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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
27 - 1 - 0 |
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222 lbs
29 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scotty Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming.
Hearts misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Bennet's head coaches at The Cooker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hearts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Hearts swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hearts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bennet counters with a nice body kick.
Bennet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearts has closed the distance and engaged Bennet in a clinch.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennet throws an elbow but it misses.
Bennet just leaning against Hearts, taking a breather.
Hearts working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hearts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Hearts.
Hearts blocks an uppercut.
Hearts blocks a body shot from Bennet.
Bennet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennet.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hearts.
Hearts pulls Bennet into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hearts holds on and takes a little breather.
Bennet wants to pass the guard but Hearts is keeping the position.
Hearts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bennet is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts has Bennet pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hearts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bennet's guard.
Bennet seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bennet swinging wildly here.
Bennet swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws an off balance right hand
and Hearts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bennet's guard.
Bennet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hearts is aware though and is defending well.
Hearts forces his way into half guard.
Hearts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bennet gets full guard.
Bennet has control of Hearts's left arm, preventing Hearts from doing any damage.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Bennet keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet is pulling down on Hearts's head to control his posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet is trying to keep Hearts in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Scotty Bennet just wasn't active enough.
Hearts just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Bennet lands but Hearts takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scotty Bennet will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bennet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hearts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Hearts. Those never looked like landing.
Hearts throws a big shot that misses.
Bennet cracks Hearts with a good jab.
Hearts misses with a double jab.
A jab lands there for Bennet.
Bennet throws a hook to the side of Hearts's head but Hearts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennet looks to land a body kick but Hearts moved away.
Hearts lands a nice hook to Bennet's body. Bennet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bennet 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 Hearts has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hearts and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hearts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bennet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hearts counters with a shoot takedown. Bennet fights it but they end up in guard.
My spies in Gym Beam inform me that Hearts has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bennet will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bennet manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hearts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hearts tries to hold on but Bennet pushes him away.
Bennet thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hearts tries to hold on but Bennet postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts can't escape the position.
Hearts is still trying to improve position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearts tries to hold on but Bennet postures up.
Hearts is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts wants to control but Bennet is having none of it.
Hearts sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hearts moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A J Hearts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hearts is trying to hold Bennet in close to prevent damage but Bennet has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is not content to let Bennet control the position.
Hearts works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bennet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bennet tries to free his leg and advance position but Hearts is retaining full guard.
Bennet trying to control but Hearts is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts pulls Bennet in close to his closed guard and prevents Bennet from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hearts misses with a body kick.
Hearts shoots and misses
and Bennet finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hearts with a jab.
Hearts wants to land a leg kick but Bennet is out of range.
Bennet scores with a jab.
Bennet throws a jab when Hearts was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearts takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bennet throws a low kick but Hearts moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hearts!
Hearts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bennet leaves Hearts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hearts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennet feints and then cracks Hearts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hearts down.
Hearts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hearts lands with an overhand left.
Hearts throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
Hearts checks a low kick from Bennet.
Hearts slips under a jab from Bennet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearts misses with a straight left.
Bennet tries a head kick but it misses.
Hearts looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
Hearts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scotty Bennet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of A J Hearts.
Hearts misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennet counters with a good low kick that Hearts was not able to check.
Bennet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bennet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horrible takedown by Hearts or perhaps it was just good defense by Bennet which made him look bad.
Bennet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hearts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hearts fails with a takedown attempt.
Bennet stuffs the takedown.
Hearts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hearts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bennet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bennet thows a leg kick but Hearts checks it
and Hearts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bennet won't be happy with that.
Bennet manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bennet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hearts tries to roll over but Bennet keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hearts keeps trying to improve his position.
Hearts is controlling Bennet's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hearts trying to control but Bennet postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Scotty Bennet did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hearts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Jab by Bennet.
Bennet clinches with his opponent.
Hearts is working Bennet over against the cage.
Hearts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Bennet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bennet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet is pressed up against the cage. Hearts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bennet down to the mat. Bennet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bennet fails to land with a series of punches.
Hearts scores with a jab to the head.
Bennet throws a combination that misses
so Hearts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bennet is on top in guard.
Bennet is pushing down on Hearts's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hearts is fighting to maintain full guard but Bennet has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bennet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hearts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hearts trying to hold on to Bennet's head to control him but Bennet postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bennet.
Hearts is trying to get back to full guard.
Bennet trying to control from half guard but Hearts is working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bennet is thwarting Hearts's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Hearts with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet cracks Hearts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hearts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bennet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennet throws a good cross that connects.
Hearts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bennet.
A jab from Bennet misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bennet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearts moves out of range of the strikes.
Hearts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hearts shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hearts was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bennet is looking for a sweep.
Hearts fails to land a wild elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts working the head with strikes.
Bennet is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Scotty Bennet 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!
Bennet clobbers Hearts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hearts bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bennet tries to control but Hearts manages to take his back.
Bennet is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Well, with Hearts on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bennet is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Bennet wants to control his opponent's hands but Hearts gets his hands free.
Bennet is trying to remain composed but Hearts is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearts struggling to land strikes to the head as Bennet covers up.
Bennet tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bennet is looking to escape.
Bennet is desperately trying to improve his position but Hearts has a good base and remains in mount.
Bennet sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
A J Hearts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts prevents Bennet from improving his position.
Bennet is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hearts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bennet is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hearts's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hearts's back!
Hearts trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts tries to escape the position.
Bennet misses with punches from the back.
Bennet trying to control.
Bennet avoiding Hearts 's attempts to control his hands.
Scotty Bennet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bennet is hanging on to Hearts's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet controlling the position well here. Hearts rolled but Bennet kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
I really don't envy Hearts right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet lands punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to A J Hearts.
I think Bennet 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Scotty Bennet!
Scotty Bennet looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Light Diode, your 0 has got to go. Step up an come get you some.
Someone give me my comb.'.
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energy
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