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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie Busto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Larry Heart has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernie Busto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Busto misses with a body shot.
Busto looks to score with a jab to the body but Heart is just out of range.
Heart looks to land a left hand but Busto moved out of range nicely.
Heart avoids the body shot from Busto.
Heart throws a series of punches but Busto moves out of range.
Busto thows a body shot but no joy.
Busto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heart.
Heart misses with a leg kick.
Busto slips under a jab from Heart.
Heart tries to land a leg kick but Busto saw it coming and moves away.
Heart misses with an uppercut. Busto saw that one coming.
Heart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Busto.
Heart misses the jab.
Larry Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heart was well out of range. Poor timing from Busto.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heart.
Heart thuds a left hand into Busto's body.
Busto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Heart is trying to defend but Busto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Busto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heart's head.
Busto prevents Heart from standing back up.
Heart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Busto is keen to just control but Heart is a slippery customer.
Heart tries to get to full guard but Busto has control of the leg.
Busto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heart defending well though.
Busto trying to control the action but Heart is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busto is pressing down on Heart's thigh, looking to free his foot. Heart is holding on for now.
Heart is refusing to be controlled, as Busto sits in half guard.
Busto misses with a head shot. Heart uses the momentum to regain guard.
Busto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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!
Heart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Busto is controlling him.
Heart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Busto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Busto trying to control the position from guard on top but Heart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busto wants to pass the guard but Heart is keeping the position.
Heart trying to keep a closed guard but Busto is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Larry Heart.
Heart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Busto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heart thinking.
Heart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heart lands a nice shot that snaps Busto's head back.
Good shot there by Heart.
Busto swings for the body but Heart moves out of range.
Busto takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Busto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Busto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heart lands a right hook to the body.
Busto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Busto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heart.
Heart throws a hook but Busto avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heart.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heart looks to throw the jab but Busto is out of range.
Larry Heart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Busto misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Heart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Heart dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab by Heart.
A jab from Heart misses.
Busto with a poor takedown
and Heart counters with a straight right hand.
Busto takes one to the chin there.
Heart lands a lovely overhand right.
Heart digs a good hook to Busto's body.
Nice body punch from Heart.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart connects with a single shot there.
Donk. Heart catches Busto right on the button with a cross.
Busto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Heart rather than just go for the knockout.
Heart throws a hook but Busto avoids it easily.
A big left from Heart misses.
Busto moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busto clobbers Heart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Busto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Busto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heart.
Heart throws a hook but Busto avoids it easily.
Busto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heart.
Heart looks to land a left hand but Busto moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Heart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Busto moves out of range of the strikes.
Heart lands a leg kick that knocks Busto off balance momentarily.
Heart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Busto.
Busto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Heart is trying to defend but Busto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart is not content to let Busto control the position.
Busto tries to pass to full mount but Heart defends it.
Heart is trying to stand up here but Busto is controlling him well.
Busto passes the guard and advances to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Busto landing shots from mount.
Heart tries to hold on but Busto pushes him away.
Busto throws some wild stikes that Heart manages to avoid easily.
Busto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart is looking to improve his position but Busto isn't that keen on the idea.
Busto goes for an armbar but Heart turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Heart.
Busto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Heart is holding on to half guard well.
Busto wants to control but Heart is keeping him busy.
Heart is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart is looking for a sweep. Busto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bernie Busto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Heart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heart throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Busto to counter with a crisp jab.
Busto scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Heart.
Heart throws a series of punches but Busto avoids them all with ease.
Busto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heart misses with an uppercut
and Busto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Heart!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Busto trying to control but Heart is having none of it.
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 Larry Heart will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Busto looks to score with a jab to the body but Heart is just out of range.
Busto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heart was well out of range. Poor timing from Busto.
Busto thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Busto with that takedown attempt.
Busto shoots for a takedown but Heart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Heart avoids the body shot from Busto.
Heart connects with a solid leg kick.
Heart catches Busto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Busto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart works his way to full guard. Good work.
Heart has Busto pulled in close to control his posture.
Busto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heart keeping full guard, as Busto tries to pass.
Heart trying to control the position.
Heart is wriggling around but Busto manages to pass to half guard.
Busto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Busto is pressing down on Heart's thigh, looking to free his foot. Heart is holding on for now.
Bernie Busto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Busto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Heart!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busto prevents Heart from getting the reversal.
Busto throws some wild stikes that Heart manages to avoid easily.
Busto tries to control but Heart wriggling away.
Heart tries to reverse the position but Busto maintains control.
Heart is working hard here to advance position.
Busto misses with a head shot.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Busto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Larry Heart has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Busto wants to control the pace but Heart is squirming around nicely.
Busto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Heart hang on?
Heart is in all sorts of trouble here.
Busto throwing strikes but Heart uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busto is trying to control the action in half guard but Heart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Heart is trying to get back to full guard.
Busto trying to control the action but Heart is working from the bottom.
Busto not doing much here.
Busto thows a huge punch but Heart dodges it nicely.
Heart is not content to let Busto control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bernie Busto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Busto lands a nice shot to the body.
Heart looks to throw the jab but Busto is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heart.
Busto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heart manages to avoid it.
Heart looks for the body kick but Busto saw that one coming.
Busto blocks a low kick nicely.
Heart throws a looping overhand right but Busto ducks down to avoid it.
Heart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heart throws a leg kick but Busto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Busto moves out of range of the strikes.
Larry Heart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Busto jabs at Heart's body.
Busto slips under a jab from Heart.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernie Busto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Heart!
An out of breath Larry Heart thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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