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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Phoenix (ranked 5440 p4p, 5234 weight class) and Lane Hedley (ranked 284 p4p, 196 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Hedley!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedley moves into range and clinches up with Phoenix.
Hedley jumps into guard, dragging Phoenix to the mat.
Hedley looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Phoenix has picked Hedley up and slammed him! Hedley can't keep hold of the triangle and Phoenix manages to pass to side control!
Phoenix is trying to get an arm triangle but Hedley is defending well.
Phoenix is trying to get an arm triangle but Hedley is defending well.
Hedley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hedley is trying to work for a kimura but Phoenix is defending well.
Phoenix regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix working for submissions but it's allowed Hedley to get to half guard.
Phoenix manages to get to full guard.
Hedley content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hedley defends it easily.
Phoenix wants to sweep but no luck.
Phoenix looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hedley passes into side control.
Hedley trying to control the position but Phoenix is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hedley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hedley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedley is trying to get an arm triangle but Phoenix is defending well.
Phoenix tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hedley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Phoenix, who protects the arm well.
Hedley trying to control the position but Phoenix is working away.
Phoenix manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix trying to control from half guard but Hedley is working away.
Hedley tries to get to full guard but Phoenix has control of the leg.
Hedley trying to control but Phoenix postures up.
Phoenix is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Phoenix is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Phoenix prevents Hedley from improving his position.
Hedley is still trying to improve position.
Hedley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
Hedley throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Phoenix escapes and throws Hedley's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Phoenix thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hedley is looking for a sweep.
Hedley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hedley is not content to let Phoenix control the position.
Phoenix working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hedley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Hedley 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.
Phoenix clinches up against the cage.
Hedley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Phoenix uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phoenix passes Hedley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hedley wants to get back to full guard.
Phoenix is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Phoenix seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hedley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Phoenix is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Phoenix trying to control the action but Hedley is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hedley is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedley is looking for a sweep. Phoenix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Phoenix is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Phoenix looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hedley is pressing down on Phoenix's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Phoenix trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedley is looking for a triangle here but Phoenix uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hedley is looking for a sweep.
Phoenix is trying to get an arm triangle but Hedley is defending well.
Phoenix is looking to take a break and control but Hedley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedley is looking for a sweep.
Hedley gets back to half guard.
Phoenix is trying to control. Hedley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hedley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hedley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Phoenix trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phoenix won't allow Hedley to sweep him here.
Phoenix drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Phoenix jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hedley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phoenix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix 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.
Phoenix works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hedley is looking to improve his position.
Hedley keeps trying to improve his position.
Phoenix is working for a submission of some sort.
Phoenix is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hedley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hedley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Hedley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hedley.
Hedley trying to control the position.
Hedley looking for a sweep. Not yet Hedley, not yet.
Hedley keeping moving, preventing Phoenix from controlling successfully.
Phoenix looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phoenix wants to control from the top but Hedley keeps moving.
Phoenix thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Phoenix dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Phoenix drives through and clinches with Hedley against the cage.
Hedley jumps guard and drags Phoenix to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hedley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phoenix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hedley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hedley wants to sweep here but Phoenix controlling him for the moment.
Phoenix trying to control but Hedley is working from the bottom.
Hedley keeping full guard, as Phoenix tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedley keeping moving, preventing Phoenix from controlling successfully.
Hedley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedley wants to sweep but no luck.
Phoenix passes Hedley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hedley is staying active underneath Phoenix, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hedley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hedley gets back to full guard.
Phoenix has gone for a leg lock! Hedley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Phoenix's guard.
Hedley slips nicely into half guard.
Hedley tries to pass to full mount but Phoenix defends it.
Phoenix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedley seems to be looking for submissions.
Hedley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phoenix does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Phoenix wants to improve his position but Hedley is controlling well.
Hedley is working for a kimura but Phoenix is defending it quite comfortably.
Phoenix is looking to control Hedley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Phoenix avoid being mounted?
Lane Hedley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hedley is working for a submission of some sort.
Hedley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Phoenix defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hedley looking to pass the guard.
Phoenix looking for a sweep. Not yet Phoenix, not yet.
Hedley wants to pass the guard but Phoenix is keeping the position.
Hedley wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Hedley is pushing down on Phoenix's leg trying to pass to half guard. Phoenix is fighting to maintain full guard but Hedley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Phoenix is pressing down on Hedley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Phoenix is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Phoenix looking for a sweep. Not yet Phoenix, not yet.
Hedley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Phoenix tries to bench press Hedley off him but Hedley keeps the position.
Hedley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phoenix tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hedley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hedley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lane Hedley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hedley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lane Hedley!
A less than humble Lane Hedley misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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