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Event:
CEFC 282
Date: Mar 31, 2018 |
#R1#
White tries for a takedown but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White misses with an uppercut. Hayes saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Hayes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
White misses the shot to the body.
Hayes moves away from the strike by White.
Danny White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Hayes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Hayes shoots in and gets a takedown into White's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayes is one step ahead there.
White keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hayes looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T1#
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White postures up in Hayes's guard and throws a big left but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hayes has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Hayes's brow. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hayes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hayes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White throws an elbow that misses. Hayes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Hayes!#REVB##T3#
Hayes trying to control but White is working from the bottom. #SUB#
White looking for a guillotine here but Hayes defends easily.
White lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T4#
Hayes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hayes is controlling White's posture.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hayes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hayes tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hayes to the ground. Hayes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hayes lands with a good body shot.
White looks to land a left hand but Hayes moved out of range nicely.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#TD#
White throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hayes was covering up waiting for the punch and White finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hayes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hayes looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there. #T1#
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Hayes has wrist control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayes scores with a body shot.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hayes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T2#
Hayes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hayes duly obliges.
Hayes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hayes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes lands an overhand right.#TD2#
Hayes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White is trying to control the position but Hayes postures up.
Hayes wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Hayes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hayes wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Hayes throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T3#
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hayes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
White postures up in Hayes's guard and throws a big left but Hayes blocks it.
White trying to move into half guard but instead Hayes has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Hayes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hayes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
White keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hayes landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayes looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Hayes throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Hayes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Hayes misses with a hook.
Hayes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hayes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Hayes sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michael Hayes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White walks into a jab.
Hayes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from White.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL2#
and Hayes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hayes throws a head punch that misses.
Hayes blocks an elbow strike.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by White.
#T1#
A shot in the inside from Hayes.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from White.
Hayes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from White.
Hayes working aggressively here.
White is pressed up against the cage. Hayes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hayes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
White fails with the takedown.
White shoots in for a takedown but Hayes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White connects with a leg kick. Hayes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Hayes. That snapped White's head back.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
White throwing a counter right hand but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Hayes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T3#
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Hayes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hayes.
White misses with a hook.
A left lands for White.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Hayes stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat.
Hayes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Hayes finds it's way through White's defenses.
Hayes lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts. #CL2#
White tries to keep at a distance but Hayes has taken the fight into the clinch.#T4#
Hayes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White misses with some punches.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Nice elbow from White.
Hayes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Hayes takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
A shot in the inside from Hayes.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hayes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hayes!
Michael Hayes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Danny White was interviewed post fight and said 'No worries. I'm confident this fight will be ruled a 'no-contest' after my opponent here tests positive for drugs, once again.'.
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Event:
CEFC 279
Date: Mar 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Komaroff misses with a low kick.
Hayes swings for the body but Komaroff moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Komaroff.
Komaroff throws a right hand that misses
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Komaroff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michael Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes cracks a nice hook into Komaroff's ribs.
Komaroff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hayes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#TD#
Komaroff drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hayes is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Komaroff dives into side control.
#REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Komaroff throws an elbow but Hayes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hayes is not content to let Komaroff control the position.
Komaroff lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #T1#
Komaroff scores with a couple of short elbows.
Komaroff fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Komaroff tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Komaroff wants to control but Hayes is keeping him busy.
Komaroff throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Komaroff working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hayes can't do much from the bottom here.
Komaroff looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hayes is avoiding damage well.
Komaroff misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hayes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Komaroff. #T2#
Komaroff 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 Hayes's shoulder. That is not cool.
Komaroff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Komaroff lands a decent elbow from side control.
Komaroff throwing strikes but Hayes manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hayes tries to score with some ground and pound. Komaroff controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #SUB2#
Hayes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Komaroff gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Komaroff manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Komaroff's head. #T3#
Komaroff regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Komaroff keeps moving.
Komaroff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Komaroff keeps moving.
Hayes postures up.
Hayes stopping the sweep attempt from Komaroff.
Komaroff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hayes manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Komaroff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Komaroff postures up in Hayes's guard and throws a big left but Hayes blocks it. #T4#
Hayes pulls Komaroff in close to his closed guard and prevents Komaroff from doing any damage or advancing position.
Komaroff wants to pass the guard but Hayes is keeping the position.
Komaroff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Komaroff throws a strike but Hayes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Komaroff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Komaroff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Komaroff lands strikes from half guard.
Komaroff trying to control from half guard but Hayes is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Komaroff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasili Komaroff dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hayes defending well as Komaroff loads up on a big left hand.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Komaroff.
Komaroff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hayes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hayes lands with a hook. Komaroff tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hayes tests Komaroff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Komaroff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
Komaroff looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A jab from Hayes misses.
Komaroff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
It looked like Komaroff wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the body.
Komaroff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayes can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes stuns Komaroff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hayes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Komaroff misses.
Hayes misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Komaroff was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.#T1#
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Komaroff.
Komaroff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayes pinned against the cage. Hayes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Komaroff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hayes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Komaroff swings widly with a right hand
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Komaroff.
Komaroff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Komaroff.
Komaroff is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hayes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hayes throws a hook but Komaroff avoids it easily.
Michael Hayes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Komaroff ducks down to avoid it. #TD#
Komaroff shoots in and gets a takedown into Hayes's guard.#T2#
Hayes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Komaroff.
Komaroff throws a strike but Hayes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes trying to control but Komaroff is working from the bottom.
Hayes connects with a couple of short punches.
Komaroff wants to sweep here but Hayes controlling him for the moment.
Komaroff throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Komaroff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Komaroff will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Komaroff keeps moving. #T3#
Komaroff trying to control the position.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Komaroff keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Komaroff misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Komaroff throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Hayes gets a clinch.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Komaroff's elbow.
Hayes tries to work over Komaroff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Komaroff or not.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by Komaroff.
Hayes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasili Komaroff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Komaroff takes a knee to the side of the body. #T4#
Komaroff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Hayes throws a head punch that misses.
Hayes trying to land knees to the body.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Komaroff blocks an uppercut.
Komaroff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Komaroff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Komaroff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hayes goes for a takedown attempt but Komaroff pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Komaroff throws a series of punches but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes scores with a decent looking hook.
Komaroff swings widly with a right hand
and Hayes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Komaroff throws a poor cross that misses
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Hayes misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Komaroff misses with an uppercut
and Hayes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Komaroff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hayes.
Komaroff throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hayes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Komaroff.
Hayes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Komaroff throws out the jab.
Komaroff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hayes lunges at Komaroff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Komaroff's hand.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Komaroff.
Komaroff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Komaroff throws a nice head kick!
Komaroff throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Komaroff slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Komaroff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Komaroff connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Hayes has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T1#
Komaroff lands a right hand.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Komaroff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Komaroff scores with a shot to the side of Hayes's head.
Komaroff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hayes's elbow.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Komaroff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes is working for takedown but Komaroff is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Komaroff uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hayes on the inside.
Komaroff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Komaroff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michael Hayes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T2#
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Komaroff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Hayes. #TD2#
Hayes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Komaroff is trying to keep an underhook but Hayes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Komaroff is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hayes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hayes's back!
Komaroff keeps control of the position easily here as Hayes tries to buck him off.
Hayes covering up well under a series of strikes from Komaroff.
Komaroff somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Komaroff lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hayes hold on?!
#T3#
Komaroff struggling to land strikes to the head as Hayes covers up.
Komaroff misses with an elbow to the head.
Komaroff missing with strikes from the back.
Komaroff loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hayes hold on?
Even with his hooks in, Komaroff manages to miss with strikes from the back. #SUB#
Hayes defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Komaroff's arms.
Hayes covering up well under a series of strikes from Komaroff.
Komaroff lands a punch to the side of the head from the back. #T4#
Komaroff misses with a punch to the head.
Hayes trying to control the hands but Komaroff won't let him.
Hayes covering up well and avoiding damage.
Komaroff misses with punches from the back.
Komaroff is landing with strikes from the back.
Komaroff has Hayes flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hayes covering up well and avoiding damage.
Komaroff is landing with strikes. Hayes can't take much more of this.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasili Komaroff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Komaroff 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasili Komaroff!
Vasili Komaroff made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'IM THE FUCKING CHAMPION! GIVE ME ANYBODY AND I WILL KILL THEM LIKE I JUST KILLED GAULTIER'.
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Event:
CEFC 277
Date: Feb 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Hayes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Näkäräinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Hayes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Näkäräinen works over Hayes's head and body with a nice combination.
Näkäräinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayes doesn't seem bothered though.
Hayes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hayes doesn't manage to clinch there - Näkäräinen circles away.
Näkäräinen looks to land a combination. Hayes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Näkäräinen punishes Hayes's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Näkäräinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hayes throws a lazy right hand but Näkäräinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Hayes backs off Näkäräinen throws a huge counter combo but Hayes manages to avoid it all.
Hayes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Näkäräinen connects with a body shot that sends Hayes's belly button to the back.
Hayes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Näkäräinen jabs Hayes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Näkäräinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hayes to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Näkäräinen lands a body shot.
Näkäräinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hayes rather than just go for the knockout.
Näkäräinen digs a good body shot into Hayes's ribs.
Nice shot by Hayes.
Näkäräinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hayes loads up on a big right hand but Näkäräinen slips the punch.
Näkäräinen misses with an uppercut.
Näkäräinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Näkäräinen throws a head kick that misses.
Näkäräinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Näkäräinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Hayes takes one to the side of the head.
Näkäräinen looks to throw a body kick
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Näkäräinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Näkäräinen thuds a left hand into Hayes's body.
Näkäräinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Näkäräinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Näkäräinen is out of range. #T2#
Hayes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Näkäräinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Näkäräinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Näkäräinen stuns Hayes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Michael Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Näkäräinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Hayes pushes Näkäräinen up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Näkäräinen lands a takedown into guard.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.
Näkäräinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Hayes is looking for a triangle but Näkäräinen pushes his legs off easily.
Näkäräinen postures up in Hayes's guard and throws a big left but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Näkäräinen's guard. #REVR#
Hayes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Näkäräinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Näkäräinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Näkäräinen is pulling down on Hayes's head. It's preventing any offense from Hayes, at least for the moment.
Näkäräinen wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Näkäräinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Näkäräinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hayes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hayes landing with the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Hayes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hayes with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Hayes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T4#
Hayes works over Näkäräinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Hayes working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Näkäräinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hayes wants to pass the guard but Näkäräinen is keeping the position.
Hayes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Näkäräinen's head.
Hayes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Näkäräinen is keeping the position for now.
Näkäräinen keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
Näkäräinen keeping full guard, as Hayes tries to pass.
Hayes is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pikku Näkäräinen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Hayes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Näkäräinen swings for the body but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes tests Näkäräinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hayes slips a straight right by Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Näkäräinen misses the jab.
Näkäräinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Näkäräinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick from Näkäräinen lands but Hayes takes it in his stride.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Näkäräinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pikku Näkäräinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Näkäräinen. Those never looked like landing.
Hayes connects with a single shot there.
Näkäräinen ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Näkäräinen. #T1#
A good leg kick by Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen misses with a takedown attempt - Hayes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hayes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Näkäräinen drops his hands momentarily and Hayes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, jab by Hayes - just one landing.
Näkäräinen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hayes misses the jab.
A jab from Hayes finds it's way through Näkäräinen's defenses.
Näkäräinen takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Näkäräinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hayes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Näkäräinen.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Näkäräinen's head but Näkäräinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Näkäräinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Näkäräinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pikku Näkäräinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayes lands a slapping body shot.
Hayes lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Näkäräinen works Hayes's body with a nice hook.#T2#
Näkäräinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Näkäräinen.
A countering left hand to the body from Näkäräinen misses.
Hayes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Näkäräinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Näkäräinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Näkäräinen throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Hayes misses.
Hayes misses with a leg kick
and Näkäräinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Näkäräinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Näkäräinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Näkäräinen throws a shot to the body.
