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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Haiyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd Haiyes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Melvin Lawler's chin.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Haiyes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lawler is trying to push Haiyes away but Haiyes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haiyes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Haiyes tries to land a knee to the head but Lawler blocks with his arms.
Haiyes scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Melvin Lawler has been cut.
Haiyes has Lawler pushed against the cage.
Haiyes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawler's face.
Haiyes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haiyes misses with a knee strike.
Lawler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haiyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawler avoids the damage to the body.
Lawler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haiyes throws an elbow but it misses.
Lawler looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haiyes throws an elbow but misses.
Lawler tries to pull guard but Haiyes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haiyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawler blocks it with crossed arms.
Lawler working hard to break the clinch.
Haiyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawler.
Knees to the body from Haiyes.
Lawler managing to block the knees to the body from Haiyes.
Lawler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haiyes has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haiyes.
Haiyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawler controls his hands.
Haiyes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Haiyes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes missing with knees to the body.
Haiyes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haiyes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haiyes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lawler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lawler can't break the clinch.
Haiyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawler avoids it.
Haiyes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lawler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawler can't break the clinch.
Lawler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes with a knee to the head.
Haiyes is stalling here.
Haiyes misses with some punches.
Haiyes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Lawler is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Lawler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haiyes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawler avoiding damage as Haiyes throws knees to the body.
Lawler avoiding damage as Haiyes throws knees to the body.
Haiyes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lawler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haiyes stalling.
Lawler blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haiyes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lawler has Haiyes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Haiyes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Haiyes crunches a lovely knee into Lawler's ribcage.
Haiyes connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haiyes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haiyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawler avoids it.
Haiyes misses with a body punch.
Haiyes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Lawler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawler wants to get back to striking at distance but Haiyes won't allow it.
Lawler fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Haiyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Lawler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lawler tries to bum rush Haiyes with a series of wild strikes but Haiyes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haiyes instigates a clinch.
Lawler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haiyes smiles and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Lawler. Those never looked like landing.
Haiyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawler.
Some wild striking there from Lawler.
Haiyes has closed the distance and engaged Lawler in a clinch.
Haiyes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawler's efforts to push away.
Haiyes misses with a knee to the head.
Lawler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haiyes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haiyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawler.
Haiyes connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiyes avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Haiyes.
Haiyes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haiyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haiyes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lawler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Haiyes missing with knees to the body.
Haiyes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haiyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawler avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawler.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haiyes.
Haiyes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lawler managing to block the knees to the body from Haiyes.
Lawler jumps guard.
Haiyes postures up in Lawler's guard and throws a big left but Lawler blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haiyes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haiyes stands up from Lawler's guard - Haiyes perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawler clinches with his opponent.
Haiyes pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler has had enough of the clinch but Haiyes keeps him there for the moment.
Haiyes lands an elbow that stopped Lawler in his tracks for a moment.
Lawler jumps guard but Haiyes stands there with Lawler around his waist. Lawler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Lawler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haiyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawler avoids the damage to the body.
Haiyes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawler is trying to break free.
Lawler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lawler drags the fight down to the ground.
Haiyes throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler is trying to keep Haiyes in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haiyes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lawler looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawler, not yet.
Haiyes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haiyes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haiyes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lawler is looking for a triangle here but Haiyes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haiyes with the ground and pound but Lawler regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Haiyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Melvin Lawler'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Haiyes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haiyes moves away.
Lawler misses with a few strikes there.
Lawler looks to land a left hand but Haiyes moved out of range nicely.
Lawler throws a lazy head kick
and Haiyes counters with a head kick.
Haiyes throws a leg kick which misses Lawler's front leg but catches the back leg as Lawler tries to avoid it.
Haiyes thumps Lawler with a low kick.
Haiyes gets tackled into the cage by Lawler. Lawler maintains the clinch.
Haiyes looking to throw knees to the head but Lawler is blocking nicely.
Lawler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lawler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lawler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawler is looking to break free of the clinch but Haiyes has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Haiyes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler wants a takedown.
The referee calls for Haiyes to work.
A frustrated look appears on Lawler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lawler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haiyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haiyes lands a knee to the head.
Haiyes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawler's efforts to push away.
Haiyes lands a left hand.
Lawler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haiyes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lawler tries to pull guard but Haiyes won't allow it.
Lawler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haiyes controlling the action here for a moment.
Haiyes lands an elbow just above Lawler 's eye.
Melvin Lawler's cut is getting worse.
Haiyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawler avoids the damage to the body.
Haiyes gets underhooks to prevent Lawler's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Lawler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawler takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haiyes smiles and moves away.
Haiyes misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes stuffs the takedown.
Haiyes tries to clinch up.
Lawler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawler drives through and clinches with Haiyes against the cage.
Haiyes working aggressively here.
Haiyes missing with knees to the body.
Lawler is trying to break the clinch but Haiyes has him pressed against the cage.
Haiyes lands an elbow inside.
Haiyes has Lawler pressed against the cage, preventing Lawler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Haiyes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haiyes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lawler up against the cage.
Lawler takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes tries a knee to the head but Lawler blocks it.
Haiyes landing knees to the head.
Melvin Lawler's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Haiyes lands an elbow that stopped Lawler in his tracks for a moment.
Haiyes looking to throw knees to the head but Lawler is blocking nicely.
Todd Haiyes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawler tries to break free but Haiyes pushes him back against the cage.
Lawler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haiyes looking to throw knees to the head but Lawler is blocking nicely.
Haiyes landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawler is trying to pull guard but Haiyes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Haiyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Melvin Lawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Todd Haiyes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haiyes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Haiyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haiyes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Haiyes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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