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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gora Sammo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hayes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Blood of Cuchulainn - Mychael & Jeff Danna. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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228 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gora Sammo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes throws a series of punches but Sammo avoids them all with ease.
Sammo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hayes sprawls well initially but Sammo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hayes pushes Sammo off looking to stand but Sammo dives back in and keeps control.
Sammo wants to get back to his feet.
Hayes is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayes manages to get to full guard.
Sammo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hayes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammo wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No joy there for Hayes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sammo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes moves out of range as Sammo throws a body kick.
Sammo looks to land a body kick but Hayes moved away.
Sammo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hayes takes a step back to recover.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Sammo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hayes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sammo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sammo lands a head kick!
Sammo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
John Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hayes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sammo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sammo.
Sammo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hayes's head.
Hayes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammo thows a body kick. Hayes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sammo forces Hayes back against the cage and clinches.
Sammo scores with a knee to the head.
Sammo lands a nice knee to the body.
Sammo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hayes won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Sammo to work.
Sammo working Hayes over with knees to the body.
Hayes avoiding damage as Sammo throws knees to the body.
Sammo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sammo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sammo taking a breather.
Sammo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sammo.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gora Sammo.
Hayes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sammo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sammo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sammo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayes is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Sammo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sammo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayes.
Sammo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sammo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hayes won't want to take too many of those.
Sammo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sammo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sammo crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Sammo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sammo looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Sammo pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gora Sammo dominated that round.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hayes looks to land a right hand but Sammo moved out of range.
Sammo scoring well with a low kick there.
Sammo closes the distance and clinches.
Sammo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sammo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gora Sammo.
Hayes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sammo.
Sammo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sammo thows a body kick. Hayes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gora Sammo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sammo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hayes is trying to defend but Sammo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammo is taking a breather. Hayes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sammo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hayes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sammo.
Sammo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sammo is nestled in close to Hayes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sammo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sammo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Sammo wants to control the pace but Hayes is squirming around nicely.
Sammo controlling the position easily from mount.
Sammo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes wants to control but Sammo is having none of it.
Sammo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hayes is squirming around, avoiding Sammo's attempts to control the action.
Sammo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sammo avoids the attempt from Hayes to control.
Hayes is bucking up trying to escape but Sammo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sammo avoids the attempt from Hayes to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gora Sammo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sammo.
Sammo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sammo with a knee to the head.
Sammo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sammo has Hayes pushed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd are getting on Sammo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Sammo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayes avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gora Sammo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sammo is looking to slow Hayes down with leg kicks.
A jab from Hayes misses.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Sammo ducks down to avoid it.
Sammo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sammo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sammo, right into the meat.
Sammo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sammo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hayes will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sammo scores with a push kick.
Sammo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hayes's calf.
Hayes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sammo scores with a kick to the body.
Sammo instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sammo with a knee to the head.
Sammo tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
Sammo lands a knee to the head.
Sammo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammo crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Sammo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sammo tries a knee to the head but Hayes blocks it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sammo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hayes is trying to break the clinch but Sammo is controlling him.
Sammo with a knee to the head.
Sammo looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Hayes takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like John Hayes has been cut.
Sammo misses with a knee to the head.
Sammo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sammo slows down the pace here.
Sammo scores with a knee to the head.
Sammo scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Sammo.
Sammo looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Sammo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sammo trying to land knees to the body.
Sammo looking to throw knees to the head but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Sammo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sammo has Hayes pushed against the cage.
Sammo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gora Sammo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sammo is stalling here.
Hayes takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes avoids a wild elbow strike from Sammo.
Sammo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sammo avoiding damage.
Sammo misses with a knee to the head.
Gora Sammo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sammo leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gora Sammo.
Hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sammo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sammo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sammo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
John Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sammo darts in and clinches Hayes up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammo misses with a knee strike.
Sammo scores a nice knee to the body.
Sammo working Hayes over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Sammo to work.
Sammo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hayes blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
John Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayes misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gora Sammo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sammo 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gora Sammo!
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