Hayes misses with a hook.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Hayes as he connects with a hook.#T3##CL#
Hayes clinches up with Näkäräinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Näkäräinen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hayes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Näkäräinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Näkäräinen's head but Näkäräinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Näkäräinen misses the shot to the body.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Näkäräinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes cracks Näkäräinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Näkäräinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Näkäräinen throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen misses with an uppercut.
Hayes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Näkäräinen.
Hayes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Näkäräinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T4#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Näkäräinen 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.
Näkäräinen moves out of range as Hayes strikes.
Näkäräinen feints a jab promting Hayes to slip. Näkäräinen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hayes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Näkäräinen staying out of range there.
Hayes throws a good cross that connects.
Näkäräinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Näkäräinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen misses with an uppercut.
Näkäräinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hayes.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Näkäräinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Näkäräinen shoots in for a takedown but Hayes shows good takedown defense.
Michael Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pikku Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayes tries to sprawl out of it but Näkäräinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hayes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Näkäräinen wants to slow Hayes down by chopping away at his legs.
Hayes is looking to counter punch.
Näkäräinen ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayes wants to clinch.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Näkäräinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Näkäräinen slips a jab from Hayes.
Näkäräinen throws a low kick but Hayes moves out of range easily.
Hayes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Näkäräinen swinging wildly here.
#CL#
Hayes clinches.
Näkäräinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#BC2#
Näkäräinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Näkäräinen misses the shot to the body.
Hayes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T1#
A jab from Näkäräinen misses.
Hayes tries to clinch up but Näkäräinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Hayes.
Hayes looks to land a left hand but Näkäräinen moved out of range nicely.
Näkäräinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hayes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Näkäräinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Näkäräinen takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayes moves to clinch but Näkäräinen breaks away
and Näkäräinen counters with a solid body kick.
Näkäräinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Näkäräinen throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Näkäräinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hayes.#T2#
Nice jab there from Hayes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Näkäräinen feints a counter leg kick.
Näkäräinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Näkäräinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Näkäräinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Näkäräinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Näkäräinen misses the jab.
Näkäräinen checks a leg kick.
Näkäräinen lands a two punch combo.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Näkäräinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Näkäräinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T3#
Näkäräinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Hayes.
Hayes scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Hayes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayes trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hayes.
Hayes lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Näkäräinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Näkäräinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes misses the jab.
Hayes misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Hayes.
A swing and a miss from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen misses with a two punch combination.
Hayes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Näkäräinen motions for Hayes to come forward. Näkäräinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Näkäräinen throws a leg kick but Hayes checks it. #T4#
Hayes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hayes.
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 connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheers as Hayes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Näkäräinen doesn't seem phased though.
Näkäräinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at Näkäräinen's knee but Näkäräinen avoids it well.
Näkäräinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hayes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Näkäräinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Hayes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hayes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Näkäräinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
A jab from Näkäräinen misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Näkäräinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hayes!
Michael Hayes decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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GAMT 71 Deal v Jernit 3
Date: Sep 30, 2017 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Arboleda.
Hayes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arboleda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arboleda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda misses with a low kick.
Arboleda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hayes.
Hayes lands a nice shot that snaps Arboleda's head back.
Arboleda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hayes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes scores with a nice strike.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by Arboleda.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Hayes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Arboleda staying out of range there.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.#T1#
Arboleda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hayes throws a hook but Arboleda avoids it easily.
Arboleda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayes doesn't seem bothered though.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes tries to counter by clinching up but Arboleda breaks away and moves out of range.
Arboleda is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Arboleda clinches.
Arboleda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hayes lands with a right to the head.
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Hayes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arboleda blocks it with crossed arms.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Hayes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hayes lands a left hand.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#T2#
Arboleda lands an uppercut.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hayes takes an elbow to the temple.
Arboleda prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Hayes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arboleda lands a damaging elbow.
Hayes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Hayes won't want to take too many of those.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Arboleda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arboleda takes a shot to the head.
Arboleda works on Hayes's body with a couple of short punches.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayes avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arboleda tries to work over Hayes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes lands a hook that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Hayes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Hayes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Humberto Manuel Arboleda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hayes keeps the fight on the outside.#CUT#
It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Hayes tries to work over Arboleda's front leg with a kick but Arboleda checks it.
Arboleda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arboleda moves to clinch but Hayes breaks away
and Hayes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arboleda.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Arboleda pushes Hayes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hayes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arboleda avoids it.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda misses with a knee to the head.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Arboleda.
Hayes lands a knee to the head.
Hayes landing knees to the head.
Arboleda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
#T1#
Hayes lands a knee to the head.
Hayes misses with a knee to the head.
Arboleda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hayes blocks it with crossed arms.
Hayes blocks an elbow strike.
We've been informed that Arboleda has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Arboleda misses with an elbow over the top.
Hayes dodges an elbow strike from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a damaging elbow.
Hayes misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hayes as the two fighters clinch.
Arboleda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arboleda blocks an uppercut.
Hayes tries to land a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks with his arms.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Arboleda controls his hands.
Arboleda lands a damaging elbow.
Hayes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Arboleda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arboleda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Arboleda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hayes's brow. #T2#
Arboleda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Hayes in his tracks for a moment.
Hayes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Arboleda controls his hands.
Hayes looking to throw knees to the head but Arboleda is blocking nicely.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arboleda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hayes is keeping busy.
Hayes blocks the elbow strike.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
Hayes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Arboleda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arboleda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayes.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Arboleda tries to stall but Hayes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Hayes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Arboleda tries to clinch but Hayes is having none of it.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arboleda.
Hayes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arboleda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Hayes misses the target.
Hayes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Arboleda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Hayes circles away and keeps his distance.
Arboleda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hayes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hayes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Arboleda darts in and clinches Hayes up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hayes.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arboleda avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arboleda.
Hayes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arboleda is defending well for now.
Hayes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hayes is working Arboleda over against the ropes.#T1#
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hayes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arboleda is defending well for now.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arboleda struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayes controls his hands.
Hayes tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Arboleda swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Hayes.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hayes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
Arboleda can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
Hayes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
#T2#
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Hayes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arboleda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hayes blocks it with crossed arms.
Arboleda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Arboleda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hayes's brow.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Hayes.
Arboleda blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hayes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Arboleda wants to stall.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayes tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
Hayes tries to land knees in the clinch but Arboleda avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Michael Hayes did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4##CL2#
Hayes gets tackled into the ropes by Arboleda. Arboleda maintains the clinch.
Arboleda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hayes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arboleda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arboleda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayes avoids the damage to the body.
Hayes lands a right hand.
Arboleda is trying to stall.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes lands a right hand.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Arboleda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayes crunches a lovely knee into Arboleda's ribcage.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
Arboleda is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hayes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Hayes blocks it.
#T1#
Hayes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda pushes Hayes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Hayes on the inside.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayes avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hayes.
Hayes avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Hayes landing knees to the head.
Hayes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hayes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
Hayes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda looking to stall.
Hayes takes a knee to the side of the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hayes pushes Arboleda back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hayes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T2#
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 blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hayes.
Hayes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Michael Hayes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hayes lands with a right to the head.
Hayes lands a shoulder strike.
Hayes digs a right hand into Arboleda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arboleda's gas tank.
Hayes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hayes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
Hayes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayes avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
Hayes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arboleda.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes lands with a short shot to the head.
Hayes tries to land a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks with his arms.
Hayes lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes had his way with Humberto Manuel Arboleda in that round.
The cut man is working on Humberto Manuel Arboleda's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arboleda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Hayes moves into the clinch.
Hayes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arboleda backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Hayes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arboleda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Arboleda trying to stall but Hayes improves his position.
Arboleda seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arboleda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hayes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arboleda is defending well for now.#T1#
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hayes has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Arboleda to the canvas! Can Arboleda beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Arboleda was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Hayes is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Michael Hayes!
A very excited looking Michael Hayes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
GAMT 62 McStoner v Halo
Date: Aug 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Hayes throws a body punch but Bush moves out of range.
Bush scores with a nice strike.
Bush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casino in the buildup to the fight.
Bush misses with a right hand
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michael Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Bush unleashes a big counter combination but Hayes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheers as Bush lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hayes doesn't seem phased though.
Bush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayes is looking to clinch but Bush is avoiding it.
Bush jabs Hayes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Hayes wants to clinch.
Bush has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hayes finds it's way round the side to connect with Bush's head. #T1#
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bush.
Bush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hayes.
Hayes cracks Bush with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bush misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Bush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been informed that Bush 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.
Bush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bush.
Donk. Bush catches Hayes right on the button with a cross.
Hayes misses with an uppercut. Bush saw that one coming.
Hayes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bush takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T2#
Hayes throws a leg kick but Bush sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hayes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayes misses the target.
Bush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a series of wild punches.
Bush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hayes.
Bush has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hayes finds it's way round the side to connect with Bush's head.
An inside leg kick from Hayes misses.
Bush throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bush takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Hayes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Bush throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bush throws a jab when Hayes was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Hayes.
Good exchange - Hayes coming out on top.
Hayes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bush counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hayes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bush.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Bush ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Hayes.
Hayes fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Bush was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bush shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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!
Bush throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Bush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Hayes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bush takes one to the chin there.
Hayes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bush takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hayes cracks Bush with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bush throws a big shot that misses.
Hayes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hayes throws a hook but Bush blocks it.
It seemed like Bush was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hayes looks to land a left hand but Bush moved out of range nicely.
Bush looks to land a combination but Hayes avoids it well.
Bush cracks Hayes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes tries to clinch there but Bush circles away.
#T2#
Bush slips a straight right by Hayes.
Bush bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayes.
#CL#
Hayes has managed to clinch.
Bush throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Bush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bush throws a solid leg kick but Hayes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bush.
Bush with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Bush misses.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Bush was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes throws a solid leg kick but Bush takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hayes.
Despite the aggression on Bush's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes dominated that second 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.
#R3#
Hayes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bush looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bush throws a head kick but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bush takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bush loads up on a big right hand but Hayes slips the punch.
Bush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bush counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bush misses with a straight left.
Bush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush slips a jab from Hayes.
Hayes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1#
Bush moves out of range as Hayes strikes.
Hayes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes tries to score with a low kick but Bush moves his leg out of the way.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bush takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Bush does it's job there.
Bush slips a straight right by Hayes.
Bush scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Hayes.
Hayes blocks a jab.
Hayes lands with a hook. Bush tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bush can do to turn this around?
Hayes darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #ROC#
Bush is rocked!
Bush has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hayes jabs Bush right on the nose. Bush blinks but takes it well.
Bush is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayes finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes cracks Bush with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Bush is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Bush is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Bush could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Michael Hayes!
After winning the bout, Michael Hayes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GAMT 49 Curry v Bon 2
Date: Jun 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MC with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hayes to score with a decent uppercut.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MC throws out the jab.
A left and a right from MC both land. Nice combination.
MC throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
MC misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hayes.
MC throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hayes misses the jab.
MC pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MC takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hesa MC seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Hayes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayes lands a left hand that snaps the head of MC backwards.
MC lands a nice uppercut.
Hayes lands with a light punch inside.
MC utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by MC.
MC trying to land knees to the body.
Hayes pushes MC back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from MC.
Hayes tries a body shot but MC blocks it.
MC blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hayes.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hayes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MC creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
MC connects with a knee to the head.
MC is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
MC tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
MC misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MC scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Hayes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MC connects with a knee to the head.
Hayes gets through MC's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hayes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Hayes - that landed with a thud.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayes avoids it.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MC.
Hayes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MC works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
MC tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hayes's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Hayes.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayes scores with a shoulder strike.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes managing to block the knees to the body from MC.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MC.
Hayes lands a nice knee to the body.
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hayes throws a good cross that connects.
Hesa MC is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayes lands the left hand.
MC with a jab.
Hayes lands a nice hook to MC's body. MC takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hayes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MC.
MC tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hayes paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Hayes clinches.
