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Event:
Madness MMA Clown Chaos 8
Date: Mar 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Hayes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hughes momentarily.
Hayes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hayes misses with a lunging right hand
and Hughes counters with a left and a right that stings Hayes.
Hayes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Hayes lands with a hook. Hughes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hayes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hughes counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hughes lands a really nice looking cross but Hayes seems unphased.
Hughes with a hook.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Hughes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hayes lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Hayes slips under a jab from Hughes.
A little jabbing left from Hayes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
Hayes thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hughes.
Hayes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Hayes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Hayes defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Hayes slips a straight right by Hughes.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayes.#ROC#
Hayes is rocked!
Hayes walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Hughes swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harlon Hughes!
A very excited looking Harlon Hughes 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:
Madness MMA 14: Insanity
Date: Mar 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Labosky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hayes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Labosky scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick by Labosky misses
and Hayes counters with a nice uppercut.
Labosky slips under a jab.
Labosky avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hayes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hayes tries to counter with a takedown but Labosky is quick to defend against it.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Labosky misses the body punch
and Hayes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Hayes.
Labosky throws a leg kick which misses Hayes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hayes tries to avoid it.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Labosky is looking to clinch but Hayes is avoiding it.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Labosky.
Labosky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hayes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#T1#
Hayes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Labosky momentarily.
Hayes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Labosky is just out of range.
Jab by Hayes.#ROC#
Labosky is rocked!
Hayes drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Labosky right on the button. Labosky goes down! Hayes follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hayes gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Hayes!
Samuel Hayes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Madness MMA Clown Chaos 4
Date: Feb 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Hayes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Labosky 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.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hayes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Hayes tries to score with a low kick but Labosky moves his leg out of the way.
Labosky is looking to clinch.
Hayes scores with a push kick.
Hayes throws a head kick but Labosky moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Labosky scores with a four punch combination!
Hayes throws an overhand right that lands on Labosky's shoulder, as Labosky tries to avoid the shot.
A solid body kick from Hayes.
Labosky jabs at Hayes's body.
Labosky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Labosky.
Labosky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labosky avoids the head kick by Hayes.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick and Labosky moves out of range easily.
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
Labosky misses with a wild combination.
#T1#
Hayes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hayes works Labosky's body with a nice hook.
Hayes lands a head kick. Labosky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Labosky throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Hayes.
Hayes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Labosky just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHayes.
Hayes misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Labosky.
#CL#
Hayes drives through and clinches with Labosky against the cage.
#BC#
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Hayes takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Hayes tries a head kick but it misses.
#T2#
Labosky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Labosky tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Hayes.
Hayes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Labosky. That snapped Hayes's head back.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Labosky.
Some bone on bone action there as Hayes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hayes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Labosky takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Labosky.
Labosky wants to get back to striking at distance but Hayes won't allow it.
Labosky is trying to stall.
Hayes blocks an elbow strike from Labosky.
Labosky fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC#
Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T3#
Hayes misses with a head kick.
Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Labosky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Labosky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Labosky looks to land a right hand but Hayes moved out of range.
Labosky checks a leg kick.
Labosky takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hayes swats away the attempt to clinch by Labosky.#CL2#
Hayes tries to keep at a distance but Labosky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Labosky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Labosky.
#CL#
Hayes darts in and clinches Labosky up against the cage.
Hayes is struggling to control the position.#T4#
Labosky has had enough of the clinch but Hayes keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Hayes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hayes counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick and Labosky moves out of range easily.
Hayes lands with a nice combination. Labosky backs away looking to recover.
Labosky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Labosky looks to clinch
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Labosky under the eye.
Hayes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Labosky misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Labosky gets tackled into the cage by Hayes. Hayes maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Hayes dominated that round.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hayes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick and Labosky moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Labosky moves into the clinch.
Labosky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Hayes.
Labosky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayes gets underhooks to prevent Labosky's takedown attempt.
#BC#
Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labosky is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hayes rather than just go for the knockout.
Labosky throws a half hearted mid kick.#CL#
Hayes clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Labosky is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labosky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Hayes counters by clinching up. #BC2#
Labosky manages to break the clinch.
Labosky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Labosky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hayess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Labosky!
Labosky is looking to clinch. #T1##CL#
Hayes moves into the clinch.#BC#
Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Labosky lands a high kick!
Hayes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Labosky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hayes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hayes swats away the attempt to clinch by Labosky.
Hayes connects with a high kick.
Labosky looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Labosky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Labosky looks to land a combination but Hayes avoids it well. #CL2#
Labosky clinches up against the cage.
