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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Putra Rajasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajasa comes to the ring accompanied by Bed of Roses. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
6 - 13 - 0 |
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170 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Putra Rajasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes tries for a takedown but Rajasa circles away easily
and Rajasa counters with a nice body shot.
Rajasa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hayes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rajasa stuffs the takedown.
Hayes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Putra Rajasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hayes.
Hayes looks for a takedown but Rajasa sprawls well.
Rajasa throws a quick counter head kick but Hayes was just out of range.
Hayes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hayes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rajasa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hayes shoots in for a double leg but Rajasa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rajasa sprawls well. Rajasa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayes has his takedown stuffed
and Rajasa counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes fails with the takedown.
And Rajasa counters with a quick kick to the body but Hayes blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajasa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Rajasa.
Hayes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rajasa defends it nicely.
Rajasa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hayes's sensitive parts.
Rajasa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hayes shoots for a double leg takedown but Rajasa sprawls well. He's pushed Hayes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rajasa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hayes looks for a takedown but Rajasa sprawls well.
Jab by Rajasa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rajasa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rajasa stuffs the takedown.
Rajasa throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Michael Hayes has been cut.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
Rajasa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes shoots and misses
and Rajasa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hayes shoots in but Rajasa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hayes with a poor takedown
letting Rajasa counter with a right hand.
Hayes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a thumping low kick.
Rajasa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hayes goes for a double leg but Rajasa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Rajasa continues to drive forward.
Hayes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajasa connects with a body shot that sends Hayes's belly button to the back.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hayes looks for a takedown but Rajasa sprawls well.
Hayes looks winded!
Hayes tries for a takedown but Rajasa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hayes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hayes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rajasa swivels and escapes.
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Rajasa counters with a nice body shot.
Rajasa slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rajasa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hayes fails with the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a solid body kick.
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hayes or perhaps it was just good defense by Rajasa, which made it look bad.
Hayes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rajasa's waist but Rajasa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hayes off to one side.
Hayes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rajasa avoids it really well and circles away.
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Rajasa counters with a two punch combo.
Rajasa throws a head kick that Hayes semi-blocks.
Rajasa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hayes dives in and grabs Rajasa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rajasa pushes down on Hayes's head and hops out.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Rajasa to counter with a crisp jab.
Rajasa thuds his right hand into Hayes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Rajasa counters with a two punch combo.
Hayes is rocked!
Rajasa scores with a hook.
Hayes is still on wobbly legs! Can Rajasa finish him?
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rajasa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Putra Rajasa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Hayes's cut.
That's time! Rajasa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rajasa lands a jab to the head.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Rajasa shows good takedown defense.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rajasa but Rajasa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hayes seems to have recovered his senses.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Putra Rajasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hayes.
Rajasa lands a jab.
Michael Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rajasa lands a body shot.
Rajasa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayes can do to turn this around?
Hayes fails with the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes darts in looking for a takedown but Rajasa gets double underhooks and turns Hayes into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Rajasa to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Rajasa.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt
and Rajasa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt
and Rajasa counters with a left to the body.
Rajasa scores with a shot to the body.
Rajasa scores with a decent looking hook.
Rajasa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rajasa.
Rajasa connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch lands to the side of Hayes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Rajasa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rajasa.
Rajasa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rajasa lands a nice looking body kick.
Rajasa lands a glancing blow to the side of Hayes's head.
Hayes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hayes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rajasa defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Rajasa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hayes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hayes wants to work for an arm triangle but Rajasa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rajasa is trying to get back to full guard.
Rajasa gets back to full guard.
Hayes is pushing down on Rajasa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rajasa is fighting to maintain full guard but Hayes has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajasa wants to get back to his feet.
Hayes wants to control but Rajasa is keeping him busy.
Hayes is working for a kimura but Rajasa is defending it quite comfortably.
Hayes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rajasa is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hayes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rajasa is defending against the submission attempts here by Hayes.
Rajasa trying to control but Hayes postures up.
Hayes is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Rajasa as he works his way to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Putra Rajasa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Hayes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rajasa lands a really nice looking cross but Hayes seems unphased.
Hayes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rajasa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Rajasa.
Rajasa cracks Hayes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hayes has his takedown stuffed
and Hayes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes shoots in but no luck this time.
Putra Rajasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hayes.
A cross from Rajasa lands.
Rajasa throws a right hand that Hayes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayes also avoids with ease.
Rajasa slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hayes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rajasa counters with a straight right hand.
Rajasa cracks a nice hook into Hayes's ribs.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rajasa stuffs the takedown attempt from Hayes. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayes shoots in but Rajasa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Rajasa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rajasa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rajasa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hayes.
Hayes has his takedown stuffed
and Rajasa counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rajasa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hayes fails with the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajasa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hayes misses with a takedown
and Rajasa counters with a nice body shot.
Rajasa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rajasa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hayes.
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes walks into a straight right hand from Rajasa.
Hayes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hayes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rajasa throws a powerful right kick. Hayes tried to block low but the kick was high! Hayes was taken right off of his feet! Rajasa jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Putra Rajasa!
Putra Rajasa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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