MC tries a knee to the head but Hayes blocks it.
Knees to the body from Hayes.
Knees in the clinch landing for MC.
MC connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MC tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing MC back against the ropes.
MC is breathing heavily.
Hayes avoids a wild elbow strike from MC.
Hayes tries to land knees in the clinch but MC avoids the damage to the body.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MC can do to turn this around?
MC lands an uppercut.#T1#
Hayes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MC or not.
MC avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
MC working aggressively here.
Hayes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MC using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MC managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
MC can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
Hayes can't find room to land a body shot as MC controls the action.
MC is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
Hayes looking to throw knees to the head but MC is blocking nicely.
MC blocks an uppercut.
MC blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hayes lands a left hand.
MC with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MC.
MC unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MC lands a shot to the body.#T2#
MC throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MC avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
Hayes takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by MC.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for MC.
MC scores with a shoulder strike.
Michael Hayes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hayes lands a body punch.
Hayes misses with a short punch on the inside.
MC blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MC avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but MC uses good head movement to avoid it.
MC on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Hayes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayes avoids it.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by MC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes dominated that second 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.
#R3#
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MC moves away.
Hayes is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
MC throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
MC jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MC.
MC bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
MC takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hayes avoids the body shot from MC.
MC tries to clinch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes throws a body punch but MC moves out of range.
MC takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hayes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MC walks into a jab.
MC loads up on a big right hand but Hayes slips the punch.
Hayes cracks MC with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by MC.
MC misses the shot to the body. #T1##CL2#
Hayes tries to keep at a distance but MC has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hayes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Hayes lands a damaging elbow.
Hayes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MC is defending well for now.
Hayes crunches a lovely knee into MC's ribcage.
MC takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayes avoids a wild elbow strike from MC.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
MC misses with a knee strike.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MC.
MC throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
MC with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MC.
Hayes landing knees to the head.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MC tries a knee to the head but Hayes blocks it.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MC misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hayes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hayes lands a left hand.
Hayes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Hayes avoids a wild elbow strike from MC.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but MC avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the ropes.
Hayes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hayes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hayes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MC on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Hayes.
Hayes missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
MC swinging wildly here.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hayes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MC on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from MC misses the target.
Hayes throws a nice inside leg kick. #KD#
Hayes clips MC with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give MC a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.#ROC#
MC is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Hesa MC has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at MC's knee but MC avoids it well.
MC is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayes finish him?
MC misses the shot to the body.
Hayes clobbers MC with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MC throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MC throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Hayes cracks the inside of MC's front leg.
MC takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayes tried to score with a low kick but MC checks it.
MC throws a nice looking combination but Hayes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MC seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Hayes's corner calls for a 1-2. Hayes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hayes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michael Hayes is winning the standup battle so far.
MC lands a jab.
MC pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MC throws a nice looking combination but Hayes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MC is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from MC.
MC misses with a series of wild punches.
MC tries to clinch up.
MC keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
MC has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayes.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MC is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
MC misses with a series of wild punches.
MC takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T2#
Hayes checks a leg kick nicely.
MC goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MC takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MC throws a right hand that Hayes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayes also avoids with ease.
MC throws a head kick but Hayes moves out of range.
MC walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hayes lands a jab to the head.
Hayes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
MC misses with an uppercut. Hayes saw that one coming.
Hayes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MC lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by MC.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MC thows a left - swing and a miss!
MC misses with a combination
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes cracks a nice hook into MC's ribs.
MC has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
MC just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes 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.
Michael Hayes takes the final round due to the solitary knockdown.
The cut man is working on Hesa MC's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R5#
MC takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
MC is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
MC throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Hayes throwing a counter right hand but MC manages to avoid it.
Hayes tries a low kick but MC avoids it.
A little jabbing left from MC on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from MC.
Hayes connects with a good right hand that stumbles MC. MC circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Hayes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MC cracks the inside of Hayes's front leg.
Good shot there by Hayes.
Hayes connects with the punch.
Hayes throws a right and a left that MC avoids nicely.
MC throws a counter combo.
MC avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
A slow jab from MC misses its intended target. #T1#
Hayes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hayes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MCs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MC.
Hayes moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMC.
MC throws a leg kick
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MC misses with an uppercut.
MC throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes misses with a wild combination.
Hayes lands a really nice looking cross but MC seems unphased.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of MC's head but MC sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MC scores with a hook to the body. Hayes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL2#
MC gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
MC lands a good knee to the midsection. Hayes won't want to take too many of those.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as MC controls his hands.
#T2#
MC scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MC is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hayes lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hayes throws an elbow but misses.
MC working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MC is looking to control Hayes's arms but Hayes gets an underhook and turns him. Now MC has his back to the ropes.
MC is looking to control Hayes's arms but Hayes gets an underhook and turns him. Now MC has his back to the ropes.
MC is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hayes has denied him.
Hayes lands a body punch.
MC swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
MC misses with a punch on the inside.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
MC misses with an elbow over the top.
MC taking a breather.
Hayes trying to land knees to the body.
Hesa MC has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MC avoids it.
Hayes cracks MC with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:44
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:44
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hayes!
An out of breath Michael Hayes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
VFA 13
Date: Apr 22, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Officer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hayes, pushing him back against the cage.
Officer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hayes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by Officer.
Hayes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Officer momentarily.
Officer ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Officer ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Officer rushes Hayes and presses him up against the cage.
Hayes prevents a body shot from Officer.
A body shot lands from Officer.
Officer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Officer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayess head.
Hayes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Officers head.
Hayes looking for a takedown.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Officer misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Officer lands a right hand.
Officer can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
Officer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hayes backwards. #T1#
Hayes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Officer avoids it.
A short right from Officer on the inside.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Officer.
Officer has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Officer scores with a shot to the side of Hayes's head.
Hayes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Officer throws a head punch that misses.
Hayes lands a left hand.
Hayes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Officer.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Officer.
Officer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Officer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
Officer stops a takedown attempt from Hayes.
Police Officer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hayes.
Officer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Officer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hayes's elbow.
Officer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Officer lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes scores with a shoulder strike.
Hayes tries to score a body lock takedown but Officer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T2#
Officer avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Officer.
Hayes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hayes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Officer after a bit of a struggle.
Hayes works on Officer's body with a couple of short punches.
Officer managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
Officer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Officer misses with the head strike.
Officer throws a head punch that misses.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes misses with a knee to the head.
Officer has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Officer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Officer.
#TD#
Officer jumps into guard, dragging Hayes to the mat.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Officer keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Officer wants to sweep here but Hayes controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Hayes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Officer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hayes manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Hayes wants to sweep here but Officer controlling him for the moment.
Officer trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Officer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Officer wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.
Hayes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hayes trying to keep a closed guard but Officer is proving a slippery customer.
#T4#
Officer preventing the sweep.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Officer from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Hayes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Officer is aware though and is defending well.
Officer advances to half guard. #SUB#
Officer seems to be looking for submissions.
Officer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayes keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hayes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Officer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Officer is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Police Officer 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.
#R2#
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Officer.
Officer shoots in for a takedown but Hayes shows good takedown defense.
Hayes lands a really nice looking cross but Officer seems unphased.
Hayes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL#
Officer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Officer throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Officer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hayes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Officer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hayes scores a nice knee to the body.
Officer is trying to pull guard but Hayes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Officer misses with the head strike.
Hayes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
I was talking to Officer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hayes is working Officer over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Officer managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
Hayes lands a shot to the body.
Hayes lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Officer throws a head punch that misses.
Hayes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hayes landing knees to the head.
#TD#
Officer has Hayes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Officer pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hayes tumbling to the mat - Officer dives into Hayes's guard.
Hayes is trying to keep Officer in close.
#SUB2#
Hayes is looking to cinch up a triangle. Officer throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hayes's body to avoid the submission. Hayes has instead reached around Officer's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hayes arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Hayes!
Michael Hayes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
VFA Wednesday Fights 5
Date: Mar 08, 2017 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Neadue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Neadue misses.
Neadue takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hayes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Neadue defends well and Hayes ends up having to push Neadue into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Neadue shoots in for a takedown but Hayes shows good takedown defense.
Neadue fakes the leg kick and cracks Hayes in the body.
Silvan Neadue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Neadue.
Hayes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Neadue fails with the takedown
enabling Hayes to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neadue takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Neadue scores with a jab. Hayes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Hayes.
Neadue looks to throw a body kick
and Hayes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T1#
Hayes jabs Neadue right on the nose. Neadue blinks but takes it well.
Neadue comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neadue is defended easily by Hayes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvan Neadue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neadue misses with a jab to the body
#CL2#
and Hayes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hayes missing with knees to the body.
Neadue tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing Neadue back against the cage.
Hayes lands a body shot.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Neadue manages to break the clinch.
Hayes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#TD#
Neadue drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Neadue works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes is trying to get back to half guard.
Neadue 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.
Neadue working the ground and pound from side control.
Neadue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayes keeps working. #SUB#
Neadue is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hayes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Neadue has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Neadue passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hayes!
Hayes is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB#
Neadue is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hayes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hayes shrugs it off.
Neadue lands a big shot there that rocks Hayes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Neadue landing strikes from the mount and Hayes is in trouble! #T3#
Hayes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Neadue wants to control the pace but Hayes is squirming around nicely.
Hayes regains half guard.
Neadue landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hayes gets full guard.
Hayes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neadue is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Neadue postures up.
#SUB2#
Hayes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hayes is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Neadue escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hayes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T4#
Neadue trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Hayes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hayes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Neadue is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neadue is working hard here to advance position.
Neadue is trying to control Hayes's posture but Hayes avoids it.
Hayes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Neadue down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Silvan Neadue will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
A jab lands there for Hayes.
Neadue misses with a body shot.
Hayes tries to counter with a clinch but Neadue shakes him off and moves away.
Neadue drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neadue shoots in for a takedown but Hayes shows good takedown defense.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Neadue ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neadue. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neadue misses with a straight left.
Hayes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes jabs Neadue right on the nose. Neadue blinks but takes it well.
Neadue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Neadue shoots in but no luck this time.
Hayes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hayes wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvan Neadue. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Hayes tries to clinch but Neadue moves out of range.
Neadue half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hayes looks to land a right hand but Neadue moved out of range.
Neadue takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Hayes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Neadue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes lands a glancing blow to the side of Neadue's head.
Nice uppercut there from Neadue.
Neadue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neadue with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hayes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hayes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Michael Hayes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neadue jabs Hayes right on the nose. Hayes blinks but takes it well.#T2#
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Neadue.
Neadue ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Neadue throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayes.
Hayes thuds his right hand into Neadue's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Neadue or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayes, which made it look bad.
A countering left hand to the body from Hayes misses.
Neadue shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hayes as he jumps to the side.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neadue works Hayes's body with a nice hook.
Hayes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neadue is fending him off so far but Hayes persists. Nope, Neadue circles away and we're back to standing.#T3#
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Neadue.
It seemed like Hayes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hayes throws a hook but Neadue avoids it easily.
Neadue walks into a stiff left hand from Hayes.
Neadue goes for a double leg but Hayes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hayes continues to drive forward.
Neadue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neadue.
Neadue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes catches Neadue with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neadue is defended easily by Hayes.
Hayes looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T4#
Neadue's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hayes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Neadue scrambles back to his feet.
Hayes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neadue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neadue takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Neadue throws a hook to the side of Hayes's head but Hayes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab from Neadue.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neadue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neadue half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Hayes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Hayes scores with a nice strike.
Neadue scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Neadue throws a shot to the body.
Neadue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Neadue sets himself, and Hayes steps forward looking for the clinch! Neadue avoids it this time.
Neadue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Neadue.
Neadue shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayes tries to sprawl out of it but Neadue keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hayes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hayes tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes fails with the takedown.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Neadue is just out of range.
Neadue misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hayes counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Neadue moves out of range as Hayes strikes.
