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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 2816 p4p, 258 weight class) and Burke Heimer (ranked 5924 p4p, 408 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thurgood Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Burke Heimer !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heimer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Heimer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heimer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jenkins.
Heimer dips to his left and cracks Jenkins with an uppercut!
Heimer throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heimer misses with a wild combination.
Heimer misses the jab.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Jenkins misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Heimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from Heimer .
Jenkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Heimer backs away, Jenkins returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jenkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heimer to score with a decent uppercut.
Jenkins misses with a low kick as Heimer jumps back.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heimer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins feints and then cracks Heimer 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heimer down.
Heimer throws a looping overhand right but Jenkins ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jenkins.
Jenkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimer .
Heimer looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Heimer misses the jab.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimer .
Jenkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Heimer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Heimer misses.
Jenkins tried to counter with a leg kick but Heimer avoided it.
Heimer clinches up with Jenkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heimer blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Heimer misses the target.
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
A combination from Heimer does no damage.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Heimer moved away.
Jenkins staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimer throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
Heimer missing with a left hand there. Jenkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heimer lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heimer .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jenkins, right into the meat.
Heimer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heimer missing with a left hand there. Jenkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heimer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jenkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A quick step to the side and Jenkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jenkins throws a low kick, looking for Heimer 's leg but Heimer calmly moves out of range.
Heimer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jenkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heimer .
Jenkins throws a low kick but Heimer avoids it.
Jenkins jabs at Heimer 's body.
Heimer blocks a leg kick.
Jenkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heimer .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jenkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Jenkins tenderised Heimer 's leg. Heimer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heimer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins.
Heimer throws a good cross that connects.
Jenkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heimer misses with a double jab.
Jenkins scores with a leg kick.
Heimer swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Heimer misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heimer connects with a right hand. Jenkins shakes it off.
Jenkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jenkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heimer .
Jenkins misses with a low kick as Heimer jumps back.
Heimer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimer misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jenkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jenkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Heimer . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heimer .
Jenkins lands a jab to Heimer 's midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Heimer .
Jenkins prevents a body shot from Heimer .
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heimer blocks a body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins digs a right hand underneath Heimer 's ribcage. Heimer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Jenkins - that landed with a thud.
Heimer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jenkins stalling in the clinch.
Heimer throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
Heimer is stalling here.
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 Thurgood Jenkins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jenkins.
Nice uppercut lands for Jenkins. That snapped Heimer 's head back.
Heimer 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heimer scores with a sloppy right hand. Jenkins should have avoided that one.
Jenkins is looking to wear down Heimer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jenkins swings for the body but Heimer moves out of range.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heimer looks to throw the jab but Jenkins is out of range.
Jenkins stuns Heimer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Heimer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heimer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Heimer .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heimer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
A big left from Heimer misses.
Heimer misses with an uppercut. Jenkins saw that one coming.
Jenkins swings for the body but Heimer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimer was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Heimer throws a poor cross that misses
and Jenkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heimer thinking.
Heimer throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Heimer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jenkins can pounce on him.
Jenkins slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Heimer .
Jenkins misses with a body punch
and Heimer counters with a straight right hand.
Jenkins stuns Heimer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heimer works over Jenkins's head and body with a nice combination.
Heimer misses with a jab to the body
and Jenkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Heimer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heimer checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jenkins.
Heimer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Heimer misses the jab.
Heimer throws out a loose jab but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jenkins.
A low kick from Heimer misses
and Jenkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Jenkins connects with a body shot that sends Heimer 's belly button to the back.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimer blocks a leg kick.
Heimer throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Heimer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jenkins wants to slow Heimer down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Heimer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Heimer misses.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Heimer lunges at Jenkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jenkins's hand.
Jenkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heimer misses with a straight right.
Heimer missing with a left hand there. Jenkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jenkins throws a leg kick
and Heimer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heimer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimer throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heimer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jenkins throws a chopping leg kick but Heimer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jenkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heimer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jenkins. That did some damage!
Heimer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimer .
Good standup being displayed there by Heimer as he connects with a hook.
Jenkins throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimer ! But no joy.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Heimer throws out a counter right but Jenkins avoids it with no problem.
Jenkins tries to land a leg kick but Heimer saw it coming and moves away.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Heimer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Heimer throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimer was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Heimer looks to land a right hand but Jenkins moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimer checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Heimer .
Heimer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jenkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heimer 's knee momentarily.
Jenkins throws the left hand but Heimer avoids the punch easily.
Jenkins throws a leg kick which misses Heimer 's front leg but catches the back leg as Heimer tries to avoid it.
Heimer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heimer throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
Heimer misses with a looping left.
Heimer throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins moves away from the strike by Heimer .
Heimer misses with an uppercut
and Jenkins counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Heimer is predictable there
and Jenkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heimer thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins blocks a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Heimer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Heimer .
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 Thurgood Jenkins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Heimer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenkins moves away.
Jenkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Jenkins scores with a nice head shot.
Jenkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jenkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Jenkins lands an overhand right.
Heimer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heimer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jenkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimer swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Heimer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heimer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jenkins scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimer moves out of range of the strikes.
Heimer lands with a shot to the body.
Jenkins tries a low kick but Heimer avoids it.
A nice side step and Heimer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins defending well as Heimer loads up on a big left hand.
Heimer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Jenkins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Heimer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Heimer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heimer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heimer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heimer blocks a jab.
Heimer misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Heimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jenkins, right into the meat.
Jenkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Jenkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heimer .
Jenkins checks a low kick from Heimer .
Heimer lands a jab to the head.
Good exchange - Jenkins coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimer moves away.
Jenkins wants to land a leg kick but Heimer is out of range.
Jenkins lands with a good body shot.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Heimer moves out of range.
Jenkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimer . That did some damage!
Jenkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Heimer misses with a hook.
Heimer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Heimer off the cage and back into range.
Jenkins blocks the body kick.
Jenkins tests Heimer 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Jenkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Heimer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heimer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thurgood Jenkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Jenkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heimer .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimer checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Heimer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heimer avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heimer throws a combination that misses
and Jenkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Heimer misses with a lunging right hand
and Heimer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Heimer misses.
It looked like Jenkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Heimer misses.
A clash of legs there as Heimer blocks the low kick.
Heimer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A bone on bone clash there as Heimer blocks the leg kick.
Donk. Jenkins catches Heimer right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Heimer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimer manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Jenkins.
Heimer slips a jab and a cross from Jenkins.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heimer .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins ducks right into an uppercut from Heimer .
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Heimer .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimer throws out the jab.
Jenkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jenkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burke Heimer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins wants to slow Heimer down by chopping away at his legs.
Jenkins lunges at Heimer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heimer 's hand.
Jenkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Heimer under the eye.
Jenkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heimer takes one on the button.
Heimer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Heimer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thurgood Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jenkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thurgood Jenkins!
Our winner, Thurgood Jenkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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