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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Flight of Icarus. Valentine has chosen Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentine manages to avoid it.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hayes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentine.
Valentine looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hayes!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hayes manages to get back to half guard.
Valentine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hayes's head.
Hayes is looking to improve his position.
Valentine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hayes's head.
Valentine throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hayes to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses. Hayes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valentine's guard. Nice move by Hayes!
Valentine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hayes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Valentine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hayes controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Khalid Hayes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Valentine thumps Hayes with a low kick.
Hayes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hayes checks a low kick from Valentine.
Hayes cracks Valentine with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Valentine misses
and Hayes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Hayes blocks a leg kick.
Hayes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hayes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Valentines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Phoenix Valentine has been cut.
Hayes misses with a leg kick.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Hayes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentine is looking to slow Hayes down with leg kicks.
Hayes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
Valentine is looking to chop away at Hayes's legs.
Hayes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine shoots in but Hayes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valentine thows a leg kick but Hayes checks it
and Hayes counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayes throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hayes motions for Valentine to come forward. Hayes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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 Phoenix Valentine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hayes catches Valentine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hayes thows a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valentine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hayes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hayes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes is looking to wear down Valentine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentine, right into the meat.
Valentine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hayes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valentine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hayes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valentine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hayes keeping full guard, as Valentine tries to pass.
Hayes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valentine throwing strikes but missing.
Valentine preventing the sweep.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a big right hand that misses.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses. Hayes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valentine's guard. Nice move by Hayes!
Hayes stopping the sweep attempt from Valentine.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hayes avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hayes.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentine.
Hayes swings for the body but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hayes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hayes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine.
Good leg kick by Valentine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valentine tried to score with a low kick but Hayes checks it.
Hayes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hayes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hayes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hayes stuffs the takedown attempt from Valentine. Valentine gets slowly back to his feet.
Khalid Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phoenix Valentine.
A bone on bone clash there as Hayes blocks the leg kick.
Khalid Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
Khalid Hayes is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valentine tries a low kick but Hayes avoids it.
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!
Valentine thows a leg kick but Hayes checks it
and Hayes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Valentine's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hayes wants to land a leg kick but Valentine is out of range.
A low kick from Valentine misses
and Hayes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Valentine scoring well with a low kick there.
Phoenix Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes connects with a single shot there.
Valentine wants to slow Hayes down by chopping away at his legs.
Valentine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayes circles away.
An inside leg kick from Hayes misses.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Hayes moved away.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Hayes.
Valentine moves away from the strike by Hayes.
Valentine connects with an inside leg kick.
Hayes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Hayes blocks the leg kick.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine ducks right into an uppercut from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a leg kick.
Valentine throws a solid leg kick but Hayes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valentine.
Hayes checks a low kick from Valentine.
Valentine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hayes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khalid Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phoenix Valentine.
Valentine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hayes throws a wild body kick that Valentine sees coming a mile off.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Valentine is predictable there
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentine moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hayes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Valentine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Valentine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Valentine is looking to score with low kicks.
Hayes connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a low kick but Hayes avoids it.
Valentine misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentine.
That kick from Hayes tenderised Valentine's leg. Valentine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Valentine.
Valentine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valentine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valentine lands a leg kick that knocks Hayes off balance momentarily.
Valentine dives in and scores a takedown into Hayes's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hayes trying to keep a closed guard but Valentine is proving a slippery customer.
Valentine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valentine is looking to advance position but Hayes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hayes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Hayes!
A victorious Khalid Hayes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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