Neadue attempts a counter takedown but Hayes avoids it well and moves away.
Neadue looks to land a right hand but Hayes moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Neadue.
Hayes jabs Neadue to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayes tried to score with a low kick but Neadue checks it.
Hayes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hayes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hayes misses with a wild body shot.
Neadue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Neadue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neadue needs to keep his hands up - Hayes had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neadue is defended easily by Hayes.#T2#
Neadue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Hayes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Neadue moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neadue changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Neadue's head but Neadue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neadue slips a straight right by Hayes.
Hayes connects with a single shot there.
Hayes scores with a sloppy right hand. Neadue should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Neadue misses.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Neadue's head but Neadue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Neadue's corner calls for a 1-2. Neadue obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Neadue.
Hayes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hayes loads up on a big right hand but Neadue slips the punch.
Neadue throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neadue throws a sloppy body shot
#CL2#
and Hayes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Neadue drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hayes pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvan Neadue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neadue.
Hayes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neadue misses the shot to the body.
Hayes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neadue throws out the jab.
Hayes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hayes wants it to stay on the feet.#T4#
Hayes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Neadue. Neadue circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Neadue lands with an uppercut that bounces Hayes off the cage and back into range.
Hayes cracks Neadue with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hayes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neadue lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Neadue shoots for a takedown but Hayes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Hayes instigates a clinch.
Neadue looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Neadue is trying to drag Hayes to the mat but Hayes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Neadue scores with a shot to the side of Hayes's head.
Neadue drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hayes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neadue is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hayes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
A big left from Neadue misses.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neadue was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Neadue misses the shot to the body.
Hayes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hayes tries to counter with a clinch but Neadue shakes him off and moves away.
Hayes cracks Neadue with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hayes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hayes misses with a hook. Neadue ducked under it nicely.
Neadue misses with a body shot
and Hayes counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neadue shoots in but Hayes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Neadue misses the shot to the body.
Neadue misses with a hook.
Hayes tries to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
Neadue defending well as Hayes loads up on a big left hand.
Hayes tries to move into range but Neadue moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neadue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neadue, as that shot connected.
Neadue takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hayes throws a shot to the body.
#TD#
Neadue closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hayes gets back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Neadue content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hayes is looking to improve his position.
#T2#
Neadue scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neadue prevents Hayes from improving his position.
Hayes trying to control but Neadue postures up.
Hayes wants to improve his position but Neadue is controlling well.
Neadue throwing shots but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Hayes trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Neadue there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Neadue is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hayes sees it coming and defends easily.#T3#
Hayes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Neadue is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hayes defends it well.
Hayes is trying to control but can't.
Neadue working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hayes is looking to improve his position.
Neadue is looking to advance position but Hayes won't allow it.
Neadue is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Neadue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayes keeps working.
Hayes trying to hold on to Neadue's head to control him but Neadue postures up.
Neadue prevents Hayes from improving his position.
Neadue thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neadue is thwarting Hayes's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neadue trying to control from half guard but Hayes is working away.
Hayes tries to roll over but Neadue keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvan Neadue had his way with Michael Hayes in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R5##TD#
Neadue darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hayes keeping hold of Neadue's head, controlling as best he can.
Hayes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Neadue's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Neadue's back!
Hayes struggling to keep hold of the position.
Silvan Neadue overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes is landing with strikes from the back.
Hayes scores with strikes from the back.
#SUB2#
Hayes has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hayes is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Neadue. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.#T1#
Neadue is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hayes is punishing Neadue with some ground and pound.
Neadue takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Neadue trying to control but not successfully.
Neadue is taking damage to the body and head. #SUB2#
Hayes has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Neadue has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Neadue trying to control the hands but Hayes breaks the grip. #T2#
Neadue turns into Hayes and is now in his guard.
Hayes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Neadue is trying to maintain the position but Hayes is very close to passing his half guard.
Neadue has hold of Hayes's hands but Hayes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neadue slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Neadue throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hayes escapes and throws Neadue's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Neadue tries to buck Hayes off but Hayes is having none of it.#T3#
Neadue takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hayes cracks Neadue with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Hayes immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Neadue is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Hayes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Hayes!
Michael Hayes is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Michael Hayes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
VFA 4 - Hayes vs. Officer
Date: Feb 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Officer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hayes scores with a hook.
Officer throws a leg kick #CL#
and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hayes.
Hayes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Officer smiles and moves away.
Hayes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casino in the buildup to the fight.
Officer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hayes swivels and escapes.
Officer with a poor takedown #TD#
and Hayes counters with a shoot takedown. Officer fights it but they end up in guard.
Hayes cracks Officer with a solid left hand.
Officer looking for a sweep. Not yet Officer, not yet.
Hayes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Officer looking for a guillotine here but Hayes defends easily.
Officer wants to sweep here but Hayes controlling him for the moment.
Hayes works over Officer with some ground and pound from guard.#T1#
Hayes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hayes looking to pass the guard.
Hayes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Officer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hayes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Officer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Hayes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Officer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Officer wants to hit a switch here but Hayes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Officer there! #T2#
Officer is looking to get to half guard.
Hayes landing shots from mount.
Officer is looking to get to half guard.
Hayes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hayes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Officer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Officer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Officer tries to reverse the position but Hayes maintains control.
Hayes landing strikes from the mount.
Hayes looking to control but Officer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T3#
Hayes lands a big elbow.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the head.
Hayes with shots to the head and body - Officer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hayes with the ground and pound from mount.
Officer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Officer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Officer is squirming around, avoiding Hayes's attempts to control the action.
Hayes landing shots from mount.
Hayes landing shots from mount. #ROC#
Officer is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Officer working to try and regain half guard.
Hayes dominating with strikes here.#T4#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hayes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Officer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hayes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Officer hang on?
Officer is still in real trouble! Can Hayes finish him?
Officer is desperately trying to improve his position but Hayes has a good base and remains in mount.
Officer seems to have recovered his senses.
Hayes breaks from Officer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Officer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hayes working the ground and pound effectively.
#SUB#
Hayes is working for a guillotine from mount but Officer frees his head quite easily.
Hayes unloading with bombs!
Hayes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes with shots to the head and body - Officer looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Officer has his takedown stuffed
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Officer.
Officer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Officer ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.#CL#
Hayes clinches up with Officer and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a knee strike.
#BC2#
Officer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Officer cracks Hayes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Officer moves out of range as Hayes strikes.
Officer throws a counter combo.
Officer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hayes connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
Officer misses with a hook
#TD#
and Hayes counters with a single leg into guard. Officer didn't expect that.
Hayes stands up over Officer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Officer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hayes defends well.#SUB2#
Officer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hayes won't allow Officer to sweep him here.
Hayes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hayes working some strikes from top position.
Officer wants to sweep here but Hayes controlling him for the moment.
Officer working a defensive guard here.
Hayes lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Hayes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Officer's head.
Michael Hayes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hayes slips nicely into half guard.
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Officer can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from Hayes. #SUB#
Hayes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hayes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Officer keeps working.
Officer trying to control from the bottom.
Hayes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T3#
Still in half guard, Hayes seems content to control.
Hayes slips a nice elbow through Officer's hands, connecting with Officer's forehead.
Officer manages to get to full guard.
Hayes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Officer's head.
Hayes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Officer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hayes defends it easily.
Hayes advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes wants to control but Officer is keeping him busy.
Hayes winds up and cracks Officer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hayes controlling the pace.
Officer is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Hayes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Officer gets back to full guard.
Hayes trying to control but Officer is working from the bottom.
Hayes distracts Officer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Officer looking for subs off his back but Hayes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hayes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hayes lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes dominated that second round.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Officer throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Hayes instigates a clinch.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes wants to take the fight to the mat but Officer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Officer tries to break the clinch but Hayes is controlling the position.
Hayes gets underhooks to prevent Officer's takedown attempt.
#BC2#
Officer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Officer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Hayes looks to land a right hand but Officer moved out of range.
Officer takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Hayes tries to clinch there but Officer circles away.
#T1#
Hayes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Officer lands a nice shot that snaps Hayes's head back.
Officer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Hayes.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Officer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hayes defends it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Officer. That snapped Hayes's head back.
Officer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Officer throws a leg kick
enabling Hayes to counter with a crisp jab.
Officer misses with a hook.
Hayes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Officer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Officer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Officer under the eye.#T2#
Hayes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Officer shoots in but Hayes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Michael Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Police Officer.#TD#
Hayes gets a takedown into half guard.
Officer wants to control but Hayes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Officer is not content to let Hayes control the position.
Officer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hayes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T3#
Hayes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hayes prevents Officer from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hayes lands a nice short elbow.#SUB2#
Officer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Officer tries to roll over but Hayes keeps him under control.
Hayes wants to take a breather but Officer is having none of it.
Officer is looking to control Hayes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Officer avoid being mounted?#T4#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hayes lands a nice short elbow.
Hayes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Police Officer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayes working Officer over with strikes.
Officer wants to control but Hayes is keeping busy.
Hayes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Officer wants to get back to full guard.
Officer taking some punishment here, with Hayes in his half guard. #SUB2#
Officer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hayes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hayes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Officer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hayes!
An out of breath Michael Hayes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Death Squad 365:Pablo v Turpin
Date: Dec 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Blye scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hayes staying out of range there.
Blye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hayes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blye lands with a right hand.
Blye misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hayes misses the target.
Hayes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blye throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes blocks a jab.
Blye moves out of range of the strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blye has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Blye misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Hayes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blye. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Blye moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayes ducks right into an uppercut from Blye.
Blye throws a poor cross that misses
and Hayes counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Blye misses.
Hayes misses with a looping right.
Blye with the counter takedown but Hayes avoids it easily.
Blye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blye throws a lazy right hand but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hayes throws a shot from downtown. Blye moves away and avoids it.#CL2#
Blye forces Hayes back against the ropes and clinches.
A short uppercut from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a knee to the head.
Blye is looking for a takedown.
Hayes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hayes has him pressed against the ropes.#T2#
Blye wants a takedown.
Blye lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hayes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blye avoids it.
Blye is looking to break free of the clinch but Hayes has double underhooks. #BC2#
Blye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blye shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hayes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michael Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Blye.
Nice defenses there by Hayes.
Blye blocks a jab.
It seemed like Blye was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blye shoots in but no luck this time.
Hayes misses with an uppercut
and Blye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes takes one to the chin there.
Blye misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Hayes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T3#
Hayes blocks a body shot from Blye.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Blye wants a takedown but no success here.
Blye looking for a takedown.
Blye lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blye is stalling here.
#BC2#
Blye breaks from the clinch.
Blye misses with a right hand
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Blye throws a series of punches but Hayes moves out of range.
Blye's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hayes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blye scrambles back to his feet.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Blye.
Hayes connects with a body shot that sends Blye's belly button to the back.
Hayes slips a straight right by Blye.
Blye thuds his shin into the meat of Hayes's side.#T4#
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Blye is just out of range.
Hayes throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Blye. Beautiful body shot.
Hayes throws the left hand but Blye avoids the punch easily.
Blye thumps Hayes with a low kick.
Hayes walks into a stiff left hand from Blye.
Donk. Blye catches Hayes right on the button with a cross.
Michael Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blye misses with a double jab
and Hayes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blye connects with a right hand. Hayes shakes it off.
Blye thows a leg kick but Hayes checks it
and Hayes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Blye 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.
#R2#
Hayes misses with a hook.
It seemed like Blye was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hayes lands a glancing blow to the side of Blye's head.
Hayes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blye. Blye obviously looking to wear him down.
Blye connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hayes's hands.
Hayes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hayes misses the jab.
Blye ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Blye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hayes misses the target.
Blye takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Hayes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice jab there from Blye. #T1#
Nice cross by Hayes.
Blye throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Blye is just out of range.
Blye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blye feints a counter leg kick.
A big left from Blye misses.
Blye throws a leg kick
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blye.
Hayes closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CL2#
Blye gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hayes. #ROC#
Blye is rocked!
