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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes into the arena with The Blood of Cuchulainn - Mychael & Jeff Danna blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
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245 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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 - 2 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cole Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes swinging wilding here.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Cole Jackson has been cut.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that hurts Hayes! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Jackson jumps into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Hayes is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson trying to control but Hayes is having none of it.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Hayes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Hayes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Hayes is squirming around nicely.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Hayes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Jackson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hayes tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hayes is looking to escape.
Jackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson looking to finish with strikes here!
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hayes is looking to escape.
Jackson thowing shots but they're missing.
Hayes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson wants to control but Hayes has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Hayes tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Hayes is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Hayes wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Cole Jackson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Hayes.
Hayes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A left and a right from Hayes both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayes misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayes counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hayes.
John Hayes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayes misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hayes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Hayes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Hayes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Hayes takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Hayes lands a with a good body shot.
Hayes thows a left - swing and a miss!
John Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson swinging wilding here.
Hayes throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hayes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a wild combination.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayes counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Hayes to acknowledge the strikes.
That has opened up Cole Jackson's cut even more.
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hayes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hayes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Hayes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hayes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson tries to move into range but Hayes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Hayes lands with a right hand.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Hayes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Hayes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Cole Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hayes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Decent striking displayed by Hayes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Hayes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hayes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayes counters with a two punch combo.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Hayes misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Hayes misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes swinging wilding here.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hayes rather than just go for the knockout.
Hayes misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hayes throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Hayes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
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.
Jackson swinging wilding here.
Hayes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Hayes misses.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Hayes cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Jackson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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