch.
Burgess stalling in the clinch.
Burgess working hard to break the clinch.
Hayes avoids a wild elbow strike from Burgess.
A right hand to the body from Burgess.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hayes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burgess avoids the head kick by Hayes.
Burgess's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burgess duly obliges.
Burgess works Hayes's body with a nice hook.
Hayes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burgess tries to avoid it but Hayes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burgess to the ground. Burgess escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burgess scores with a jab to the head.
Burgess waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Burgess lands a nice looking body shot.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Hayes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burgess. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burgess avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tubby Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayes swings widly with a right hand
and Burgess counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burgess lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayes at a distance.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Burgess.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burgess scores with a leg kick.
Hayes moves into range and clinches up with Burgess.
Burgess lands a good knee to the midsection. Hayes won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Burgess on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burgess lands an elbow that stopped Hayes in his tracks for a moment.
Burgess lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Burgess.
Burgess breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Burgess does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Burgess comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burgess has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Burgess!
Anthony Burgess decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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