Blye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blye is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayes finish him?
Hayes prevents a body shot from Blye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Hayes tries to land knees in the clinch but Blye avoids the damage to the body.
Hayes tries a body shot but Blye blocks it.
Blye goes for a takedown attempt but Hayes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blye misses with an uppercut.
Hayes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blye throws out a counter right but Hayes avoids it with no problem.
Hayes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blye's sensitive parts.
Blye seems to have recovered his senses.
Blye looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hayes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas Blye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blye throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayes.
Blye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blye is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hayes with a body shot.
Blye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hayes to score with a decent uppercut.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blye throws out the jab.
Hayes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blye defending well as Hayes loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL2#
Blye clinches with his opponent.
Blye lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Blye looking to stall.
Blye managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
Blye lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blye scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hayes.
Hayes crunches a lovely knee into Blye's ribcage.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Hayes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blye misses with some punches.
Blye stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T4#
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Blye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blye tries a body shot but Hayes blocks it.
Blye avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
Blye scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blye wants to break free but Hayes has control.
Blye prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Blye lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes. #TD2#
Blye is trying to trip Hayes. He has hold of a leg but Hayes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Blye persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Blye from controlling successfully.
Blye stands up over Hayes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucas Blye will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Hayes throws a right hand that misses
and Blye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blye manages to avoid it.
Blye throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayes.
A telegraphed right hand from Blye misses the target.
It looked like Hayes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hayes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blye plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#ROC2#
Hayes is rocked!
Blye connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Hayes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blye blocks a jab.
Blye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hayes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hayes seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Blye.
Blye looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Blye.#T1#
Blye looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Blye's head but Blye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blye throws a body shot but no joy.
Blye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Blye moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blye throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Hayes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Blye scores with a jab to the head.
Blye slips a jab from Hayes.
Blye throws a right hand that misses
#CL#
and Hayes moves into the clinch.
Blye tries for a takedown but Hayes manages to get underhooks.
#T2#
Blye is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hayes can't find room to land a body shot as Blye controls the action.
Hayes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blye managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD2#
Blye gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes tries to roll over but Blye keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blye connects with a nice short shot to Hayes's temple.
Hayes wants to get back to full guard.
Hayes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blye.
Blye trying to control from half guard but Hayes is working away.
Hayes gets full guard.
Blye sitting in guard here, content to control. #T3##SUB#
Hayes is looking for a triangle but Blye pushes his legs off easily.
Hayes is controlling Blye's posture.
Blye controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Hayes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Hayes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blye gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blye lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blye landing some decent shots from guard.
Blye is pushing down on Hayes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hayes is fighting to maintain full guard but Blye has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hayes tries to get to full guard but Blye has control of the leg. #SUB#
Hayes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blye pulls his head out easily.
Lucas Blye is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blye prevents Hayes from improving his position.
Lucas Blye has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hayes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blye is working away from the top position though.
Blye looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blye trying to control from half guard but Hayes is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Blye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blye winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Blye!
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Event:
Death Squad 358:Pablo v Jihad
Date: Nov 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Brandao walks into a stiff left hand from Hayes.
Brandao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brandao throws a poor cross that misses
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brandao misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Brandao misses.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Hayes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brandao avoids it really well and circles away.
Brandao throws a chopping leg kick but Hayes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hayes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayes lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Hayes does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Hayes tries to sprawl but Brandao drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brandao lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brandao throws a strike but Hayes avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Brandao scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hayes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brandao manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Brandao is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Iron Palace that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Hayes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hayes has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Casino. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Brandao is controlling Hayes's posture.#SUB2#
Hayes has gone for a leg lock! Brandao slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hayes's guard.#REVR#
Hayes trying to control the position.
Brandao is looking to work some ground and pound but Hayes has wrist control.#T2#
Brandao makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hayes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brandao's guard. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hayes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Hayes throwing strikes from guard but Brandao blocks nicely.
Hayes throws a strike but Brandao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hayes wants to sweep here but Brandao controlling him for the moment.
Hayes managing to control the position. #T3#
Brandao stands up over Hayes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hayes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brandao wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.
Hayes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brandao's guard. #REVB#
Hayes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandao is keeping the position for now.
Brandao is trying to keep Hayes in close.
Hayes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hayes postures up in Brandao's guard and throws a big left but Brandao blocks it.
Hayes is pushing down on Brandao's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brandao is fighting to maintain full guard but Hayes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hayes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hayes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A big right from Brandao misses.
Jose Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandao. That did some damage!
Brandao scores with a nice head shot.
Brandao checks a low kick from Hayes.
Hayes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brandao looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Brandao falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and Hayes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brandao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayes avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Hayes scores with a nice short uppercut.#TD2#
Hayes pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brandao connects with a couple of short punches.
Brandao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Hayes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hayes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brandao scoring with some ground and pound.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.
Brandao throwing strikes but missing.
Brandao preventing the sweep.
Brandao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michael Hayes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brandao trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes keeping full guard, as Brandao tries to pass.
Brandao postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brandao stopping the sweep attempt from Hayes.
Hayes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brandao manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T2#
Hayes passes Brandao's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hayes is keen to just control but Brandao is a slippery customer.
Brandao is doing well to control the position and prevent Hayes from advancing to side control.
Brandao continues to stall.
Brandao trying to control from the bottom.
Hayes moves into full mount! Brandao won't be happy about that!
Brandao bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brandao postures up in Hayes's guard and throws a big left but Hayes blocks it. #T3##SUB2#
Hayes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.
Brandao lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Hayes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brandao defends well.
Brandao working some strikes from top position.
Brandao makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brandao keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hayes's head.
Brandao works over Hayes with some ground and pound from guard.
Hayes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandao is one step ahead there. #T4#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hayes is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Hayes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandao is keeping the position for now.
Brandao working a defensive guard here.
Hayes looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Brandao will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL#
Hayes tries to keep at a distance but Brandao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brandao obliges.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes tries to pull guard but Brandao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brandao misses with an elbow over the top.
Brandao lands with a right to the head.
Hayes jumps guard but Brandao stands there with Hayes around his waist. Hayes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hayes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brandao looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayes controls his hands.
Brandao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Brandao avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
#T1#
Brandao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayes.
Brandao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hayes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Hayes is trying to pull guard but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Jose Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hayes.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Brandao scores with a hook to the body.
Hayes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.
Hayes scores a nice knee to the body.
Brandao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
Brandao working aggressively here.
Hayes blocking some punches.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hayes. #BC2#
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Brandao throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hayes.
Brandao misses with a hook.
Brandao walks into a jab.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Brandao ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Brandao clinches.
Brandao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayes avoids it.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jose Brandao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hayes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brandao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC2#
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Hayes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brandao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brandao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
Brandao working Hayes over with knees to the body.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Brandao with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayes tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Brandao takes an elbow to the temple.
Brandao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brandao trying to control the position but instead, Hayes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brandao into the cage.
Hayes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brandao's face.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brandao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayess head.
Hayes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brandao walks away with a smile on his face. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brandao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandao.
Hayes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T4#
Hayes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Hayes lands a jab.
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 moves away from the strike by Brandao.
Hayes tries to counter with a clinch but Brandao shakes him off and moves away.
Brandao lands with a nice body punch.
Hayes moves out of range as Brandao strikes.
Michael Hayes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brandao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandao slips under a jab from Hayes.
Brandao scores with a nice right hand.
Brandao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hayes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hayes there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
Hayes lands a jab-cross combination.
Brandao throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Brandao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brandao 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jose Brandao!
Jose Brandao was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Death Squad 351:Sionis v Pablo
Date: Oct 29, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
McGee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've been informed that McGee 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.
Hayes tries to pull guard but McGee holds him up against the cage and eventually Hayes drops back down to his feet.
McGee avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
Hayes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGee avoids it.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayes jumps guard but McGee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hayes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hayes tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee connects with a knee to the head.
Hayes tries to pull guard but McGee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T1#
Hayes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hayes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGee smiles and moves away.
Hayes sizes up McGee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clarence McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
McGee steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hayes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGee.
McGee connects with an inside leg kick.
Hayes 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.#TD#
Hayes dives in and scores a takedown into McGee's guard.
Hayes trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
Hayes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hayes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGee is keeping the position for now. #T2#
McGee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hayes.
McGee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes stopping the sweep attempt from McGee.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hayes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hayes wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Michael Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes misses with an uppercut. McGee saw that one coming.#T3#
Hayes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGee defends it nicely.
McGee tries to clinch there but Hayes circles away.
Hayes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGee blocks a jab.
McGee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hayes. #CL2#
McGee rushes Hayes and presses him up against the cage.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hayes's face.
#T4#
McGee blocks an uppercut.
McGee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
Hayes missing with knees to the body.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hayes misses with a knee to the head.
McGee lands an elbow that stopped Hayes in his tracks for a moment.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
McGee tries a knee to the head but Hayes blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.
Hayes lands a damaging elbow.
McGee avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayes avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence McGee 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.
#R2#
Hayes misses with a looping right.
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGee.
McGee slips under a jab.
McGee counters with a body kick.
McGee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes misses with a hook.
Hayes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hayes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hayes misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee looks to land a body kick but Hayes moved away.
McGee slips a jab from Hayes.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. McGee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGee staying out of range there.#T1#
Hayes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGee.
Nice jab there from Hayes.
A clash of legs there as Hayes blocks the low kick.
Donk. McGee catches Hayes right on the button with a cross.#CL2#
McGee clinches.
Hayes missing with knees to the body.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGee avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
McGee scores a nice knee to the body.
Hayes misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
McGee landing knees to the body.
McGee connects with a knee to the head.
McGee is leaning against Hayes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGee prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Hayes takes an elbow to the temple.
McGee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGee blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGee.
McGee misses with a punch to the body.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
McGee misses with an elbow over the top.
McGee lands an uppercut.
Hayes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGee looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
#T3#
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGee.
McGee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hayes blocks it with crossed arms.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayes avoids the damage to the body.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from McGee as the two fighters clinch.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
Hayes fails to pull guard.
McGee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
McGee blocks an elbow strike.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
Hayes tries to pull guard but McGee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hayes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hayes managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
#T4#
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGee crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Hayes is trying to pull guard but McGee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
Hayes missing with knees to the body.
Hayes tries to pull guard but McGee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Hayes.
A left hand lands to the body for McGee.
Clarence McGee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
McGee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hayes backwards. #BC#
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Hayes dives in and scores a takedown into McGee's guard.
Hayes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence McGee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hayes misses with an uppercut.
Hayes cracks a nice hook into McGee's ribs.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
McGee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayes scores with a nice strike.
Hayes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
Hayes lands a glancing blow to the side of McGee's head.
Hayes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGee tries to counter with a clinch but Hayes shakes him off and moves away.
McGee tries to clinch up.#T1#
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGee misses the jab.
McGee throws a solid leg kick but Hayes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGee.
An attempted straight right counter from Hayes misses the target.
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayes circles away.
McGee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hayes throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGee throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hayes checks it well.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes checks the leg kick.
Hayes thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Hayes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Hayes throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
McGee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hayes just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGee's brow.
Hayes blocks an uppercut.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hayes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes lands a good knee to the midsection. McGee won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hayes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hayes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hayes tries to pull guard but McGee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T3#
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayes avoids the damage to the body.
Hayes trying to land knees to the body.
McGee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hayes managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
McGee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McGee managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes lands a knee to the body.
Hayes missing with knees to the body.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.
Hayes avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGee lands an elbow just above Hayes 's eye. #T4#
McGee lands an elbow just above Hayes 's eye.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Hayes pulls guard successfully.
#SUB#
Hayes looking for a guillotine here but McGee defends easily.
McGee's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Hayes throws his legs up looking for a submission but McGee uses it to pass to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McGee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Michael Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence McGee!