Hayes lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Hayes moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labosky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hayes tries to work over Labosky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Labosky is trying to break the clinch but Hayes has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Hayes clinches up with Labosky and pushes him back against the cage.
Hayes stalling against the cage.
#BC#
Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Labosky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Labosky ducks right into an uppercut from Hayes.
Hayes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Labosky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Labosky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick and Labosky moves out of range easily.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Hayes has closed the distance and engaged Labosky in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Hayes has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Labosky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T3#
A left hand lands to the body for Hayes.
Labosky tries to score a body lock takedown but Hayes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#BC#
Hayes manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Hayes.
Labosky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Labosky moves in looking to clinch but Hayes pushes him off.
Hayes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#CL#
Hayes drives through and clinches with Labosky against the cage.
#BC#
Hayes manages to break the clinch.
Labosky misses with a body shot.
Labosky throws a nice looking combination but Hayes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayes appears to be looking for a big counter.
A clash of legs there as Labosky blocks the low kick.
Labosky takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Labosky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Labosky is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Labosky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hayes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Labosky moves out of range as Hayes throws a body kick.
Labosky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T4#
Hayes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jean Labosky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayes throws the kick towards the body but Labosky avoids it.
Labosky looks to land a body kick but Hayes moved away.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes wants to slow Labosky down by chopping away at his legs.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Labosky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hayes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Labosky tries to clinch up.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Labosky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hayes, as that shot connected.
Hayes throws the left hand but Labosky avoids the punch easily.
Labosky lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Hayes goes down and covers up as Labosky starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Labosky!
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Event:
Madness MMA Clown Chaos 1
Date: Dec 21, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Elwood forces Hayes back against the cage and clinches.
Hayes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Elwood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC#
Elwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hayes lands with a nice body kick.
Hayes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Elwood.
Hayes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Elwood tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elwood tries to clinch but Hayes moves out of range.
Elwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Elwood. That did some damage!
Hayes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Elwood.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elwood pushes Hayes away with a front kick.
Elwood throws a hook to the side of Hayes's head but Hayes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayes digs a good body shot into Elwood's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Hayes blocks the leg kick.
Elwood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Elwood staying out of range there.
Elwood is looking to clinch but Hayes is avoiding it.
Hayes flicks out a counter leg kick but Elwood steps away.
A jab from Elwood misses. #T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Hayes.
Elwood wants to clinch up but Hayes keeps it at a distance.
Hayes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hayes swats away the attempt to clinch by Elwood.
Elwood backing away here, and Hayes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hayes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hayes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Elwood's head.
Jake Elwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elwood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes misses with a few strikes there.
Hayes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hayes connects with a crisp jab.
Elwood throws a head kick but Hayes moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes checks the leg kick.
Elwood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hayes throws a leg kick which misses Elwood's front leg but catches the back leg as Elwood tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayes.
Elwood scores with a nice strike.
Hayes scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
Elwood lands a slapping body shot.
Elwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elwood cracks Hayes with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayes.
Hayes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from Hayes tenderised Elwood's leg. Elwood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Elwood misses with a double jab
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
Elwood throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Hayes crashing down! Hayes tries to stagger back to his feet but Elwood just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Hayes asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Elwood!
After winning the bout, Jake Elwood 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Hayes scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hayes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Hayes.
Hayes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#ROC#
Jackson is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Ben Jackson has been cut.
Hayes lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samuel Hayes!
Samuel Hayes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 29, 2016 |
#R1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayes.
Hayes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tuncer.
Tuncer throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Hayes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tuncer just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tuncer misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters circling a little - Hayes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hayes lands with a cross.
Hayes cracks the inside of Tuncer's front leg.
Tuncer throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hayes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Adam Tuncer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes lands with a hook. Tuncer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hayes delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuncer looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tuncer misses with an uppercut.
Tuncer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tuncer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hayes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hayes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tuncer takes a step back to recover.
Hayes scores with a leg kick.
Hayes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tuncer throws an off balance right hand
and Hayes counters with a nice body kick.
Hayes jabs Tuncer right on the nose. Tuncer blinks but takes it well.
Tuncer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hayes.#T1#
Hayes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tuncer.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Tuncer.
Tuncer looks winded!
Hayes is looking to slow Tuncer down with leg kicks.
Hayes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Hayes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tuncer throws a right hand that misses
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
Tuncer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC#
Tuncer is rocked!
Hayes circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tuncer to the canvas! Tuncer doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hayes keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Hayes!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Hayes lands with a kick to the temple. Tuncer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #ROC#
Tuncer is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Adam Tuncer has been cut.
