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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearn (ranked 1255 p4p, 2121 weight class) and Rick Segura (ranked 165 p4p, 277 weight class). Hearn comes to the cage accompanied by Professor X - Dave. Segura is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mystic Rick - Press Conference. This should be a great matchup!
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Segura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hearn throws a shot from downtown. Segura moves away and avoids it.
Segura moves forwards but Hearn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hearn just misses with a punch to the body.
And Segura tries to counter it with a takedown but Hearn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hearn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Segura with the counter takedown but Hearn avoids it easily.
Hearn lands a jab to Segura's midsection.
Segura slips under a jab.
Segura shoots in looking for a takedown. Hearn tries to sprawl out of it but Segura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hearn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Segura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hearn lands a glancing blow to the side of Segura's head.
Hearn throws a solid leg kick but Segura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hearn.
Segura with the counter takedown but Hearn avoids it easily.
Segura misses with a shot to the body
and Hearn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Segura scores with a nice right hand.
Hearn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hearn throws a jab but it's blocked by Segura.
Hearn lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Segura checks a low kick from Hearn.
Thomas Hearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hearn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearn avoids the body shot from Segura.
A big right from Hearn misses.
And Segura tries to counter it with a takedown but Hearn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Segura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hearn pinned against the cage. Hearn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hearn throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn misses with an uppercut. Segura saw that one coming.
Hearn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hearn scores with a leg kick.
Segura misses with a looping left.
Hearn misses the shot to the body.
Segura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Segura needs to keep his hands up - Hearn had a free shot at his head there.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Segura.
Segura avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Segura.
Hearn misses with a low kick as Segura jumps back.
Hearn with a nice calf kick.
Segura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hearn.
Hearn jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Segura tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hearn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Segura somewhat.
Thomas Hearn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Segura.
Hearn thumps Segura with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Segura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Segura dives in and grabs Hearn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hearn pushes down on Segura's head and hops out.
It looked like Hearn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hearn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas Hearn is winning the standup battle so far.
Hearn lands a jab to Segura's midsection.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Segura.
Hearn lands with an overhand left.
Hearn connects with a leg kick.
Segura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hearn lands with an uppercut that bounces Segura off the cage and back into range.
Segura shoots in but no luck this time.
Hearn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura checks a leg kick.
It looks like Hearn has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Segura throws out a loose jab but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Segura digs a good hook to Hearn's body.
Hearn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Segura's sensitive parts.
Hearn looks to land a right hand but Segura moved out of range.
Thomas Hearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hearn.
Hearn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Segura avoids the body shot from Hearn.
Hearn avoids the body shot from Segura.
As Segura looks to move away, Hearn throws a big counter combo but Segura just gets out of the way.
Segura closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hearn to the mat! Hearn manages to get full guard.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hearn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Segura throws a big right hand that misses.
Segura lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearn keeping moving, preventing Segura from controlling successfully.
Segura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Segura prevents Hearn from getting back to his feet.
Hearn has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Segura is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Segura blocking some punches.
Hearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Segura controls his hands.
Hearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Segura controls his hands.
Hearn tries a body shot but Segura blocks it.
Hearn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Segura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hearn misses with a straight left.
Hearn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hearn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Hearn.
Hearn moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Segura's sensitive parts.
Segura swings widly with a right hand
and Hearn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearn throws a leg kick which misses Segura's front leg but catches the back leg as Segura tries to avoid it.
Segura misses with a hook.
Segura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Segura misses with an uppercut. Hearn saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hearn.
Segura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hearn moves away.
Segura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Segura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hearn moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Hearn thows a leg kick but Segura checks it
and Segura counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hearn!
Hearn pushes Segura away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Segura gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Segura working the ground and pound but Hearn is defending the strikes.
Hearn tries to escape but Segura is in control.
Segura misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Segura can do to turn this around?
Hearn is not content to let Segura control the position.
Hearn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Segura is chipping away with strikes.
Hearn wants to get back to his feet but Segura drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hearn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Segura prevents Hearn from escaping the position.
Segura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Segura throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hearn prevents Segura from moving into mount.
Segura is chipping away with strikes.
Segura working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hearn bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
An inside leg kick lands from Hearn.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Segura.
Hearn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Segura checks the leg kick nicely there.
Segura with the counter takedown but Hearn avoids it easily.
Segura shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hearn makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Segura fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Segura changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hearn scores with a decent looking hook.
Segura misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas Hearn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas Hearn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Segura.
Hearn digs a good body shot into Segura's ribs.
Hearn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hearn throws a big shot that misses.
Rick Segura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Segura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Segura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hearn!
Segura swings for the body but Hearn moves out of range.
Hearn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Segura.
Segura takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hearn throws a lazy right hand but Segura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hearn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Segura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearn throws a leg kick which misses Segura's front leg but catches the back leg as Segura tries to avoid it.
Segura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Segura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hearn 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 Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearn!
Our winner, Thomas Hearn, 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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