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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Heart (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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295 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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258 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Heart!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Heart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed staying out of range there.
Speed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heart but Heart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heart has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Speed with a nice cross.
It looks like Larry Heart has been cut.
Speed staying out of range there.
Heart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Heart wants it to stay on the feet.
Speed closes the distance and clinches up with Heart, looking for a takedown. Speed pushes Heart against the cage but Heart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Speed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speed misses with a series of wild punches.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heart shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Speed eats them both and turns towards Heart to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice shot by Heart.
Speed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heart.
Heart scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed throws a nice looking combination but Heart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed pushes Heart up against the cage in a clinch.
Speed decides to pull guard.
Heart gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Speed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heart as he jumps to the side.
Larry Heart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heart misses with an uppercut.
Heart stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heart with a hook.
Speed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Speed moves into the clinch.
Heart is pressed up against the cage. Speed has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Heart down to the mat. Heart avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Heart misses with a hook.
Speed doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
Heart throws an off balance right hand
and Speed counters with a stiff right hand.
Heart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heart throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as Speed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Speed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
Speed looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Heart fails to land with a series of punches.
Heart misses with an uppercut
and Speed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Heart looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
Speed tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Heart defends well and Speed ends up having to push Heart into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Heart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heart lands with a hook. Speed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heart thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed gets a clinch.
Heart is trying to break the clinch but Speed has him pressed against the cage.
Heart tries to break free but Speed pushes him back against the cage.
Heart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heart counters with an inside leg kick.
Speed tries to clinch but Heart is having none of it.
Heart misses with a straight right.
Heart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Speed closes the distance and pushes Heart back into the cage.
Speed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heart's efforts to push away.
Speed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Heart just stands there and leans against the cage.
Heart tries to break the clinch but Speed is controlling the position.
Heart is trying to force a seperation but Speed has the dominant position.
Heart prevents the takedown attempt.
Speed has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Heart uses from the top position.
Heart has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Speed is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heart wants to get up but he can't break Speed's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Speed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Heart is controlling him.
Speed looking for a triangle here. Heart is fighting it but it looks tight! Speed pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Heart is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tyson Speed!
Tyson Speed made sure to mention his sponsor, Perkele! in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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