Tuncer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hayes in his tracks.
Tuncer is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayes finish him?
Hayes slips a jab from Tuncer.
Tuncer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Tuncer seems to have recovered his senses.
Tuncer stalks Hayes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hayes's face. Hayes staggers backwards, shaken.
Hayes moves out of range as Tuncer strikes.
A combination from Tuncer does no damage.
Hayes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuncer throws out the jab.
A combination from Tuncer does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tuncer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hayes.
Hayes lands a nice shot that snaps Tuncer's head back.
Tuncer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tuncer throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
Hayes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hayes! Tuncer is out on his feet! Hayes rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Tuncer is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Tuncer is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Hayes!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Hayes avoids a kick to the body.
Tonon misses the jab.
Tonon lands a lovely overhand right.
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tonon circles away quickly and effectively.
Tonon misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Hayes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hayes lands a nice shot that snaps Tonon's head back.
Tonon needs to keep his hands up - Hayes had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Hayes.
Hayes connects with an inside leg kick.
Hayes moves out of range as Tonon throws a body kick.
Hayes is looking to counter punch.
Hayes connects with a nice looking jab.
Hayes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Hayes catches Tonon right on the button with a cross.
Tonon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hayes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tonon misses with a few strikes there.
Tonon misses with a two punch combination.
Tonon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hayes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tonon on the side of the head.
Hayes scores with a jab to the head.
#T1#
Nice shot lands for Tonon.
Hayes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tonon.
Tonon missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tonon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hayes scores with a jab. Tonon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tonon moves forwards but Hayes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hayes throws a nice head kick!
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
Tonon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hayes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hayes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tonon stalks Hayes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hayes's face. Hayes staggers backwards, shaken.
Hayes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tonon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tonon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#ROC2#
Hayes is rocked!
Tonon lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Hayes up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Tonon from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Hayes's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gary Tonon!
During a confident post fight interview, Gary Tonon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
PFC: Fight Night 39
Date: Apr 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Hayes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ekaku Jr is fending him off so far but Hayes persists. Nope, Ekaku Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Ekaku Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Hayes's guard.
Ekaku Jr trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Hayes managing to control the position.
Hayes is trying to control the position but Ekaku Jr postures up.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet but Ekaku Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku Jr 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.
Ekaku Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ekaku Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Ekaku Jr trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Hayes is trying to keep Ekaku Jr in close.
Ekaku Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hayes working a defensive guard here.
Ekaku Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ekaku Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ekaku Jr trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
Hayes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hayes controls Ekaku Jr momentarily but Ekaku Jr frees himself. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ekaku Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ekaku Jr throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekaku Jr moves out of range as Hayes throws a body kick.
Hayes tries to clinch but Ekaku Jr is having none of it. #TD#
Ekaku Jr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hayes's guard.
Hayes wants to stand up but Ekaku Jr is controlling him.
Hayes controls Ekaku Jr momentarily but Ekaku Jr frees himself.
Ekaku Jr wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hayes looking to control.
Ekaku Jr trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.
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.#T3#
Ekaku Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ekaku Jr wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #TD#
and Ekaku Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Hayes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ekaku Jr working away.
Ekaku Jr trying to control the action but Hayes is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Ekaku Jr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hayes seems a little lost for a moment, as Ekaku Jr dominates the positioning.#T4#
Ekaku Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hayes to see if he's OK.
Hayes is looking to regain half guard here but Ekaku Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Hayes can't do much from the bottom here.
Hayes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hayes gets back to full guard.
Ekaku Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayes is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekaku Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Hayes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekaku Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Ekaku Jr is working Hayes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr dominated that round.
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#
Ekaku Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hayes is fending him off so far but Ekaku Jr persists. Nope, Hayes circles away and we're back to standing.
Hayes feints the counter takedown.
Ekaku Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayes can do to turn this around?
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ekaku Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Hayes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Ekaku Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hayes or perhaps it was just good defense by Ekaku Jr, which made it look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hayes is defended easily by Ekaku Jr.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Hayes.
Nice shot by Ekaku Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ekaku Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ekaku Jr lands a jab to the nose.#T1##TD#
Ekaku Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Hayes's guard.#ROC#
Hayes is rocked!
Ekaku Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hayes is still in real trouble! Can Ekaku Jr finish him?
Ekaku Jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ekaku Jr advances position into side control!
Ekaku Jr scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Hayes is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Ekaku Jr can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakuin Ekaku Jr!
Post fight, Hakuin Ekaku Jr took to the microphone: 'Thank you to my inspiration, my father, THE GREATEST EVER Hakuin "Zen" Ekaku.'.
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