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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
WeInSyd 2
Date: Mar 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Vasconcelos throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vasconcelos won't be happy with that.
Vasconcelos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#SUB#
Black has hold of Vasconcelos's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Vasconcelos seems comfortable defending it but Black has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Vasconcelos is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Vasconcelos is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Black couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kollin Black!
Kollin Black spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 20, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Raupp looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES#
Franco has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Raupp has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Raupp breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Raupp throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Franco tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Raupp is in Franco's guard.
Raupp looks winded!
Raupp wants to stand but Franco is controlling his posture from full guard.
Franco wants to get back to his feet but Raupp is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Raupp stopping the sweep attempt from Franco.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Franco is on top in guard.
#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Franco distracts Raupp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
Franco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Franco postures up and lands a big shot to Raupp's brow.
Franco is in close to Raupp's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB#
Franco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Franco with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Franco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Franco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Franco chips away with some ground and pound.
Franco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Raupp's head.
Franco with a nice head shot there.
Raupp has momentary wrist control but Franco slips an elbow through the middle.
Franco is in close to Raupp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Franco 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.
Franco cracks Raupp with a solid left hand.
Franco is in close to Raupp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Franco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Franco postures up and lands a big shot to Raupp's brow. #T2##SU#
Franco gets to his feet - Raupp follows without any prompting.
Franco looks for a takedown but Raupp sprawls well.
Raupp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Franco.
Raupp tries to close the distance and clinch but Franco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raupp tries to avoid it but Franco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raupp to the ground. Raupp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Raupp throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Franco moves into range and clinches up with Raupp.
Franco controlling the action here for a moment.
#T3##TD2#
Raupp pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Franco drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Franco jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Franco lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Raupp working for a triangle but Franco defends it easily.
Raupp looking to control.
Franco lands a couple of elbows.
Franco works over Raupp with some ground and pound from guard.
Franco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Franco lands a couple of elbows.
Franco connects with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Franco chips away with some ground and pound.#SU#
Franco gets to his feet - Raupp follows without any prompting.
Franco shoots in looking for a takedown but Raupp manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Franco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD#
Franco feints and as Raupp raises his hands in defense, Franco changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Franco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Raupp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Franco drops back looking for a leg! Raupp is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Raupp manages to kick Franco off! Franco jumps back into Raupp's guard. #SU#
Franco gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Raupp throws a sloppy body shot
and Franco counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Franco dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Franco clinches up with Raupp and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Raupp manages to break the clinch.
Raupp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franco looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Franco lands with a slapping head kick.
Raupp fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD#
Franco closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Raupp to the mat! Raupp manages to get full guard. #SUB2#
Raupp looking for a guillotine here but Franco defends easily.
Warren Franco 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.
Franco landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Franco drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Franco jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Raupp is breathing heavily.#T1##SUB#
Franco drops back looking for a leg! Raupp is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Raupp manages to kick Franco off! Franco jumps back into Raupp's guard.
Franco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Franco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Raupp has momentary wrist control but Franco slips an elbow through the middle.
Franco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Franco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB#
Franco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Franco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Franco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Raupp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Franco with a nice head shot there.
Franco lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Franco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raupp can do to turn this around?
Franco landing some decent shots from guard.
Franco is working Raupp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Raupp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Franco's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SU#
Franco decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #TD#
Franco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Franco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T3##SUB#
Franco is working for a kimura but Raupp is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB#
Franco is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Raupp doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Franco. #SUB2#
Raupp is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Franco pulls his head out easily.
Franco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Franco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Franco 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.
Franco scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Franco controlling the action here.
Franco is nestled in close to Raupp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Franco working Raupp over with strikes.
Franco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Franco is looking for a kimura here.
Raupp trying to hold on to Franco's head to control him but Franco postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Franco dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Franco shoots in looking for a takedown. Raupp tries to sprawl out of it but Franco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raupp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Franco dives in for a single leg takedown but Raupp sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Franco scores with a takedown into Raupp's guard.#SU#
Franco stands up from Raupp's guard - Franco perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Franco misses #CL2#
and Raupp counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raupp.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Raupp controls his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raupp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T1#
Franco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Franco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Franco leaning against his opponent.
Franco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've been informed that Raupp has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Franco stalling the fight.
Franco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Raupp up against the cage.
Franco slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Franco for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Warren Franco.#CL#
Franco clinches up with Raupp and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franco.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.#T2#
Franco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Raupp is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
Franco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Raupp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco avoiding damage.
Franco stalls.
Franco effectively controlling the action here.#T3##BC2#
Raupp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Raupp closes the distance and pushes Franco back into the cage.
Franco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#TD2#
Raupp pulls guard successfully.
