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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Hays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James St Willis (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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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Hays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James St Willis!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Willis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Willis tries for a takedown but Hays sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
St Willis doesn't manage to clinch there - Hays circles away.
St Willis tries for a takedown but Hays sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Keith Hays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James St Willis.
St Willis tries for a takedown but Hays circles away easily
and Hays counters with a shoot takedown. St Willis fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hays's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hays postures up and lands a big shot to St Willis's brow.
Hays is stalling in the full guard.
Hays drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hays jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of St Willis is proving hard to escape from.
Hays controlling from the top position.
Hays wants to stand but St Willis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hays decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
St Willis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hays to the ground. St Willis is now in Hays's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Willis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Willis wants to pass the guard but Hays is keeping the position.
Hays lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Willis!
Hays tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Willis is trying to escape the mount.
Hays with a couple of short strikes.
Hays has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Willis is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Willis bucks Hays off and manages to get back to his feet!
St Willis fails with the takedown
and Hays counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hays slaps away a takedown attempt from St Willis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St Willis looks winded!
Hays keeps the fight on the outside.
St Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Willis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hays counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for St Willis!
Hays is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down St Willis's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hays tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hays stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hays gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hays stops a takedown attempt from St Willis.
St Willis stalling in the clinch but Hays improves position.
Hays could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hays stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hays taking a breather.
St Willis tries to land knees in the clinch but Hays avoids the damage to the body.
Hays gets control of St Willis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hays will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hays tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Hays dominated that round.
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.
St Willis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hays tries to get to full guard but St Willis has control of the leg.
Hays is trying to stand.
Hays is looking to improve his position.
St Willis stops Hays from getting back to his feet.
Hays is looking for a sweep. St Willis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hays looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Willis stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hays to get to his feet.
St Willis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays rushes St Willis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Willis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hays manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Keith Hays overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Willis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hays looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hays wants to stand up but St Willis is controlling him.
St Willis works over Hays with some ground and pound from guard.
St Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
St Willis trying to control but Hays is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hays controls St Willis momentarily but St Willis frees himself.
Hays manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hays lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
St Willis is working to get back to half guard.
Hays tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hays lands with some vicious ground and pound - can St Willis hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Willis tries to hold on but Hays pushes him away.
Hays content just to control the position here.
Hays landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hays trying to control but St Willis is having none of it.
Hays looking to control and managing it successfully.
St Willis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hays connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hays controlling his opponent.
St Willis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hays can't control as he wanted to and St Willis manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Hays dominated that second round.
That's time! Hays's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hays tries to clinch but St Willis is having none of it.
St Willis shoots in for a double leg but Hays sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hays shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hays was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hays decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hays looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Willis is looking for a sweep. Hays is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Willis is looking to escape.
Hays sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Willis wants to get back to his feet.
St Willis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hays is taking a breather. St Willis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
St Willis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hays's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hays's back!
Hays showing good submission defense here.
Hays is trying to get back to his feet but St Willis has full control of the position and if anything, Hays has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - St Willis's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hays wants to get back to his feet.
Hays trying to control but not successfully.
St Willis lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by St Willis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Willis misses with a punch to the head.
I really don't envy Hays right now.
St Willis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hays has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hays is trying to break free.
Hays is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hays grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Hays trying to control but not successfully.
Hays holding both St Willis 's hands and preventing any damage.
St Willis is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hays trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
St Willis throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Hays wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Willis tries to get the hooks in deep but Hays pushed the leg off.
Hays holding both St Willis 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hays tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hays working to try and regain half guard.
Hays trying desperately to get to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Willis lands a big shot there that rocks Hays but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St Willis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
James St Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keith Hays is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You get the feeling that Hays really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keith Hays.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hays, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Hays!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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