Clarence McGee bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Death Squad 346:Todd v Duffy
Date: Oct 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Sakamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Sakamoto avoids them all with ease.
Hayes takes one on the button.
Sakamoto scores with a punch to the head.
Hayes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sakamoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hayes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sakamoto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Sakamoto is out of range.
Sakamoto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hayes digs a good hook to Sakamoto's body.
Sakamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Hayes checks a leg kick nicely.
Hayes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakamoto doesn't seem bothered though.
Sakamoto throws a head kick that Hayes semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Hayes. Beautiful body shot.
Hayes checks a leg kick nicely.
Hayes defending well as Sakamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Sakamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Sakamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Hayes tries a quick counter leg kick but Sakamoto is wise to it.
Sakamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Sakamoto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hayes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hayes misses with a body punch
and Sakamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Sakamoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakamoto throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Sakamoto.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Sakamoto tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakamoto.
Hayes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hayes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sakamoto misses with a looping left.
Hayes misses with a hook. Sakamoto ducked under it nicely.
Hayes throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes misses with an uppercut
letting Sakamoto counter with a right hand. #T2#
Hayes misses with a body shot
and Sakamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakamoto misses with a looping left.
Hayes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hayes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hayes throws the left hand but Sakamoto avoids the punch easily.
Sakamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sakamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Sakamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a solid leg kick but Hayes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sakamoto.
Sakamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Sakamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakamoto.
#T3#
Sakamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakamoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakamoto.
Hayes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hayes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sakamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Sakamoto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sakamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sakamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Sakamoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sakamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sakamoto, right into the meat.
Sakamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Hayes misses with a low kick as Sakamoto jumps back.
Hayes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sakamoto.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
A combination from Sakamoto does no damage.
Hayes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sakamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hayes's sensitive parts.
Hayes cracks Sakamoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hayes jabs Sakamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
A combination from Sakamoto does no damage.
Sakamoto throws out a powerful jab.
Hayes 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakamoto's sensitive parts.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Sakamoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Sakamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Hayes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sakamoto scores with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hayes! But no joy.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sakamoto.
Hayes throws a leg kick that misses.
Sakamoto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hayes just manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Sakamoto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sakamoto misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Hayes lands with a straight right. Sakamoto didn't see that one coming.
Hayes swinging wildly here.
Hayes misses with an uppercut
and Sakamoto counters with an outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hayes blocks the leg kick.
Hayes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sakamoto misses with a straight right.
Hayes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A leg kick checked by Hayes.
Sakamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Sakamoto motions for Hayes to come forward. Sakamoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakamoto misses with a body punch
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes throws the left hand but Sakamoto avoids the punch easily.
Hayes lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Sakamoto is predictable there #TD2#
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sakamoto won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
Sakamoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sakamoto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sakamoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hayes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hayes's back!
Hayes manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sakamoto's guard. Nice work there by Hayes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hayes tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakamoto is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Sakamoto has his foot on Hayes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hayes works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hayes advances position into side control!
Hayes wants to control but Sakamoto is keeping him busy. #T3#
Sakamoto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hayes working over Sakamoto with some ground and pound. Sakamoto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sakamoto is looking to improve his position.
Hayes wants to control but Sakamoto is keeping him busy.
Sakamoto is looking for a sweep. Hayes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sakamoto is staying active underneath Hayes, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Hayes seems to be looking for submissions.
Sakamoto tries to get to full guard but Hayes has control of the leg.
Sakamoto trying to control but Hayes postures up.
#T4#
Sakamoto has his hands clasped together around Hayes's back. He's all about the action.
Sakamoto trying to control here.
Hayes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakamoto is looking to improve his position.
Hayes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sakamoto tries to roll over but Hayes keeps him under control.
Hayes is pressing down on Sakamoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sakamoto is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
#R3#
Sakamoto slips a straight right by Hayes.
Hayes tries to work over Sakamoto's front leg with a kick but Sakamoto checks it.
Sakamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes with a nice cross.
Hayes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sakamoto.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Hayes moved away.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hayes sprawls well. Hayes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakamoto missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sakamoto defends it well.
Hayes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes checks a leg kick.
Hayes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sakamoto feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Sakamoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sakamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab.
Sakamoto shoots in for a double leg but Hayes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T1#
Sakamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hayes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Sakamoto counters with a nice leg kick.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes throws a hook but Sakamoto avoids it easily.
Hayes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Sakamoto.
Hayes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sakamoto.
Hayes thows a leg kick but Sakamoto checks it
and Hayes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakamoto looks to throw a body kick
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakamoto tries to score with a low kick but Hayes moves his leg out of the way.
Sakamoto scores with a push kick.
Hayes tries to land a leg kick but Sakamoto saw it coming and moves away.
Sakamoto attempts a counter takedown but Hayes avoids it well and moves away.
Sakamoto throws a chopping leg kick but Hayes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sakamoto throws out a powerful jab.
Hayes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sakamoto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hayes scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
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!
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayes.
Sakamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sakamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakamoto clobbers Hayes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hayes looks to land a combination. Sakamoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#
It looks like Hiroshimo Sakamoto has been cut.#TD2#
Hayes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sakamoto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Michael Hayes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakamoto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sakamoto trying to control here.
#T3#
Hayes prevents Sakamoto from improving his position.
Hayes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sakamoto is in trouble now - Hayes has advanced to mount!
Hayes tries to control but Sakamoto wriggling away.
Hayes unloading with bombs!
Sakamoto is looking to improve his position but Hayes isn't that keen on the idea.#T4#
Hayes tries to control but Sakamoto wriggling away. #SUB2#
Hayes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sakamoto has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sakamoto!
Sakamoto postures up.
Sakamoto trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Sakamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hayes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakamoto throwing strikes from guard but Hayes blocks nicely.
Sakamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayes is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Sakamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sakamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Sakamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sakamoto scores with a nice strike.
Hayes lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakamoto.
Hayes connects with a jab.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sakamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hayes misses with a hook. Sakamoto ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Hayes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sakamoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T1#
Sakamoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hayes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
Hayes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakamoto.
Hayes feints a counter leg kick.
Hayes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hayes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hayes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Sakamoto's head but Sakamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Sakamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Sakamoto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hayes. Those never looked like landing. #T2#
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto tried to counter with a leg kick but Hayes avoided it.
Sakamoto throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sakamoto is able to avoid easily.
Sakamoto throws a front kick aimed at Hayes's knee but Hayes avoids it well.
Sakamoto jabs at Hayes's body.
Hayes lunges at Sakamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakamoto's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Sakamoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sakamoto misses with the body kick
and Sakamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Sakamoto.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Hayes.
Sakamoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sakamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayes at a distance.
Sakamoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sakamoto misses with a double jab.
Hayes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Sakamoto misses.
Sakamoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Sakamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Hayes in the body.
Hayes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sakamoto. Sakamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
It seemed like Hayes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sakamoto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sakamoto.
Hayes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sakamoto.
A combination from Sakamoto does no damage.
Hayes throws out a counter right but Sakamoto avoids it with no problem.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Sakamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakamoto is just out of range.
Sakamoto cracks the inside of Hayes's front leg.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakamoto moves away.
Hayes punishes Sakamoto's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hiroshimo Sakamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes misses the jab.
Sakamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Sakamoto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Hayes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hayes.
Hayes misses the jab.
Sakamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Sakamoto misses with a low kick.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Sakamoto.
Hayes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Sakamoto throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Hayes thows a leg kick but Sakamoto checks it
letting Sakamoto counter with a right hand.
Sakamoto misses with a looping left.
Hayes wants to counter with a clinch but Sakamoto pushes him away.#T1#
Sakamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Sakamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Hayes moved away.
Sakamoto is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick which misses Hayes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hayes tries to avoid it.
Sakamoto lands with a good body shot.
Hayes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakamoto at a distance.
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick.
Sakamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakamoto.
Hayes throws a jab when Sakamoto was well out of range.
A jab from Sakamoto finds it's way through Hayes's defenses. #T2#
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Sakamoto stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Hayes with that takedown attempt.
A big left from Sakamoto misses.
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!
Sakamoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sakamoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hayes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sakamoto scrambles back to his feet.
Sakamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakamoto.
Hayes loads up on a big right hand but Sakamoto slips the punch.
Sakamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick which misses Hayes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hayes tries to avoid it.
Sakamoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T3#
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sakamoto.
The crowd cheers as Hayes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakamoto doesn't seem phased though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Hayes is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakamoto misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Sakamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hayes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakamoto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Sakamoto misses. #T4#
Sakamoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes cracks Sakamoto with a good jab.
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Hayes misses with a looping right.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sakamoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hayes is out of range and Sakamoto settles back down.
Sakamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakamoto. That snapped Hayes's head back.
Sakamoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sakamoto ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Sakamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hayes can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sakamoto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Hiroshimo Sakamoto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Death Squad 340:Karol v Alex
Date: Sep 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Hayes lunges at Lecter Vlll with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lecter Vlll's hand.
Hayes swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Lecter Vlll to counter with a crisp jab.
Lecter Vlll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes feinted with a counter takedown.
Hayes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lecter Vlll takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That kick from Lecter Vlll tenderised Hayes's leg. Hayes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hayes lands a slapping body shot.
Hayes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hayes throws a jab when Lecter Vlll was well out of range.
Hayes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hayes throws a lazy uppercut
and Lecter Vlll counters with a low kick, right behind Hayes 's knee.
Lecter Vlll looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Lecter Vlll throws out a counter right but Hayes avoids it with no problem.
Lecter Vlll tried to score with a low kick but Hayes checks it.
Lecter Vlll doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hayes counters with a right hand to the body.
Hayes throws a hook but Lecter Vlll blocks it.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Lecter Vlll on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Lecter Vlll slips under a jab.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
Hayes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Lecter Vlll throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lecter Vlll walks into a jab.
Lecter Vlll uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL#
Hayes moves into the clinch.
Lecter Vlll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lecter Vlll misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter Vlll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayess head.
Lecter Vlll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lecter Vlll softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hayes trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Lecter Vlll on the inside.
Lecter Vlll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter Vlll misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes misses with a knee strike.
#T2#
Lecter Vlll swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Lecter Vlll on the inside.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecter Vllls head.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lecter Vlll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter Vlll tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing Lecter Vlll back against the ropes.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lecter Vlll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hayes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lecter Vlll backwards.
Lecter Vlll is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayes.
Hayes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lecter Vlll backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Hannibal Lecter Vlll has been cut.
Hayes throws a head punch that misses.
Lecter Vlll misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Hayes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lecter Vlll misses with some punches.
Lecter Vlll is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lecter Vlll tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing Lecter Vlll back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Hayes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hayes misses with a knee strike.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter Vlll misses with a body punch.
Lecter Vlll misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Hayes throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lecter Vlll struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayes controls his hands.
Hayes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hayes as Lecter Vlll tries to tie him up.
Hayes lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Hayes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hayes blocks an uppercut.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter Vlll misses with some punches.
A short right from Hayes on the inside.
Lecter Vlll lands with a light punch inside.
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 lands an uppercut.
Hayes scores with a shoulder strike.
Lecter Vlll tries a body shot but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lecter Vlll.
Lecter Vlll blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Hayes tries to land a knee to the head but Lecter Vlll blocks with his arms.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lecter Vlll struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayes controls his hands.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hayes obliges.
Lecter Vlll blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lecter Vlll lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Lecter Vlll's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael Hayes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecter Vlll was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lecter Vlll scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lecter Vlll misses with a leg kick.
Lecter Vlll throws a head kick that misses.
Hayes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#KD#
Hayes lands a left and a right that sends Lecter Vlll crashing to the canvas! Hayes dives into mount looking to finish!#ROC#
Lecter Vlll is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter Vlll slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lecter Vlll is still in real trouble! Can Hayes finish him?
Hayes slips a nice elbow through Lecter Vlll's hands, connecting with Lecter Vlll's forehead.
Hayes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hayes scores with a big shot! Lecter Vlll's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Lecter Vlll! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Hayes!
