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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Correa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Hayes's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Hayes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Correa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Correa looks to land a combination but Hayes avoids it well.
Hayes is looking to clinch.
Hayes tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Correa avoids the head kick by Hayes.
Correa connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hayes wants to clinch.
Correa misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a wild combination.
Hayes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Correa avoids the head kick by Hayes.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Correa blocks a head kick by Hayes.
Hayes swings for the body but Correa moves out of range.
John Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes throws a combination that misses
and Correa counters with a leg kick.
Hayes is looking to clinch.
Correa throws a right and a left that Hayes avoids nicely.
Hayes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayes tries to clinch but Correa moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hayes tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Correa.
Hayes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hayes throws a right hand that Correa ducks under and follows up with a left that Correa also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Correa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Correa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Correa lands a with a good body shot.
Hayes tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Correa counters with a thumping low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hayes misses with the body kick
and Correa counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Correa 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.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses
and Correa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hayes darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
John Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayes lands a head kick!
It looks like Eric Correa has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Hayes blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Correa is able to avoid easily.
Correa blocks a head kick by Hayes.
Correa throws a right hand that Hayes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayes also avoids with ease.
Correa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Correa tries to work over Hayes's front leg with a kick but Hayes checks it.
Hayes misses the body punch
and Correa counters with a nice body shot.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch but Correa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Correa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hayes moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Correa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hayes counters with a two punch combo.
Hayes tries to land a front kick but Correa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to land a body kick
and Correa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hayes misses with a combination
and Correa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayes misses with a double jab
and Correa counters with a left and a right that stings Hayes.
Correa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hayes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hayes tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Correa misses with a wild combination.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Correa avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hayes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Correa's cut.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hayes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayes tries to bum rush Correa with a series of wild strikes but Correa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayes.
Hayes fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Correa tries to bum rush Hayes with a series of wild strikes but Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Correa throws a solid leg kick but Hayes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Correa.
Hayes gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Correa to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Correa backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hayes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayes lands a nice looking body kick.
Correa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Hayes tries for a takedown but Correa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Correa clobbers Hayes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hayes lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses.
Hayes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hayes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Correa blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Correa.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hayes clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Correa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hayes moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
John Hayes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Correa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Hayes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Correa.
Correa throws a leg kick that misses.
Hayes throws a push kick but Correa slaps the foot to one side.
Correa throws a leg kick
and Hayes counters with a leg kick.
Hayes tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to clinch but Correa is having none of it.
Hayes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Correa takes a step back to recover.
Correa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hayes tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayes is looking to clinch but Correa is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hayes throws a combination that misses
and Correa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Correa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hayes's sensitive parts.
Hayes is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Correa is out of range.
Hayes misses with a combination
and Correa counters with a series of strikes. Hayes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Correa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hayes checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hayes had his way with Eric Correa in that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Correa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Correa throws a leg kick that misses.
Correa wants to slow Hayes down by chopping away at his legs.
Hayes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Hayes.
Hayes is looking to wear down Correa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hayes throws the left hand but Correa avoids the punch easily.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Correa counters with a left and a right that stings Hayes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick
and Correa counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Hayes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayes looks to land a body kick but Correa moved away.
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Correa can do to turn this around?
Hayes tries to clinch but Correa moves away
and Correa counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick by Hayes misses
and Correa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch but Correa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eric Correa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Correa moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Hayes tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick
and Correa counters with an outside leg kick.
Hayes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hayes throws a head kick but Correa moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Correa counters with a good low kick that Hayes was not able to check.
Hayes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Correa counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Correa.
Correa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayes doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hayes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Correa.
That has opened up Eric Correa's cut even more.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Correa.
Hayes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Correa can pounce on him.
A low kick from Hayes is predictable there
and Correa counters with a nice leg kick.
John Hayes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Correa moves out of range as Hayes throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hayes!
John Hayes is the new super heavyweight champion!
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