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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes scores with a shot to the body.
Hall misses with a body kick.
We've been informed that Hall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hall catches Hayes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hall sizes up Hayes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
Hayes misses with an uppercut.
Hayes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayes misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
That kick from Hayes tenderised Hall's leg. Hall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hayes tries a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Hayes swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hayes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Hall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hayes scores with the left hand. Hall knows he should have avoided that one.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hayes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hayes sprawls well initially but Hall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hayes pushes Hall off and gets back to his feet.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Hall finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hall moves away from the strike by Hayes.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes connects with a crisp jab.
Hayes lands a jab-cross combination.
Hayes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall thows a leg kick but Hayes checks it
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown but Hayes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayes misses with a hook.
Hall only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Hayes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Hayes wants to land a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hayes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
Hayes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hayes throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Hayes throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall works Hayes's body with a nice hook.
Hayes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hayes throws a right hand that misses
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hayes lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Hayes moved away.
Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
And Hall tries to counter it with a takedown but Hayes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayes lands with a nice body punch.
Hayes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hayes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall throws a front kick aimed at Hayes's knee but Hayes avoids it well.
Hall lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Hall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hayes rather than just go for the knockout.
Hall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hayes has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hall is on him like a limpet, forcing Hayes back against the cage.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall gets a takedown into half guard.
Hayes is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes dominated that round.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hayes cracks Hall with a good jab.
Nice sprawl there from Hayes as Hall shoots in.
Hayes is looking for a counter combo.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayes tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
Hall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hayes misses with the combination.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hayes jabs at Hall's body.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hayes tries to counter with a takedown but Hall is quick to defend against it.
Hayes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Hall finds it's way through Hayes's defenses.
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hayes's head backwards.
Hall feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hayes sprawling to the canvas! Hayes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hall finish him?!
Hayes is rocked!
Hayes scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Hayes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayes misses with a two punch combination.
Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hayes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hayes seems to have got his legs back now.
Michael Hayes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hall feints the counter takedown.
Hayes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall throws a head kick that misses
and Hayes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hall.
Hall checks the leg kick.
Hayes lands a jab.
Hayes throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Hayes.
And Hall responds with a good body kick, but Hayes manages to step out the way in time.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayes swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall throws a low kick but Hayes avoids it.
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hayes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hayes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall lands a big right hand that sends Hayes crashing to the mat! Hall stays standing though and waves Hayes back to his feet!
Hayes throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hayes's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
Hayes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Hall finds it's way through Hayes's defenses.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hayes is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Hall just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Hayes has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Hall!
Justin Hall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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