A relieved looking Michael Hayes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Death Squad 337:Viktor V C'ton
Date: Sep 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Vega throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hayes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hayes throws a hook but Vega blocks it.
Hayes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vega's head backwards.
Good shot there by Vega.
Vega shoots and misses
and Hayes counters with a three punch combo that has Vega backing up. Vega nods at Hayes to acknowledge the strikes.
Hayes throws a sloppy body shot
and Vega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vega is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hayes throws out a powerful jab.
Vega misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hayes lands a right hook to the body.
#CL#
Hayes closes the distance and pushes Vega back into the cage.
Vega tries for a takedown but Hayes manages to get underhooks.
#T1#
Vega is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hayes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Michael Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Vega.
Hayes avoids the elbow strike from Vega, against the cage.
Hayes tries to land knees in the clinch but Vega avoids the damage to the body.
Vega pushes off an throws an elbow but Hayes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vega looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vega tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vega is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vega misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Hayes - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
Good body shot from Hayes.
Hayes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hayes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vegas head.
Hayes takes an elbow to the temple.
Hayes tries to land knees in the clinch but Vega avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vega just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hayes's brow.
Hayes blocks an elbow strike.
Hayes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vega looks winded!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega is working for takedown but Hayes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hayes lands a good knee to the midsection. Vega won't want to take too many of those.
Hayes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hayes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
Hayes lands a knee to the body.
Hayes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hayes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vega blocks it with crossed arms.
Hayes lands a body shot.
Hayes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hayes avoids a wild elbow strike from Vega.
Hayes avoids a wild elbow strike from Vega.
A short uppercut from Hayes.
Hayes scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#
Vega is rocked!
Hayes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vega is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayes finish him?
Hayes jerks Vega's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Vega drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Hayes goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Hayes because Vega was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Michael Hayes!
A victorious Michael 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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Event:
Death Squad 333:Pablo v Chris
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Deegan.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Deegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deegan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Deegan misses with a hook
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deegan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deegan.
Deegan lands a really nice looking cross but Hayes seems unphased.
Hayes moves away from the strike by Deegan.
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deegan.
Deegan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hayes.
Hayes lands a body shot.
Deegan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Deegan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hayes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casino in the buildup to the fight.
Hayes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Deegan to score with a decent uppercut.
Deegan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deegan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Deegan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cory Deegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deegan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deegan shoots in and drives through. Hayes sprawls well.
Deegan throws a combination. Hayes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T1#
Deegan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hayes misses the target.
Deegan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deegan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Deegan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Deegan tries for a takedown but Hayes circles away easily
and Hayes counters with a nice uppercut.
Michael Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Deegan.
Deegan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Deegan lands a slapping body shot.
Hayes misses with a hook.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Deegan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayes circles away.
Deegan throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Hayes is looking to counter punch.
Deegan lands a jab to Hayes's midsection.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Hayes lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes. #BC2#
Deegan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deegan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hayes's head backwards.#T2#
Deegan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
Deegan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deegan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deegan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hayes defends well and Deegan ends up having to push Hayes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hayes looks to land a left hand but Deegan moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Deegan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Deegan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hayes trying to land knees to the body.
Deegan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hayes to keep the fight standing.
Deegan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deegan is trying to force a seperation but Hayes has the dominant position.
Deegan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Deegan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hayes prevents a takedown attempt there.
#T3#
Deegan blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Deegan.
#BC2#
Deegan breaks the clinch.
Deegan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Deegan throws a body kick that misses.
Hayes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hayes misses with a hook.#CL2#
Deegan drives through and clinches with Hayes against the cage.
Deegan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deegan wants to get back to striking at distance but Hayes won't allow it.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by Deegan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deegan.
Hayes lands a nice uppercut.
Deegan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deegan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hayes after a bit of a struggle. #BC#
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Deegan's head but Deegan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Deegan moves into the clinch.#T4#
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!
Deegan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hayes scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Deegan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hayes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hayes manages to get to full guard.
Hayes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Hayes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Deegan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Hayes is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deegan trying to hold on to Hayes's head to control him but Hayes postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Hayes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Deegan missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayes throwing a counter right hand but Deegan manages to avoid it.
Deegan lands with a straight right. Hayes didn't see that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Hayes. No joy for Deegan on that attempt.
Deegan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hayes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Deegan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Deegan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Deegan throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Deegan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deegan misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Deegan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deegan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Deegan defending well as Hayes loads up on a big left hand.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deegan.
A counter left hand to the body from Hayes misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deegan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Deegan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayes misses with a hook.
Deegan connects with a right hand. Hayes shakes it off.#T1#
Deegan throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Deegan tries to clinch but Hayes is having none of it.
Deegan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Deegan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Deegan looks to land a combination but Hayes avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Hayes misses the target.
Deegan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hayes avoids it really well and circles away.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deegan moves away.
Hayes slips a straight right by Deegan.
Deegan 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.
Hayes looks to land a right hand but Deegan moved out of range.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deegan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deegan blocks a jab.
Hayes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deegan.#T2#
Hayes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL2#
Hayes tries to keep at a distance but Deegan has taken the fight into the clinch.
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 missing with knees to the body.
Hayes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC#
Hayes manages to break the clinch.
Deegan shoots in and drives through. Hayes sprawls well.
A quick step to the side and Hayes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Deegan.
Deegan shoots for a takedown but Hayes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hayes misses the target.
Deegan swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deegan.
Hayes throws a body punch but Deegan moves out of range.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deegan.
Deegan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Deegan ducks down to avoid it. #TD2#
Deegan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hayes did well to prevent Deegan getting side control.
Hayes moves into full guard.
Hayes trying to control the position.
#T3#
Hayes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hayes, not yet.
Deegan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hayes is keeping the position for now.
Deegan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Hayes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Deegan throwing strikes from guard but Hayes blocks nicely.
Deegan throws a strike but Hayes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Hayes trying to control but Deegan is working from the bottom.
Hayes postures up.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Deegan keeps moving.
Deegan wants to control but Hayes passes easily into half guard.
#T4#
Deegan is looking for a sweep. Hayes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Deegan is refusing to be controlled, as Hayes sits in half guard.
Hayes prevents Deegan from improving his position.
Deegan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hayes is working away from the top position though.
Hayes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hayes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Deegan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hayes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Deegan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hayes is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Hayes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Deegan throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes misses with the combination.
#CL2#
Deegan darts in and clinches Hayes up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hayes.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hayes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Deegan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Deegan tries a knee to the head but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Deegan.
Hayes lands a good knee to the midsection. Deegan won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hayes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deegan's face.
#CUT#
It looks like Cory Deegan has been cut.
Deegan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deegan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hayes lands a shot to the body.
Deegan managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
#T1#
Deegan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes lands a body punch.
Hayes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deegan backwards. #ROC#
Deegan is rocked!
Nice body punch from Hayes - that landed with a thud.
Deegan is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayes finish him?
Hayes lands a left hand.
Deegan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hayes.
Hayes lands with a light punch inside.
Hayes lands a knee to the body.
Hayes lands a left hand.
Deegan working aggressively here.
Deegan misses with a punch on the inside.
Deegan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Hayes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayes lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Deegan falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hayes dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Hayes!
A relieved looking Michael Hayes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Cory Deegan spoke after the fight, saying 'My Heart...My Heartttt! Someone get me an ambulance. '.
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Event:
Death Squad 329:Luca v Karol
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Grimm scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
As Hayes backs off Grimm throws a huge counter combo but Hayes manages to avoid it all.
Hayes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Hayes lands a slapping body shot.
#CL#
Hayes clinches up with Grimm and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hayes.
Grimm tries to break the clinch but Hayes is controlling the position.
Hayes tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayes blocks a body shot from Grimm.
Grimm looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC2#
Grimm breaks from the clinch.
Grimm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grimm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimm throws a big counter head kick but Hayes avoids it with no problem.
Hayes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Grimm.
#T1#
Hayes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grimm throws a low kick but Hayes avoids it.
Hayes throws a poor cross that misses
and Grimm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hayes throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Hayes misses.
Hayes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Auguste Grimm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grimm looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes moves out of range as Grimm throws a body kick.
Michael Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimm misses with a looping right.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
A nice side step and Grimm releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grimm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hayes clobbers Grimm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T2#
Hayes throws the left hand but Grimm avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grimm.
Grimm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grimm throws a hook to the side of Hayes's head but Hayes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grimm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grimm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Grimm.
Grimm keeps the fight on the outside.
Grimm scores with a spinning back kick!
Grimm moves out of range as Hayes strikes.
Grimm appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
Hayes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grimm manages to circle out of the way.#T3#
Hayes scores with a one two! Grimm had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grimm throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Grimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimm throws a half hearted mid kick.#TD#
Hayes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grimm tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hayes is in Grimm's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayes is one step ahead there.
Hayes being controlled here momentarily.
Hayes throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Grimm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grimm trying to control the position.
#T4#
Hayes stopping the sweep attempt from Grimm.
Hayes tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimm is retaining full guard.
Grimm 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 pass the guard but Grimm is keeping the position.
Grimm trying to control the position.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Auguste Grimm will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick.
Hayes throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grimm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grimm moves out of range of the strikes.
Grimm looks to land a left hand but Hayes moved out of range nicely.
Grimm missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimm throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes scores with a nice strike.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Grimm. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hayes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grimm counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hayes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grimm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Hayes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
#T1#
Hayes misses with a hook
and Grimm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grimm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grimm looks to land a body kick but Hayes moved away.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grimm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Grimm jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hayes throws an overhand right that lands on Grimm's shoulder, as Grimm tries to avoid the shot.
Grimm misses with a combination
and Hayes counters with a nice uppercut.
Grimm avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Grimm unleashes a big counter combination but Hayes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grimm slips under a jab.
Hayes throws a combination. Grimm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
Hayes catches Grimm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
A jab lands there for Grimm.
Grimm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Hayes throws a hook but Grimm blocks it.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Grimm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Hayes.
Grimm tries a quick counter leg kick but Hayes is wise to it.
Grimm walks into a jab.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimm.
Hayes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grimm sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Despite the aggression on Grimm's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Hayes tries to clinch up.
Grimm throws out a counter right but Hayes avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the body from Grimm misses
and Hayes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hayes lands with an overhand left.#T3#
Grimm feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Grimm misses with a body shot
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes throws a hook but Grimm blocks it.
Grimm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimm tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimm lands with a slapping head kick.
Hayes thuds a left hand into Grimm's body.
Grimm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimm is just out of range.
Hayes misses with a hook.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grimm has time to react.
Hayes stuns Grimm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes shoots in looking for a takedown but Grimm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hayes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grimm digs a good body shot into Hayes's ribs.
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grimm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
It looked like Hayes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hayes works Grimm's body with a nice hook.
Hayes slips a straight right by Grimm.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Grimm.
Hayes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grimm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Hayes scores with a jab. Grimm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick by Grimm misses
and Hayes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grimm throws a nice looking combination but Hayes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Hayes will probably get the nod.
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!
#R3#
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Grimm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimm wants to slow Hayes down by chopping away at his legs.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Grimm lands a slapping body shot.
Hayes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grimm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes checks a leg kick.
Grimm misses with a kick to the body.
Hayes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grimm.
Grimm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD#
Hayes dives in and scores a takedown into Grimm's guard.
Hayes cracks Grimm with a solid left hand.
Grimm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T1#
Hayes scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Grimm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hayes defends it easily.#SUB2#
Grimm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Hayes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grimm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hayes has managed to get both his arms back between Grimm's legs - danger averted.
Grimm can't keep his opponent in guard - Hayes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hayes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T2##SUB#
Hayes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grimm is trying to maintain the position but Hayes is very close to passing his half guard.
Hayes is trying to control the action in half guard but Grimm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grimm wants to control but Hayes is keeping busy.
Hayes is looking to take a break and control but Grimm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Grimm looking for submissions off his back.
