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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Moorer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Moorer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 cm
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198 lbs
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178 cm
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211 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Moorer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Heartman! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Heartman clinches up with Moorer and pushes him back against the cage. Heartman has Moorer pressed against the cage, preventing Moorer from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Moorer blocking some punches.
Heartman keeps control of Moorer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Moorer tries to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling the position. Heartman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moorer looks to land a combination but Heartman avoids it well. Heartman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moorer, pushing him back against the cage. Moorer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heartman has him pressed against the cage. Moorer wants to get back to striking at distance but Heartman won't allow it.
Moorer is trying to force a seperation but Heartman has the dominant position. Moorer tries to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling the position. Heartman prevents Moorer from breaking the clinch. Moorer takes an elbow to the forehead. Heartman breaks the clinch.
Heartman moves into range and clinches up with Moorer. Heartman is working for takedown but Moorer is calmly controlling the position for now. Heartman lands an elbow inside that Moorer shrugs off. Heartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Moorer is trying to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling him. Moorer blocks an uppercut.
Heartman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Moorer throws a right and a left that Heartman avoids nicely. Moorer misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Moorer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moorer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moorer throws a right and a left that both miss. Heartman moves into the clinch successfully.
Moorer can't break the clinch.
Heartman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moorer blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round. Heartman is pushing Moorer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Moorer is trying to break the clinch but Heartman has him pressed against the cage. Heartman lands with a short head shot on the inside. Heartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Moorer is breathing heavily. Moorer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Heartman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moorer is defending well for now. Heartman slows down the pace here.
Heartman lands a knee to the body.
Moorer can't break the clinch.
Moorer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Heartman lands a nice elbow. Heartman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moorer backwards. Moorer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heartman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moorer avoiding damage as Heartman throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Heartman. Moorer blocking some punches.
Heartman misses with a punch on the inside.
Heartman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heartman lands an elbow just above Moorer 's eye. Heartman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Heartman lands a nice elbow. Stalling in the clinch from Heartman.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Heartman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moorer is defending well for now. Heartman breaks from the clinch.
Heartman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Heartman takes the fight into the clinch. Heartman scores with an uppercut up the middle. Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Heartman lands an elbow just above Moorer 's eye. Moorer is trying to break the clinch but Heartman has him pressed against the cage. Heartman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heartman. Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Heartman lands a nice elbow. Heartman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Heartman goes for a takedown attempt but Moorer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moorer tries to keep at a distance but Heartman has taken the fight into the clinch. Moorer takes an elbow to the temple. Heartman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moorer's defenses. Moorer is looking to break free of the clinch but Heartman has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moorer blocks a body shot from Heartman. Heartman stalling the fight.
Moorer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Heartman tries to land knees in the clinch but Moorer avoids the damage to the body. Heartman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moorer's defenses. Heartman lands a nice elbow. Moorer prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson Moorer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Heartman. Moorer is trying to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling him. Heartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Moorer has had enough of the clinch but Heartman keeps him there for the moment. Heartman tightens his grip and picks Moorer up, before dumping him to the ground. Moorer manages to land in guard. Heartman sitting in guard, not really doing much. Moorer wants to stand and escape but Heartman is having none of it. Heartman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Heartman postures up in Moorer's guard and throws a big left but Moorer blocks it. Heartman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Moorer, up you get! Some wild striking there from Moorer.
Heartman has managed to clinch.
Heartman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moorer wants to break free but Heartman has control.
Heartman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Heartman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heartman blocks a leg kick. Tyson Moorer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Heartman moves into the clinch. Moorer is trying to break free. Heartman manages to break the clinch.
Moorer swinging wilding here.
Tyson Moorer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heartman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moorer misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Heartman dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heartman darts in and clinches Moorer up against the cage. Heartman has Moorer pressed against the cage, preventing Moorer from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Moorer is looking to break free of the clinch but Heartman has double underhooks. Heartman breaks from the clinch.
Heartman has managed to clinch.
Moorer is trying to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling him. Heartman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Heartman trying to land knees to the body.
Heartman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Heartman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moorer is defending well for now. A frustrated look appears on Moorer's face as he tries to break the clinch. Heartman breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Moorer misses. Moorer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Heartman clinches with his opponent.
Heartman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Moorer's face as he tries to break the clinch. Moorer tries to circle away but Heartman has him pinned against the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Heartman lands a nice elbow. Heartman trying to land knees to the body.
Moorer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Moorer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Heartman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moorer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Moorer is trying to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling him. Heartman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moorer avoids it. Moorer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heartman breaks the clinch.
Moorer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heartman moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Moorer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heartman circles away quickly and effectively. Heartman instigates a clinch. Heartman successfully pulls guard.
Moorer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Heartman's guard. Heartman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Moorer swinging wilding here.
Heartman has Moorer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Heartman controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Heartman's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. Moorer takes an elbow to the temple. Moorer is trying to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling him. Moorer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Moorer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Heartman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Moorer is looking to break free of the clinch but Heartman has double underhooks. Heartman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heartman lands a damaging elbow. Heartman misses with a knee strike.
Moorer tries to circle away but Heartman has him pinned against the cage. Heartman has Moorer pressed against the cage, preventing Moorer from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Moorer blocks a body shot from Heartman. Heartman lands a damaging elbow. Nice elbow from Heartman. Moorer has had enough of the clinch but Heartman keeps him there for the moment. Moorer managing to block the knees to the body from Heartman.