#SUB#
Franco drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Franco seems to have locked his on tight now - Raupp screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Franco, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Warren Franco!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 17, 2018 |
#R1#
A jab from Raupp misses.
Vincent throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raupp throws a nice looking combination but Vincent bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
Raupp rushes Vincent and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vincent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Raupp breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Vincent moves into range and clinches up with Raupp.
Vincent struggles to land a body shot inside as Raupp controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent taking a breather.
Vincent has Raupp pressed against the cage, preventing Raupp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Raupp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Vincent doesn't manage to clinch there - Raupp circles away.
Vincent could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Raupp misses with a body kick. #TD#
Vincent shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Raupp is trying to defend but Vincent finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB#
Vincent is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Raupp sees it coming and defends easily.#SU#
Vincent decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #TD#
Vincent looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vincent sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Vincent trying to control from half guard but Raupp is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vincent sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vincent trying to control from half guard but Raupp is working away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T3#
Vincent lands strikes from half guard.#SUB#
Vincent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SU#
Vincent decides to return to a standing position.
Raupp looks winded!
Raupp throws a head kick but Vincent moves out of range.
As Raupp tries to get set, Vincent tries to push him back and clinch up but Raupp manages to avoid the attempt.#TD#
Vincent closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Raupp is looking to get back to his feet here but Vincent is keeping cool and he's managed to take Raupp's back.
Vincent will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Vincent is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Raupp has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #T4##SUB#
Vincent looking for the RNC.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Vincent is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Raupp is in bad spot here.
Raupp trying to get back to his feet but Vincent is in full control for now.
Vincent biding his time, looking for the opening.
Raupp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vincent. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Vincent is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Raupp has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB#
Raupp is trying to defend against the choke here but Vincent has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Vincent Tightens the hold and Raupp taps out furiously! Vincent displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Martin Vincent!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Raupp wants to clinch but Singleton slips to the side
enabling Singleton to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Singleton moves into the clinch.#BC#
Singleton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singleton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Singleton thinks about countering with a body kick.
Raupp misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Singleton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Singleton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Singleton is thwarting Raupp's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raupp is looking for a sweep. Singleton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Singleton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Singleton working over Raupp with some ground and pound. Raupp looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T1##SUB#
Singleton is looking for a kimura but Raupp is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Singleton to get the leverage. #SUB#
Raupp is defending against the submission attempts here by Singleton.
#SUB#
Singleton in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Raupp tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Singleton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zane Singleton!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 10, 2018 |
#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Clark. #TD2#
Raupp closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Raupp is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raupp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Clark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raupp.
Raupp throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Raupp is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Clark has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clark is looking for a sweep. Raupp is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raupp content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Raupp trying to control from Clark's half guard. Clark has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #T1#
Raupp trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raupp might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Clark haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Clark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raupp wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Raupp wants to stand and escape but instead Clark has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#ES2#
Raupp has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Clark is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Clark pressing his opponent against the cage.
Raupp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raupp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clark has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Raupp breaks from the clinch.
#TD2#
Raupp closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES#
Clark kicks off Raupp and gets to his feet.
Raupp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raupp wants it to stay on the feet.
Raupp is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Clark is breathing heavily.#T3##CL2#
Raupp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Raupp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by Raupp.
As Raupp looks to move away, Clark throws a big counter combo but Raupp just gets out of the way.
Raupp wants to clinch but Clark slips to the side
and Clark counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Clark checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Clark misses
and Raupp counters with a two punch combo.
Raupp misses with a left hand
and Clark counters with a series of strikes. Raupp will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt
and Raupp counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Clark! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Raupp!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Vasconcelos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hayden counters with a left and a right that stings Vasconcelos.
Hayden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos shoots and misses
and Hayden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andryu Vasconcelos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasconcelos throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Hayden has closed the distance and engaged Vasconcelos in a clinch.
Vasconcelos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD2#
Vasconcelos pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Vasconcelos has his foot on Hayden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hayden works his way back into a safe position though.
Vasconcelos wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hayden manages to pass to side control.
Hayden 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. #T1#
Vasconcelos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hayden 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vasconcelos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hayden working Vasconcelos over with strikes.
Vasconcelos trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Hayden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hayden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vasconcelos is looking to improve his position but Hayden isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasconcelos tries to hold on but Hayden postures up.
Hayden unloading with bombs!#T2#
Hayden with shots to the head and body - Vasconcelos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vasconcelos can't escape the position.
Vasconcelos wants to hold on but Hayden pushes him away.
Hayden content just to control the position here.
Hayden blocks Vasconcelos's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hayden has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vasconcelos's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasconcelos prevents Hayden from taking his back.