Hayes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimm keeps working. #T3#
Grimm trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Grimm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grimm wants to get back to full guard.
Grimm regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Grimm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grimm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hayes lands a couple of elbows.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hayes stopping the sweep attempt from Grimm.
Hayes tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimm is retaining full guard.
Hayes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hayes needs to keep his hands up - Grimm had a free shot at his head there.
Hayes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimm tries to land a front kick but Hayes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hayes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grimm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Hayes!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Hayes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
CEC 456
Date: Jul 06, 2016 |
#R1#
A good leg kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a leg kick which misses Hayes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hayes tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayes misses the target.
Griffiths fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been hearing reports that Griffiths has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffiths seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hayes misses with a combination
and Griffiths counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayes throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Griffiths to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffiths chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hayes leaves Griffiths with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stephen Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffiths is looking to clinch.
Hayes lands a lovely overhand right.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
#T1#
Hayes moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffiths.
Hayes lands a nice shot that snaps Griffiths's head back.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
Griffiths throwing a counter right hand but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Hayes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffiths moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffiths takes one to the side of the head.
Griffiths lands with a nice body kick.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Griffiths lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Griffiths.
Griffiths wants to land a leg kick but Hayes is out of range.
Griffiths scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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 takes one to the chin there.#T2#
Hayes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griffithss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Griffiths shoots in and drives through. Hayes sprawls well.
Hayes throws out a counter right but Griffiths avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Griffiths.
Griffiths scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab by Griffiths.
Griffiths jabs at Hayes's body.
Hayes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffiths. Griffiths obviously looking to wear him down.
Hayes 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.
Griffiths tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Griffiths appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
#KD2#
Hayes drops Griffiths with a beautiful combination! Griffiths stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hayes is looking for the KO!#CUT2#
It looks like Stephen Griffiths has been cut.
Hayes misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffiths counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Griffiths lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths sets himself, and Hayes steps forward looking for the clinch! Griffiths avoids it this time.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Hayes throws an off balance right hand
and Griffiths counters with an outside leg kick.
#CL#
Griffiths pushes Hayes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayes tries to work over Griffiths's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffiths prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Griffiths gets through Hayes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Griffiths can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
Hayes lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffiths backwards.
Griffiths lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffiths throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
A nice left hand lands by Griffiths.
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!
Griffiths has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Griffiths softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffiths.
Griffiths tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Griffiths.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffiths controls his hands.
A short right from Griffiths on the inside.
Hayes looking to stall.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by Griffiths.
Griffiths fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes tries to work over Griffiths's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths lands a nice uppercut.
Griffiths has Hayes pushed against the cage.
Hayes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griffiths has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Griffiths dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephen Griffiths's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Griffiths throws a hook to the side of Hayes's head but Hayes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Griffiths is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayes can do to turn this around?
Hayes throws a hook but Griffiths avoids it easily.
Griffiths throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffiths can pounce on him.
Griffiths misses with the combination.
Griffiths misses with a head kick.
Hayes tries to counter with a clinch but Griffiths shakes him off and moves away.
Griffiths throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffiths throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hayes's head backwards.
Griffiths tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hayes swivels and escapes.
Hayes connects with a body shot that sends Griffiths's belly button to the back.
Griffiths misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
#T1#
Griffiths lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayes at a distance.
#TD#
Griffiths gets a takedown into half guard.
Griffiths looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Griffiths is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hayes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T2#
Griffiths controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Griffiths trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Griffiths sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hayes trying to keep a closed guard but Griffiths is proving a slippery customer.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Griffiths ducks down to avoid it.
Griffiths walks into a left hand.
Hayes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Griffiths feinted with a counter takedown.
Griffiths fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffiths throws a good cross that connects.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Hayes off balance momentarily.
Michael Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffiths misses with a looping right.
Griffiths cracks Hayes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hayes misses with a body punch
and Griffiths connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stephen Griffiths is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
Griffiths dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Hayes wants to counter with a clinch but Griffiths pushes him away.
Griffiths tries to work over Hayes's front leg with a kick but Hayes checks it.
Griffiths throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hayes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hayes moves away from the strike by Griffiths.
Hayes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hayes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffiths connects with a jab.
Hayes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffiths connects with a solid leg kick.
Griffiths finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Griffiths will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Griffiths dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stephen Griffiths's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Griffiths looks for the body kick but Hayes saw that one coming.
Hayes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayes throws a shot from downtown. Griffiths moves away and avoids it.
Hayes scores with a hook to the body. Griffiths takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hayes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griffiths misses with a body kick.
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Griffiths ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Griffiths misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Griffiths is out of range.
Griffiths misses with a wild body shot.
Griffiths looks to land a combination but Hayes avoids it well.
Griffiths connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
Griffiths connects with an inside leg kick.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.
Griffiths scores with the left hand. Hayes knows he should have avoided that one.
Griffiths misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hayes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffiths counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Griffiths.
Nice shot lands for Griffiths.
Griffiths needs to keep his hands up - Hayes had a free shot at his head there.
Michael Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephen Griffiths is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2##TD#
Griffiths scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #ES2#
Hayes kicks off Griffiths and gets to his feet.
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!
Griffiths slips a straight right by Hayes.
Hayes stuffs the takedown attempt from Griffiths. Griffiths gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Griffiths ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hayes jabs at Griffiths's body.
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body kick there by Griffiths.#T3#
Griffiths connects with the punch.
A jab from Hayes does it's job there.
Hayes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hayes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffiths counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths motions for Hayes to come forward. Griffiths throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayes misses with a hook
enabling Griffiths to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffiths lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hayes takes a step back to recover.
Griffiths takes one to the chin there.
Griffiths lands a nice looking body shot.
#T4#
A left lands for Griffiths.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffiths lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
Hayes takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Griffiths lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hayes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Griffiths misses with a combination
#CL2#
and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch.
Griffiths blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes lands a nice uppercut.
Griffiths throws a head punch that misses.
Hayes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Griffiths seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hayes can turn it around.
Hayes working aggressively here.
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 Stephen Griffiths.
Well Griffiths has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Griffiths!
Stephen Griffiths seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
CEC 446
Date: May 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Jho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hayes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hayes's guard. #REVR#
Hayes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hayes, not yet.
Jho sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Jho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hayes tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Jho landing some decent shots from guard.
Jho wants to pass the guard but Hayes is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Hayes looking for a guillotine here but Jho defends easily.
Jho controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hayes 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.
Jho trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hayes is controlling Jho's posture.
Hayes keeping full guard, as Jho tries to pass.
Jho trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt - Jho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
Jho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hayess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hayes staying out of range there.
Hayes's corner calls for a 1-2. Hayes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hayes tries to avoid it but Jho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hayes to the ground. Hayes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Jho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jho with a jab.#TD#
Jho shoots in and gets a takedown into Hayes's guard.
Jho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hayes keeping full guard, as Jho tries to pass.
Jho trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Jho from controlling successfully. #T4##SUB2#
Hayes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Jho from controlling successfully.
Hayes trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jho is looking to advance position but Hayes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayes prevents Jho from getting the reversal.
Hayes manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jho to take his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devil Jho will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Nice shot by Hayes.#CUT2#
It looks like Devil Jho has been cut.
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by Jho.
Jho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jho.
Jho throws a chopping leg kick but Hayes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jho connects with a nice looking jab.
Hayes slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Hayes misses.
Jho slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Jho lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Hayes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes misses with a few strikes there.
Jho throws out a powerful jab.
Jho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Jho backs off Hayes throws a huge counter combo but Jho manages to avoid it all.
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jho circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Jho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Hayes misses.
Devil Jho is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from Jho misses.
Jho misses with a wild combination.
Michael Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jho throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Devil Jho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Hayes finds it's target.
Jho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jho throws a hook to the side of Hayes's head but Hayes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayes misses with a series of wild punches.
Jho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayes scores with the left hand. Jho knows he should have avoided that one. #T2#
Jho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jho just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Hayes misses.
Jho lands with a cross.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Jho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hayes ducks right into an uppercut from Jho.
Jho misses with an uppercut.
Hayes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hayes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jho.
Hayes swinging wildly here.
Jho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Jho.#T3#
A head kick misses from Jho.
Nice uppercut lands for Jho. That snapped Hayes's head back.
Jho is looking to chop away at Hayes's legs.
Hayes throws an overhand right that lands on Jho's shoulder, as Jho tries to avoid the shot.
Jho slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Jho throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jho.
Jho misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jho checks it well.
Jho tries to counter with a takedown but Hayes is quick to defend against it.
Jho lands with a right hand.
Jho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Jho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hayes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jho finds it's way round the side to connect with Hayes's head.
Jho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.
Jho attempts a counter takedown but Hayes avoids it well and moves away.#T4#
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes slips a straight right by Jho.
Hayes flicks out a counter leg kick but Jho steps away.
Jho slips a straight right by Hayes.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Jho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jho tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jho throws a nice looking combination but Hayes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jho moves out of range as Hayes strikes.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Jho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jho.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Jho feinted with a counter takedown.
Hayes throws a body punch but Jho moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hayes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jho.
Jho looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Devil Jho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Devil Jho's cut.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hayes throws a combination. Jho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hayes's hands.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jho throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Jho slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Hayes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hayes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Jho throws a body shot but no joy.
Jho looks to land a left hand but Hayes moved out of range nicely.
Jho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hayes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayes leaves Jho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes scores with a hook.#T1#
Hayes lands with a right hand.
Jho cracks Hayes with a good jab.
Hayes blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Hayes.
Jho misses with a looping right.
Hayes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jho looks for the body kick but Hayes saw that one coming.
Jho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD2#
Jho gets caught flat footed, as Hayes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Jho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hayes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jho swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Hayes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jho works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
Jho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Hayes trying to control but Jho is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michael Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Jho.
Jho scores with a nice strike.
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 Jho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheers as Jho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hayes doesn't seem phased though.
Jho feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Hayes misses with a few strikes there.
Jho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jho throws a combination that misses
and Hayes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jho scores with a body shot.
Jho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes dives in for a single leg takedown but Jho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayes at a distance.
Jho throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Hayes counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jho is trying to control Hayes's posture but Hayes avoids it. #T4#
Jho gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hayes is working away from the top position though.
Hayes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
Hayes wants to work for an arm triangle but Jho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hayes slips a nice elbow through Jho's hands, connecting with Jho's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jho 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devil Jho!
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Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Hayes misses with a hook. Van Der Sluijs ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Van Der Sluijs as he checks the leg kick.
Hayes backing away here, and Van Der Sluijs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hayes throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Van Der Sluijs to counter with a crisp jab.
Donk. Hayes catches Van Der Sluijs right on the button with a cross.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Der Sluijs throws a fast counter high kick but Hayes manages to duck under it in time.
Hayes connects with a single shot there.
Michael Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes lands a nice shot that snaps Van Der Sluijs's head back.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Der Sluijs checks it well.
Van Der Sluijs throws out a counter right but Hayes avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Hayes lands a nice shot that snaps Van Der Sluijs's head back.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a jab.
Van Der Sluijs thinks about the counter body kick.
Hayes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Hayes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Der Sluijs defends it nicely.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a jab.
Hayes shoots and misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Hayes.
Hayes lands an overhand right.
It looks like Hayes has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hayes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Van Der Sluijs finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Van Der Sluijs ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a left and a right that stings Hayes.
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 throws out a loose jab but Van Der Sluijs uses good head movement to avoid it.
James Van Der Sluijs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Van Der Sluijs avoids it well.
Van Der Sluijs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hayes misses with a hook
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayes misses with a jab to the body
and Van Der Sluijs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Der Sluijs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hayes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#
Hayes is rocked!
Hayes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Hayes badly! Van Der Sluijs follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Hayes out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Van Der Sluijs finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Van Der Sluijs!
After the big win, James Van Der Sluijs made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sin City Allstars and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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