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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max D Alessandro (ranked 25352 p4p, 4591 weight class) and Amber Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max D Alessandro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max D Alessandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amber Hart!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart lands a slapping body shot.
Hart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
D Alessandro has Hart pushed against the cage.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
Hart manages to break the clinch.
D Alessandro has managed to clinch.
D Alessandro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hart is leaning against D Alessandro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
D Alessandro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
D Alessandro misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Alessandro taking a breather.
D Alessandro throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Hart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hart manages to break the clinch.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Alessandro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
D Alessandro stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as D Alessandro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hart trying to control the position but instead, D Alessandro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hart into the cage.
D Alessandro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
D Alessandro struggles to land a body shot inside as Hart controls his hands.
D Alessandro tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing D Alessandro back against the cage.
D Alessandro drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
D Alessandro is controlling Hart's posture.
Hart is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart is working D Alessandro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
D Alessandro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D Alessandro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hart manages to get himself to full guard.
Hart working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as D Alessandro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hart pulls D Alessandro in close to prevent any damage.
D Alessandro throwing strikes but missing.
Hart should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hart keeping moving, preventing D Alessandro from controlling successfully.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
D Alessandro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
D Alessandro stands and throws Hart's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from D Alessandro seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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.
Hart is trying to control D Alessandro's posture but D Alessandro avoids it.
Hart managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by D Alessandro.
D Alessandro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hart sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
D Alessandro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hart keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
D Alessandro in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
D Alessandro taking a breather here.
Hart is not content to let D Alessandro control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
D Alessandro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hart sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max D Alessandro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hart shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. D Alessandro is trying to defend but Hart finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
D Alessandro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
D Alessandro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart tries to stand but D Alessandro is controlling from the bottom.
D Alessandro managing to control the position.
D Alessandro trying to control the position.
Hart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Max D Alessandro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hart postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amber Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hart connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hart closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. D Alessandro quickly recovers to half guard.
D Alessandro works his way to full guard. Good work.
D Alessandro controls Hart momentarily but Hart frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
D Alessandro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
D Alessandro looking for a sweep. Not yet D Alessandro, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now D Alessandro is on top in guard.
D Alessandro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
D Alessandro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
D Alessandro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
D Alessandro throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.
D Alessandro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
D Alessandro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
D Alessandro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
D Alessandro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as D Alessandro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
D Alessandro throws a big right hand that misses.
Hart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
D Alessandro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
D Alessandro trying to stall but Hart improves his position.
D Alessandro misses with the head strike.
Hart is trying to work for a single leg takedown but D Alessandro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hart pulls guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amber Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hart showed some decent athleticism there.
D Alessandro is looking to improve his position.
D Alessandro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for D Alessandro.
D Alessandro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hart's guard.
D Alessandro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Alessandro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
D Alessandro wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
D Alessandro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Alessandro wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hart controls D Alessandro momentarily but D Alessandro frees himself.
Hart controlling D Alessandro's posture.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
D Alessandro trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
D Alessandro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
D Alessandro wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from D Alessandro.
Hart tries to clinch there but D Alessandro circles away.
As Hart tries to get set, D Alessandro tries to push him back and clinch up but Hart manages to avoid the attempt.
Hart moves into the clinch.
D Alessandro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hart up against the cage.
Hart can't get the takedown.
D Alessandro misses with a body punch.
D Alessandro prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
D Alessandro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hart is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. D Alessandro can't fight it off and eventually Hart manages to take the fight to the floor. D Alessandro looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Alessandro lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
D Alessandro trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
D Alessandro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
D Alessandro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
D Alessandro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
D Alessandro wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Hart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. D Alessandro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart keeping moving, preventing D Alessandro from controlling successfully.
D Alessandro throws a big elbow that misses.
D Alessandro wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
D Alessandro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hart is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Amber Hart.
I think Hart 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Amber Hart!
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