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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between A. Mere Con (ranked 859 p4p, 742 weight class) and Thomas Hearn (ranked 113 p4p, 96 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hearn's choice of entrance music: Professor X - Dave. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, A. Mere Con!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Con throws a hook but Hearn blocks it.
Con takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Con 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.
Hearn swings for the body but Con moves out of range.
Thomas Hearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Con jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Con throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearn.
Con throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Con ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Con throws a hook but Hearn blocks it.
Con tests Hearn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hearn connects with a body shot that sends Con's belly button to the back.
Hearn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hearn.
Con fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hearn on the side of the head.
Con keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Con appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearn motions for Con to come forward. Hearn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hearn there.
Con avoids the body shot from Hearn.
Hearn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hearn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hearn missing with a left hand there. Con was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Con throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
I was talking to Con's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Con.
Con throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hearn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hearn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Con scores with a shot to the side of Hearn's head.
Hearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hearn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Hearn.
Con doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Con lands a nice uppercut.
Con blocks a body shot from Hearn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Con lands a body shot.
Con tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hearn's elbow.
Con blocks a body shot from Hearn.
Hearn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Con backwards.
Hearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hearn fails to land.
Con digs a right hand underneath Hearn's ribcage. Hearn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Con will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hearn up against the cage.
Con lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Con prevents a body shot from Hearn.
A hook to the body from Con.
Hearn throws a head punch that misses.
Hearn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Con is working Hearn over against the cage.
Con looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Hearn fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con misses with a punch to the body.
Con tries to throw a body punch but Hearn avoids it by throwing Con back against the cage.
Con wants to stall.
Hearn misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Con stuns Hearn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hearn staying out of range there.
Hearn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hearn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hearn scores with a jab to the body.
Hearn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hearn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Con digs a good body shot into Hearn's ribs.
Hearn misses with a lunging right hand
and Con counters with a one-two to the body.
A big right from Hearn misses.
Hearn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Con. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearn misses with a low kick as Con jumps back.
A big left from Hearn misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn avoids the body shot from Con.
Hearn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Con wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hearn scores with a hook.
Hearn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hearn misses with a low kick.
Con connects with a crisp jab.
Con bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hearn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Con checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Con checks the leg kick nicely there.
Con misses with an uppercut
and Hearn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Con slips a jab from Hearn.
Con looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Con lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hearn doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Con thuds his right hand into Hearn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hearn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Con is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Con scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that A. Mere Con 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hearn 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 Con has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Con and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Con throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.
Hearn misses the shot to the body.
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearn.
Hearn throws the left hand but Con avoids the punch easily.
Hearn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Con on the side of the head.
Con misses with a hook.
Hearn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Con connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hearn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hearn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Con throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hearn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Con throws a looping overhand right but Hearn ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn throws an overhand right that lands on Con's shoulder, as Con tries to avoid the shot.
Con tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Hearn.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hearn.
A jab from Con misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hearn! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hearn misses with a head kick.
Hearn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hearn scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Con throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Con drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hearn throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Con to counter with a crisp jab.
Con digs a good hook to Hearn's body.
Hearn throws a front kick aimed at Con's knee but Con avoids it well.
Con uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearn.
A little feinted left hand from Con on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters circling a little - Hearn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Con swings for the body but Hearn moves out of range.
Con checks a leg kick.
Con has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hearn pushes Con back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Con is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Con is working Hearn over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Con.
A. Mere Con has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hearn.
Hearn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Con backwards.
Hearn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Con is keeping busy.
Stalling in the clinch from Con.
Con lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Con goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hearn.
Hearn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cons head.
Con working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Con scores with a hook to the body.
Hearn can't find room to land a body shot as Con controls the action.
Con throws a punch but it's blocked by Hearn.
Con tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hearn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hearn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hearn connects with a solid leg kick.
Hearn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Con.
Con slips a jab from Hearn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con tests Hearn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hearn tries to score with a low kick but Con moves his leg out of the way.
A combination from Hearn does no damage.
Hearn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Con.
Hearn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Con counter with a right hand.
Hearn throws a hook but Con blocks it.
Hearn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Con thuds a left hand into Hearn's body.
Jab from Hearn.
Hearn thumps Con with a low kick.
Con ducks under a wild hook from Hearn.
Con tries to clinch but Hearn moves out of range.
That kick from Hearn tenderised Con's leg. Con is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearn.
Hearn cracks Con with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hearn walks into a jab.
Thomas Hearn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hearn.
Con blocks the body kick.
Hearn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Con.
Hearn blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Hearn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Con slips under a jab.
Hearn misses with a hook
and Con counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hearn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hearn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hearn misses with a series of wild punches.
Hearn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Con is able to avoid easily.
Hearn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Hearn.
Hearn walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Con throws out the jab.
Hearn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Con's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn 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!
Hearn scores with a nice right hand.
Con slips under a jab from Hearn.
Hearn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hearn is looking to chop away at Con's legs.
Con throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Con scores with a nice right hand.
Hearn lands a nice hook to Con's body. Con takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hearn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Con tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearn was well out of range. Poor timing from Con.
Con missing with a left hand there. Hearn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hearn fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Hearn.
Con changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Con checks a low kick from Hearn.
Hearn moves away from the strike by Con.
Hearn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Con lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Con pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hearn scores with a jab. Con acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Con scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hearn throws the left hand but Con avoids the punch easily.
Hearn throws a sloppy body shot
and Con counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hearn. That's going to slow Con down.
Con checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Con digs a good hook to Hearn's body.
Con checks a leg kick nicely.
Con misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Con.
Hearn takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick lands from Hearn.
Hearn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Con moves away.
A jab lands there for Con.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Con throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Con misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with a leg kick.
Hearn avoids the body shot from Con.
Hearn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Con misses the shot to the body.
Con uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hearn.
Hearn defending well as Con loads up on a big left hand.
Con throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
That kick from Hearn tenderised Con's leg. Con is trying to keep his angry face on.
Con cracks Hearn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Con thows a left - swing and a miss!
Con bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Con pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Con throws a lazy right hand but Hearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Con backing away here, and Hearn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good work by Con as he checks the leg kick.
Con is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hearn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice jab there from Hearn.
Hearn misses with a hook
and Con counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hearn misses with an uppercut. Con saw that one coming.
Hearn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Con.
Hearn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Con uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearn.
An attempted straight right counter from Con misses the target.
Con scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hearn throws out a powerful jab.
Con tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hearn counters with a right hand to the body.
Hearn looks to land a left hand but Con moved out of range nicely.
Con throws a body punch but Hearn moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hearn 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 Con has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Con and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot by Con.
Con lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Con counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hearn there.
A cross from Con lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearn. Con does a little dance to reset his feet.
Con is looking to counter punch.
Hearn avoids the body shot from Con.
Con backing away here, and Hearn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hearn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Con throws out the jab.
Hearn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Con looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick from Hearn misses.
Con was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hearn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Con counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Con lands with an overhand left.
Hearn throws out a leg kick but Con moves out of range and Hearn only half commits.
Con lands with a straight right. Hearn didn't see that one coming.
Con throws a body punch but Hearn moves out of range.
Hearn misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Con counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Con lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Hearn. That snapped Con's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
A. Mere Con showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Con 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... A. Mere Con!
A very excited looking A. Mere Con made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
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