Moorer is trying to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling him. Heartman prevents Moorer from breaking the clinch. Heartman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Moorer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heartman moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Heartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Heartman lands a nice elbow. Heartman controlling the action here for a moment.
Moorer is trying to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling him. Heartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Moorer misses with a punch on the inside.
Heartman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heartman closes the distance and clinches. Moorer is looking to break free of the clinch but Heartman has double underhooks. Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Heartman keeps control of Moorer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Moorer takes an elbow to the temple. Moorer wants to break free but Heartman has control.
Heartman lands an elbow that stopped Moorer in his tracks for a moment. Heartman tries to land a knee to the head but Moorer blocks with his arms.
Moorer working hard to break the clinch. Moorer is trying to break free. Heartman tries to land a knee to the head but Moorer blocks with his arms.
Heartman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. A frustrated look appears on Moorer's face as he tries to break the clinch. Moorer takes an elbow to the forehead. Moorer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Heartman lands an elbow that stopped Moorer in his tracks for a moment. Moorer swings wildly with an uppercut but Heartman uses good head movement to avoid it. Moorer can't break the clinch.
Heartman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moorers head. Heartman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Moorer pulls him back up using the underhooks. Moorer wants to get back to striking at distance but Heartman won't allow it.
Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Heartman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heartman misses with the head strike.
Moorer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Heartman has Moorer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moorer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Moorer tries to circle away but Heartman has him pinned against the cage. Moorer wants to break free but Heartman has control.
Moorer avoiding damage as Heartman throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Moorer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Moorer's face as he tries to break the clinch. Moorer tries to circle away but Heartman has him pinned against the cage. Moorer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moorer managing to block the knees to the body from Heartman.
Heartman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moorer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Heartman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. This is the final round!
Moorer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Heartman has closed the distance and engaged Moorer in a clinch.
Heartman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Heartman throws a head punch that misses. Moorer is trying to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling him. Moorer misses with the head strike.
Heartman tries a body shot but Moorer blocks it.
Heartman gets control of Moorer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Heartman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Heartman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Moorer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. No joy there for Moorer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heartman clinches up against the cage. Moorer is trying to break free. Moorer takes an elbow to the forehead. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Heartman lands a nice elbow. Heartman lands a nice elbow. A frustrated look appears on Moorer's face as he tries to break the clinch. Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Nick Heartman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Heartman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heartman has Moorer pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moorer is trying to break the clinch but Heartman has him pressed against the cage. Heartman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moorer's efforts to push away. Heartman stalling in the clinch.
Heartman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Moorer wants to break free but Heartman has control.
Moorer swings wildly with an uppercut but Heartman uses good head movement to avoid it. Moorer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heartman.
Moorer takes an elbow to the forehead. Moorer tries to circle away but Heartman has him pinned against the cage. Moorer wants to break free but Heartman has control.
Heartman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moorer working hard to break the clinch. Heartman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Heartman lands an elbow that stopped Moorer in his tracks for a moment. A head punch on the inside from Moorer fails to land. Heartman pulls guard successfully.
Moorer wants to stand but Heartman has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Heartman pushes Moorer off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moorer throws a solid leg kick but Heartman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moorer. Moorer misses with a few strikes there.
Moorer moves out of range of the body kick from Heartman.
Heartman has managed to clinch.
Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Moorer is trying to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling him. Moorer takes an elbow to the temple. Heartman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moorer's efforts to push away. Moorer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Heartman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moorer's efforts to push away. Heartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Nice elbow from Heartman. Heartman pressing his opponent against the cage. Moorer tries to break free but Heartman pushes him back against the cage. Heartman has Moorer pressed against the cage, preventing Moorer from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Moorer managing to block the knees to the body from Heartman.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moorer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Heartman has Moorer pressed against the cage, preventing Moorer from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Heartman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moorer up against the cage. Heartman trying to land knees to the body.
Moorer is looking to break free of the clinch but Heartman has double underhooks. Moorer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heartman has him pressed against the cage. Heartman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moorer's efforts to push away. Moorer working hard to break the clinch. Heartman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Moorer tries to bum rush Heartman with a series of wild strikes but Heartman uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Heartman pushes Moorer up against the cage in a clinch. Heartman lands an elbow that stopped Moorer in his tracks for a moment. Moorer takes an elbow to the temple. Moorer is trying to break the clinch but Heartman has him pressed against the cage. Moorer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Heartman stalls. Heartman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moorer's efforts to push away. Tyson Moorer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Heartman avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Moorer can't break the clinch.
Moorer takes an elbow to the temple. Moorer tries to circle away but Heartman has him pinned against the cage. Heartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Moorer has had enough of the clinch but Heartman keeps him there for the moment. Heartman tries to land knees in the clinch but Moorer avoids the damage to the body. Heartman lands an elbow that stopped Moorer in his tracks for a moment. A frustrated look appears on Moorer's face as he tries to break the clinch. Heartman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Moorer misses with a double jab.
Nick Heartman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Moorer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Heartman forces Moorer back against the cage and clinches. A head punch on the inside from Moorer fails to land. Heartman blocks an elbow strike from Moorer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Moorer blocking some punches.
Moorer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Heartman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Heartman clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Nick Heartman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Heartman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Heartman!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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