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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trendar Mighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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181 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trendar Mighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Heartman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mighty is defended easily by Heartman.
Heartman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heartman moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heartman.
Heartman connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Trendar Mighty has been cut.
Heartman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mighty up against the cage.
Heartman landing knees to the head.
Heartman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mighty is breathing heavily.
Heartman landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heartman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mighty blocks it with crossed arms.
Heartman landing knees to the head.
Heartman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Heartman.
Heartman is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mighty.
Mighty is trying to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling him.
Heartman lands a knee to the head.
Heartman working Mighty over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heartman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A knee to the head by Heartman.
Heartman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heartman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mighty tries to keep at a distance but Heartman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mighty takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mighty takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heartman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heartman lands a good knee to the midsection. Mighty won't want to take too many of those.
Heartman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalling in the clinch from Heartman.
Heartman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heartman lands a nice knee to the body.
Heartman scores a nice knee to the body.
Heartman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mighty's face.
Trendar Mighty's cut is getting worse.
Heartman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heartman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mighty takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heartman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heartman scores with a knee to the head.
Mighty tries to score a body lock takedown but Heartman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Heartman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Heartman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mighty is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trendar Mighty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heartman tries a knee to the head but Mighty blocks it.
Heartman missing with knees to the body.
Mighty jumps guard but Heartman stands there with Mighty around his waist. Mighty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Heartman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mighty lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mighty is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Heartman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Heartman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mighty managing to block the knees to the body from Heartman.
Heartman tries to land knees in the clinch but Mighty avoids the damage to the body.
Heartman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heartman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mighty avoids it.
Mighty is trying to drag Heartman to the mat but Heartman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mighty tries for a takedown but Heartman manages to get underhooks.
Mighty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heartman smiles and moves away.
Mighty shoots in for a double leg but Heartman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick misses from Heartman.
Mighty jabs at Heartman's body.
Heartman has managed to clinch.
Heartman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heartman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heartman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heartman obliges.
Heartman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mighty won't allow Heartman to get back to his feet.
Mighty might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mighty preventing the sweep.
Heartman can't keep his opponent in guard - Mighty advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mighty frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mighty wants to control the pace but Heartman is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Heartman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trendar Mighty's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mighty shoots for a double leg takedown but Heartman sprawls well. He's pushed Mighty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heartman moves into the clinch.
Heartman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mighty's face.
Heartman lands an elbow that stopped Mighty in his tracks for a moment.
Heartman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mighty in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heartman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heartman crunches a lovely knee into Mighty's ribcage.
Heartman lands an elbow that stopped Mighty in his tracks for a moment.
Heartman scores with a knee to the head.
Heartman prevents the takedown attempt.
Heartman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mighty's face.
Heartman working Mighty over with knees to the body.
Mighty takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heartman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heartman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thiago Heartman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mighty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartman misses with an elbow strike.
Heartman tries to land a knee to the head but Mighty blocks with his arms.
Mighty wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trendar Mighty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heartman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mighty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heartman lands a nice knee to the body.
Heartman is trying to maintain a safe position but Mighty gets an underhook and turns Heartman into the cage.
Mighty takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heartman trying to stall but Mighty improves his position.
Heartman tries to land a knee to the head but Mighty blocks with his arms.
Heartman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mighty has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mighty has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Heartman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Heartman tries to pull guard but Mighty won't allow it.
Mighty is trying to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling him.
Mighty looking to slow down the pace here.
Heartman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mighty looking for a takedown.
Heartman with a knee to the head.
Mighty takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mighty is working for takedown but Heartman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Heartman working Mighty over with knees to the body.
Heartman missing with knees to the body.
Heartman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mighty.
Mighty goes for a takedown attempt but Heartman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mighty moves out of range of the leg kick from Heartman.
Jab from Heartman.
Thiago Heartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heartman clinches.
Mighty being controlled against the cage.
Heartman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heartman.
Heartman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heartman misses with a knee strike.
Mighty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heartman stops a takedown attempt from Mighty.
Heartman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mighty's defenses.
Heartman scores with a knee to the head.
Heartman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mighty avoiding damage as Heartman throws knees to the body.
Mighty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mighty goes for a takedown in the clinch but Heartman prevents it.
Heartman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mighty's face.
Heartman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mighty lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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.
Heartman with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Mighty.
Mighty blocking some punches.
Heartman slows down the pace here.
Mighty is trying to break the clinch but Heartman has him pressed against the cage.
Mighty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mighty looking to stall.
Heartman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mighty has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Heartman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Heartman scores with a knee to the head.
Heartman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mighty.
Mighty throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Heartman's waist but Heartman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mighty off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Heartman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trendar Mighty's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Heartman moves into the clinch.
Heartman landing knees to the head.
Heartman is pressed up against the cage. Mighty has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Heartman down to the mat. Heartman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Heartman drives through and clinches with Mighty against the cage.
Mighty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mighty tries to score a body lock takedown but Heartman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trendar Mighty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heartman lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Heartman lands an elbow just above Mighty 's eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mighty wants to stall.
Heartman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mighty being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mighty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heartman lands an elbow inside.
Heartman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heartman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mighty has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heartman trying to land knees to the body.
Mighty is trying to drag Heartman to the mat but Heartman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Heartman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heartman misses with a knee to the head.
Heartman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mighty changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Heartman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mighty looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Heartman!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mighty pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mighty throwing strikes here but Heartman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Heartman is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heartman wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mighty has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Heartman's body.
Heartman has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Heartman tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Heartman right now.
Mighty has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Heartman looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Mighty is looking for the choke from the back position but Heartman is controlling his hands well.
Mighty tries to keep control of the position but Heartman is staying busy.
Heartman tries to break free.
Mighty patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Thiago Heartman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mighty keeps control of the position as Heartman tries to break free.
Heartman holding both Mighty 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heartman looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mighty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heartman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Heartman looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mighty throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Trendar Mighty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mighty throwing sloppy strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trendar Mighty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heartman 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Heartman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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