Hayden controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hayden unloading with bombs!#T3#
Vasconcelos really wants to buck Hayden off and get back to his feet.
Hayden with shots to the head and body - Vasconcelos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vasconcelos wants to control but Hayden is having none of it.
Hayden breaks from Vasconcelos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vasconcelos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hayden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vasconcelos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vasconcelos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hayden scoring with strikes but Vasconcelos is staying in there. #T4#
Hayden unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Vasconcelos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vasconcelos is in a horrible position here. Hayden smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vasconcelos tries to lock up and control but Hayden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hayden lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasconcelos is looking to get to half guard.
Hayden looking to finish Vasconcelos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vasconcelos!
Hayden looking to finish Vasconcelos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vasconcelos!
Vasconcelos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vasconcelos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carol Hayden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hayden stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hayden wants it to stay on the feet.
Hayden throws a leg kick but Vasconcelos sees it coming and checks it nicely. #TD#
Hayden shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vasconcelos is trying to defend but Hayden finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hayden lands strikes from half guard.
Vasconcelos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hayden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hayden perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hayden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vasconcelos is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden working Vasconcelos over with strikes.
Hayden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vasconcelos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hayden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T1#
Hayden scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hayden wants to control but Vasconcelos is keeping him busy.
Hayden prevents Vasconcelos from standing back up.
Hayden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Hayden is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vasconcelos pushes Hayden off looking to stand but Hayden dives back in and keeps control.
Hayden 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.
Hayden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vasconcelos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vasconcelos is looking to escape.
Hayden lands with a punch from half guard. #T2#
Hayden working the head and body with strikes.
Hayden 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.
Carol Hayden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vasconcelos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hayden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vasconcelos has hold of Hayden's hands but Hayden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hayden lands a nice short elbow.
Hayden stops Vasconcelos from getting back to his feet.
Hayden working Vasconcelos over with strikes.
Vasconcelos pushes Hayden off but Hayden dives into side control.
Vasconcelos is breathing heavily.
Hayden lands some shots froms side control.
Vasconcelos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vasconcelos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hayden scoring with punches from side control. #T3#
Hayden working the head with strikes.
Hayden in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vasconcelos tries to buck Hayden off but Hayden is having none of it.
Hayden cracks Vasconcelos with a big elbow.
Hayden creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayden landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #SUB#
Hayden tries for a kimura but Vasconcelos is defending well.
Vasconcelos struggling a bit here.
Vasconcelos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T4#
Vasconcelos is trying to improve his position.
Hayden in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hayden connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vasconcelos some visible discomfort.
Vasconcelos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vasconcelos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hayden asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hayden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vasconcelos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vasconcelos struggling a bit here.
Hayden cracks Vasconcelos with a big right hand but Vasconcelos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carol Hayden dominated that second round.
That's time! Hayden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hayden moves out of range as Vasconcelos throws a body kick.
Vasconcelos just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayden quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vasconcelos throws a sloppy head kick
and Hayden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Vasconcelos. Those never looked like landing.
Vasconcelos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vasconcelos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasconcelos tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasconcelos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasconcelos can do to turn this around?
Hayden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hayden. #T1##TD2#
Vasconcelos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hayden on his heels. He'll look to pass Hayden's guard now, I'm sure.#ES#
Hayden has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vasconcelos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Andryu Vasconcelos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Vasconcelos misses
and Hayden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Vasconcelos as Hayden shoots in.#CL#
Hayden moves into the clinch.
Hayden jumps guard but Vasconcelos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carol Hayden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayden jumps guard but Vasconcelos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vasconcelos is trying to break the clinch but Hayden is controlling him.#TD2#
Vasconcelos gets control of Hayden's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vasconcelos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayden lands a couple of digs.
Vasconcelos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hayden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hayden scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hayden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hayden works over Vasconcelos with some ground and pound from guard.
Hayden with a nice head shot there.
Hayden lands a couple of digs.
Hayden lands a couple of elbows.
Hayden connects with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Hayden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hayden distracts Vasconcelos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hayden postures up and lands a big shot to Vasconcelos's brow.
Hayden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hayden preventing the sweep.
Vasconcelos wants to control the position but Hayden says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Vasconcelos taking some punishment here, with Hayden in his half guard.
Hayden 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.
Vasconcelos taking some punishment here, with Hayden in his half guard.
Hayden scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hayden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hayden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T4#
Hayden working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Hayden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vasconcelos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Hayden there.
Vasconcelos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vasconcelos is trying to control but can't.
Hayden is trying to control. Vasconcelos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Andryu Vasconcelos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carol Hayden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hayden is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carol Hayden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hayden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carol Hayden!
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