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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacob McGreary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Hayden is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob McGreary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Hayden!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayden with a hook.
It looks like Jacob McGreary has been cut.
McGreary misses with a wild combination.
Jacob McGreary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGreary lands with a kick to the temple. Hayden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McGreary looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hayden has McGreary up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hayden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGreary.
Still in the clinch, Hayden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hayden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Hayden on the inside.
Hayden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGreary backwards.
McGreary stalling in the clinch but Hayden improves position.
Hayden lands a shoulder strike.
Hayden pushes McGreary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayden lands with a short shot to the head.
Hayden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hayden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGreary.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGreary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGreary misses with a wild combination.
McGreary scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McGreary tries to keep at a distance but Hayden has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGreary lands an elbow inside.
Hayden stops a takedown attempt from McGreary.
Hayden is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hayden is working McGreary over against the cage.
McGreary tries to circle away but Hayden has him pinned against the cage.
McGreary lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hayden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hayden is looking to break free of the clinch but McGreary has double underhooks.
Hayden missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayden.
Hayden lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayden blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hayden.
Hayden blocks an elbow strike from McGreary.
Hayden lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGreary avoids a wild elbow strike from Hayden.
Hayden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGreary or not.
McGreary tries to break free but Hayden pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayden.
Hayden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hayden.
Hayden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hayden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hayden stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hayden is trying to push McGreary away but McGreary has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGreary wants to get back to striking at distance but Hayden won't allow it.
Hayden tries to circle away but McGreary has him pinned against the cage.
Hayden lands a shoulder strike.
Hayden lands a hook that snaps the head of McGreary backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayden lands a body shot.
Hayden is leaning against McGreary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hayden is working McGreary over against the cage.
Hayden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hayden avoids a wild elbow strike from McGreary.
Hayden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGrearys head.
Hayden lands a shoulder strike.
McGreary tries to work over Hayden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Hayden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hayden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hayden.
McGreary is breathing heavily.
McGreary misses with a knee to the head.
Hayden lands a left hand.
McGreary misses with an elbow over the top.
McGreary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayden clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayden lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on McGreary's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hayden lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hayden just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGreary's brow.
McGreary is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hayden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGreary.
Hayden lands with a right to the head.
Hayden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGreary gets through Hayden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hayden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGrearys head.
Hayden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGreary backwards.
Hayden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGreary.
McGreary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayden is working McGreary over against the cage.
Hayden blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hayden.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hayden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob McGreary's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hayden has closed the distance and engaged McGreary in a clinch.
Hayden lands with a right to the head.
Hayden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hayden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hayden scores with a shoulder strike.
Hayden lands with a left to the head.
McGreary lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGreary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for McGreary with that takedown attempt.
McGreary displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McGreary is looking to clinch.
Hayden has McGreary up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayden keeps control of McGreary as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hayden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGreary's efforts to push away.
Hayden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hayden - that landed with a thud.
Hayden cracks McGreary with a nice body shot.
Hayden breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Hayden. Those never looked like landing.
McGreary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacob McGreary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGreary tries to keep at a distance but Hayden has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayden.
Hayden tries to break free but McGreary pushes him back against the cage.
McGreary lands a knee to the head.
McGreary is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hayden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hayden dodges an elbow strike from McGreary.
Hayden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hayden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGreary backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayden has had enough of the clinch but McGreary keeps him there for the moment.
McGreary pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGreary lands an elbow inside.
Hayden lands with a short shot to the head.
Hayden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hayden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGreary lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hayden.
McGreary with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hayden as McGreary tries to tie him up.
Hayden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hayden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGreary is trying to push Hayden away but Hayden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGreary gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hayden is working McGreary over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGreary can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayden avoiding damage as McGreary throws knees to the body.
Hayden lands a nice uppercut.
Hayden is leaning against McGreary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGreary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hayden blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Hayden.
Hayden lands with a left to the head.
Hayden content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGreary is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hayden pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Matt Hayden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hayden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hayden lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGreary backwards.
A short body shot lands from Hayden as the two fighters clinch.
Hayden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hayden lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayden is working McGreary over against the cage.
Hayden works on McGreary's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGreary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hayden is stalling here.
Hayden digs a right hand into McGreary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGreary's gas tank.
Hayden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hayden.
Hayden wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGreary trying to stall but Hayden improves his position.
McGreary swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGreary throws an elbow but it misses.
Hayden lands a body punch.
A short left from Hayden.
Hayden scores with a shoulder strike.
Hayden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGreary is trying to break the clinch but Hayden has him pressed against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hayden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob McGreary's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hayden clinches.
McGreary misses with a body punch.
McGreary tries a knee to the head but Hayden blocks it.
A body shot lands from Hayden.
Hayden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGreary working hard to break the clinch.
McGreary creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayden's defenses.
Hayden avoiding damage.
Hayden has McGreary pressed against the cage, preventing McGreary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGreary blocks an elbow strike from Hayden.
McGreary is trying to break the clinch but Hayden has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGreary trying to control the position but instead, Hayden has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGreary into the cage.
McGreary takes a shot to the head.
Hayden has McGreary pressed against the cage, preventing McGreary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hayden.
Hayden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hayden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGreary is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hayden is keeping busy.
Hayden lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGreary backwards.
Hayden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hayden scores with a shoulder strike.
McGreary is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hayden to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGreary wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hayden.
Hayden digs a right hand underneath McGreary's ribcage. McGreary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGreary throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGreary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayden lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGreary backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayden lands a shoulder strike.
Hayden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Hayden.
Hayden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGreary.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGreary.
Hayden presses McGreary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGreary throws an elbow that misses.
McGreary keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hayden's efforts to push away.
Hayden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hayden digs a right hand into McGreary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGreary's gas tank.
McGreary swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayden uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Hayden.
Matt Hayden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hayden slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGreary is trying to break the clinch but Hayden has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Hayden on the inside.
McGreary lands an elbow just above Hayden 's eye.
A short right from Hayden.
McGreary is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hayden.
McGreary is trying to pull guard but Hayden has him pressed against the cage.
McGreary misses with the head strike.
McGreary tries for a takedown but Hayden manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob McGreary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hayden - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayden.
McGreary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayden is defending well for now.
Hayden slowing the pace effectively.
Hayden lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGreary backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Hayden.
Knees to the body from McGreary.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Hayden.
Hayden lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGreary backwards.
McGreary is trying to maintain a safe position but Hayden gets an underhook and turns McGreary into the cage.
Hayden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Hayden.
Hayden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jacob McGreary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayden lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hayden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hayden 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Hayden!
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hype
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