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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John MacCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John MacCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Correa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacCarthy tries to clinch but Correa moves out of range.
Correa throws a lazy uppercut
and MacCarthy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MacCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Correa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MacCarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
MacCarthy tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Correa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and MacCarthy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacCarthy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacCarthy dodges the punch combination from Correa.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
MacCarthy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Correa counters with a nice low kick that buckles MacCarthy's knee momentarily.
MacCarthy looks to clinch
and Correa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacCarthy thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Correa. MacCarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Correa motions for MacCarthy to come forward. Correa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Correa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Correa misses with the combination.
Correa pivots, looking for a leg kick but MacCarthy is out of range and Correa settles back down.
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.
MacCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Correa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacCarthy tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
Correa wants to slow MacCarthy down by chopping away at his legs.
Sloppy strikes from MacCarthy. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as MacCarthy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Correa dominated that round.
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.
MacCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch but Correa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacCarthy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Correa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
Correa tries to work over MacCarthy's front leg with a kick but MacCarthy checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa throws a low kick, looking for MacCarthy's leg but MacCarthy calmly moves out of range.
MacCarthy tries to clinch
and Correa counters with a low kick, right behind MacCarthy 's knee.
MacCarthy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Correa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
MacCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Correa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John MacCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacCarthy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two 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.
Correa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
John MacCarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacCarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Correa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MacCarthy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
MacCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Correa circles away.
MacCarthy is looking to clinch but Correa is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacCarthy tries to clinch there but Correa circles away.
MacCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacCarthy fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - MacCarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John MacCarthy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
MacCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Correa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MacCarthy tries to clinch up but Correa circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa looks to land a combination but MacCarthy avoids it well.
MacCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as MacCarthy blocks the low kick.
MacCarthy tries to clinch up
and Correa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Correa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy tries to clinch but Correa is having none of it.
MacCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch but Correa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa throws a leg kick which misses MacCarthy's front leg but catches the back leg as MacCarthy tries to avoid it.
MacCarthy blocks a leg kick.
Correa misses with a looping right.
MacCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch but Correa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Correa feints and then cracks MacCarthy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow MacCarthy down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by MacCarthy.
Correa swats away the attempt to clinch by MacCarthy.
Correa throws a series of punches but MacCarthy moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Correa keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Correa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Correa 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Eric Correa!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Eric Correa!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Eric Correa!
Eric Correa wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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