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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gianfranco Sforza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Heartman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Sforza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Heartman!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sforza misses with a few strikes there.
Heartman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sforza avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Heartman.
Sforza can't do much from the bottom here.
Heartman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from Heartman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Heartman is putting a hurting on Sforza here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heartman controls the position from side control.
Sforza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sforza tries to get out of the position.
Sforza defending against the ground and pound.
Heartman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sforza trying his best to control but Heartman has mounted him.
Heartman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sforza tries to hold on but Heartman postures up.
Heartman controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heartman landing strikes from the mount.
Heartman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Heartman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heartman with a couple of short strikes.
Sforza avoids a series of strikes thrown by Heartman.
Sforza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heartman on the ground.
Heartman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Heartman landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sforza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Heartman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Heartman content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartman throwing strikes here but Sforza is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sforza wants to get back to his feet.
Heartman controlling from mount.
Heartman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Heartman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heartman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Heartman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Heartman trying to control but Sforza is having none of it.
Sforza blocking the ground and pound.
Heartman breaks from Sforza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heartman controlling the pace for now.
Heartman throwing strikes here but Sforza is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Heartman 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.
A punch combination from Sforza misses.
Heartman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sforza sprawls well. Sforza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Heartman gets slowly back to his feet.
Heartman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Heartman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heartman stops Sforza from standing up.
Heartman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sforza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heartman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heartman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sforza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heartman.
Heartman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Heartman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Heartman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heartman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sforza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heartman throws and elbow that misses. Sforza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heartman's guard. Nice move by Sforza!
Heartman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sforza gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Heartman misses with a hook. Sforza ducked under it nicely.
Sforza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Heartman blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gianfranco Sforza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Heartman.
Sforza looks to land a right hand but Heartman moved out of range.
Heartman looks to land a left hand but Sforza moved out of range nicely.
Sforza with a jab.
Heartman scores a takedown into full mount!
Heartman trying to control but Sforza is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sforza is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Heartman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Heartman lands a big shot there that rocks Sforza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sforza wants to control but Heartman is having none of it.
Sforza trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Heartman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Heartman misses with a wild body shot.
Heartman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sforza pinned against the cage. Sforza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sforza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heartman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sforza but Sforza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heartman dodges the punch combination from Sforza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sforza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heartman dodges the punch combination from Sforza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartman misses with a two punch combination.
Sforza lands a nice hook to Heartman's body. Heartman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sforza throws a one two combo.
Sforza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heartman.
Gianfranco Sforza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sforza takes a swing at Heartman's ribcage but misses.
Sforza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heartman counters with a left to the body.
Sforza misses with a few strikes there.
Sforza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heartman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sforza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gianfranco Sforza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sforza. No joy for Heartman on that attempt.
Gianfranco Sforza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Heartman.
Sforza misses with a combination
and Heartman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sforza's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heartman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heartman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sforza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sforza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heartman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartman trying to control but Sforza is working from the bottom.
Gianfranco Sforza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Heartman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heartman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jake Heartman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sforza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heartman at a distance.
Heartman tries to clinch but Sforza is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heartman shoots in but Sforza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Heartman thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by Sforza.
Jake Heartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sforza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heartman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heartman slips a jab and a cross from Sforza.
Heartman throws a head kick but Sforza moves out of range.
Heartman has Sforza up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heartman has Sforza pressed against the cage, preventing Sforza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sforza misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gianfranco Sforza 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Heartman!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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