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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blake Green (ranked 102 p4p, 10 weight class) and Isaac Hayford (ranked 351 p4p, 41 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Sugar Rush. Isaac Hayford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaac Hayford!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayford swings widly with a right hand
and Hayford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Green takes a swing at Hayford's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Hayford.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayford moves away from the strike by Green.
Hayford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
Hayford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayford throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Hayford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayford manages to avoid it.
Hayford throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Hayford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayford drops his hands momentarily and Green takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hayford throws a lazy uppercut
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green lands a front kick.
Green scores with a hook.
Green cracks Hayford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hayford throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayford connects with a body shot that sends Green's belly button to the back.
Hayford ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green throws a hook to the side of Hayford's head but Hayford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Hayford missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green looks for the body kick but Hayford saw that one coming.
Hayford staying out of range there.
Green misses with a body kick.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green swings for the body but Hayford moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Green misses with a body shot.
Hayford cracks Green with an open hand slap.
Hayford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Blake Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Green lands a nice hook to Hayford's body. Hayford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Green.
Hayford throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Hayford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Green misses
enabling Hayford to counter with a crisp jab.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Green scores with a kick to the body.
Hayford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green misses with an uppercut. Hayford saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to clinch there but Hayford circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Green 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Hayford.
It looked like Green wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Green lands a nice hook to Hayford's body. Hayford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for Hayford on that attempt.
It looked like Green was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hayford.
Hayford connects with a crisp jab.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Hayford's head back.
Hayford looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Green tries to clinch but Hayford moves away
and Hayford counters with a straight right hand.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Hayford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Green. Hayford shrugs it off though.
Green slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayford, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hayford on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Green is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Green tries to clinch but Hayford moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Green.
Hayford misses with a left hand
and Green counters with a good low kick that Hayford was not able to check.
Green cracks Hayford with a good jab.
Hayford looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Green moves into range and clinches up with Hayford.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Green.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Green but Green pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blake Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Hayford.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayford moves away from the strike by Green.
Green moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHayford.
Green throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayford throws a body shot but no joy.
Green gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Green.
Hayford takes one to the chin there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hayford crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Green - the referee stops the clock and Hayford gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Green. Hayford manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayford can do to turn this around?
Green lands a nice looking body shot.
Green moves out of range of the leg kick from Hayford.
Hayford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Hayford changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Green swings for the body but Hayford moves out of range.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayford throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Green misses.
Hayford jabs Green right on the nose. Green blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayford closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Green's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayford seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hayford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hayford trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayford might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Green haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Green 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hayford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Blake Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayford misses with an uppercut.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hayford throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayford wants to slow Green down by chopping away at his legs.
Hayford throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hayford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hayford moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Green cracks the inside of Hayford's front leg.
Hayford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayford blocks the body kick.
Green lands with a nice combination. Hayford backs away looking to recover.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayford is just out of range.
Hayford changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Hayford takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayford.
Hayford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Hayford.
Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Green takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Green lands with a good body shot.
Hayford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hayford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green cracks Hayford with a good jab.
Green misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a body punch but Hayford moves out of range.
Hayford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green throws a hook to the side of Hayford's head but Hayford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hayford in his tracks.
Hayford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green connects with a solid leg kick.
Green tries to clinch
and Hayford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green swings for the body but Hayford moves out of range.
Green throws a push kick but Hayford slaps the foot to one side.
Green fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hayford on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Hayford.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Hayford throws a body shot but no joy.
Hayford throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick from Hayford misses.
Green swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A big left from Green misses.
A lazy body kick from Green
and Hayford counters with a good, hard body kick but Green shrugs it off.
Hayford checks a leg kick.
Hayford throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Hayford there.
Green looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Hayford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayford is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Green throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Hayford.
Hayford throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hayford doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a jab when Hayford was well out of range.
Green misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hayford! But no joy.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayford walks into a jab.
Hayford ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Hayford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayford was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Hayford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Green misses with an uppercut. Hayford saw that one coming.
Green defending well as Hayford loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Hayford. Beautiful body shot.
Green throws a hook to the side of Hayford's head but Hayford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayford moves away.
Hayford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Green moves out of range as Hayford strikes.
Hayford cracks Green with an open hand slap.
Hayford moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Isaac Hayford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Hayford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Green fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Hayford moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Green takes a swing at Hayford's ribcage but misses.
Green fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hayford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hayford has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Green.
Green moves out of range of the body kick.
Green misses with a looping right.
Green lands an overhand right.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Green.
Hayford throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green misses with a right hand
and Hayford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayford moves out of range as Green strikes.
Green throws a hook to the side of Hayford's head but Hayford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Green swings for the body but Hayford moves out of range.
Hayford ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Hayford throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Green throws out a powerful jab.
Decent striking displayed by Hayford there.
Green with a nice cross.
Blake Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hayford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Green connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hayford scrambles back to his feet.
Green misses with a looping right.
Green lands with a shot to the body.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Hayford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Green digs a good hook to Hayford's body.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Hayford moves away and avoids it.
Green takes a swing at Hayford's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green moves out of range as Hayford throws a body kick.
Green takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hayford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Green looks to land a left hand but Hayford moved out of range nicely.
Green throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hayford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Hayford misses with a wild body shot.
Green has closed the distance and engaged Hayford in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Hayford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Green blocking some punches.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Green!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Blake Green made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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