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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumrall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kutless - Smile. Hayes has chosen Flight of Icarus as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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20 - 7 - 0 |
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonah Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Sumrall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes is looking to chop away at Sumrall's legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hayes.
Hayes lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Hayes.
A solid body kick from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
We've been told by Sumrall's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hayes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
Hayes lands an overhand right.
Sumrall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Hayes misses with an uppercut
and Sumrall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sumrall prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Sumrall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Hayes.
Sumrall swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sumrall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Hayes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumrall misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hayes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sumrall pushes Hayes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumrall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sumrall misses with a knee to the head.
Sumrall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hayes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sumrall tries a knee to the head but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes cracks Sumrall with a nice body shot.
A short right from Hayes on the inside.
Sumrall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sumrall working aggressively here.
Sumrall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sumrall backwards.
Sumrall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sumrall looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Hayes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sumralls head.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sumrall controls his hands.
Hayes lands a nice uppercut.
Sumrall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hayes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hayes swings wildly with an uppercut but Sumrall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Sumrall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sumrall trying to land knees to the body.
Sumrall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sumrall tries a body shot but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hayes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumrall misses with the head strike.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sumrall tries a body shot but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes looking to stall.
Hayes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sumrall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumrall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hayes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sumrall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayes throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall throws a head punch that misses.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hayes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sumrall backwards.
Hayes digs a right hand underneath Sumrall's ribcage. Sumrall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sumrall blocks the body kick.
Hayes is looking to slow Sumrall down with leg kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hayes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hayes cracks Sumrall with a good jab.
Hayes scoring well with a low kick there.
Hayes throws a shot to the body.
Hayes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sumrall counters with a body kick that stops Hayes in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hayes lands a jab to Sumrall's midsection.
Sumrall slips a straight right by Hayes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hayes.
Nice defenses there by Sumrall.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sumrall manages to avoid it.
Hayes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sumrall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall slips a jab from Hayes.
Hayes wants to slow Sumrall down by chopping away at his legs.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sumrall moves away.
Hayes cracks Sumrall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hayes throws a wild body kick that Sumrall sees coming a mile off.
Hayes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Sumrall staying out of range there.
Sumrall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Sumrall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayes tries a low kick but Sumrall avoids it.
Hayes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from Hayes tenderised Sumrall's leg. Sumrall is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sumrall. That did some damage!
Hayes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hayes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sumrall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sumrall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hayes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Hayes there.
Hayes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sumrall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sumrall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hayes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sumrall is out of range and Hayes settles back down.
A cross from Hayes lands.
Sumrall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hayes.
Hayes cracks the inside of Sumrall's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes scores with a nice strike.
Hayes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayes thumps Sumrall with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Hayes.
An inside leg kick lands from Hayes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sumrall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayes.
Hayes connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes connects with a body shot.
Sumrall takes one on the button.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sumrall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hayes to score with a decent uppercut.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sumrall.
Sumrall moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Khalid Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a wild body kick that Sumrall sees coming a mile off.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Hayes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes tries a low kick but Sumrall avoids it.
Sumrall slips a straight right by Hayes.
Hayes scores with a jab. Sumrall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sumrall moves away.
Hayes throws a body shot but no joy.
Sumrall avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khalid Hayes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hayes 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Hayes!
Post fight, an emotional Khalid Hayes said 'Even gods can bleed.'.
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energy
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hype
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