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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koldan Heartless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koldan Heartless has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Koldan Heartless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Donovan Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a right and a left that Heartless avoids nicely.
Heartless scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Heartless throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hughes is looking to control Heartless's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hughes avoid being mounted?
Heartless trying to mount his opponent but Hughes defends it.
Heartless missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heartless throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hughes tries to roll over but Heartless keeps him under control.
Heartless is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Hughes to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Heartless loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes clinches up against the cage.
Heartless wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heartless up against the cage.
Hughes wants a takedown but no success here.
Hughes pushes off an throws an elbow but Heartless leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hughes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heartless.
Heartless can't get the takedown.
Heartless wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heartless tries to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling the position.
Heartless looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Heartless pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hughes has his takedown stuffed
and Heartless makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koldan Heartless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Hughes.
Heartless misses with a head kick.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Hughes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Heartless counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heartless throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Heartless working Hughes over with strikes.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Heartless is controlling well.
Heartless has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heartless wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heartless lands strikes from half guard.
Heartless is looking to advance position but Hughes won't allow it.
Heartless scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes trying to control from the bottom.
Heartless working over Hughes with some ground and pound. Hughes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heartless is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Heartless misses with a head shot. Hughes uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heartless throwing strikes from guard but Hughes blocks nicely.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
Heartless working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hughes's head.
Heartless throwing strikes but missing.
Heartless advances to half guard.
Heartless not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heartless working the head and body with strikes.
Heartless working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hughes is refusing to be controlled, as Heartless sits in half guard.
Hughes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Heartless got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hughes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Heartless has managed to get both his arms back between Hughes's legs - danger averted.
Heartless throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koldan Heartless dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Heartless. Hughes shrugs it off though.
Heartless shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hughes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Heartless works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Heartless working the head and body with strikes.
Heartless working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Heartless in side control, throwing shots but Hughes defends.
Heartless misses with the ground and pound.
Heartless tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Heartless has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Heartless throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughes is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Heartless connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartless avoids the attempt from Hughes to control.
Heartless raining down shots from the mount!
Heartless lands a heavy elbow.
Heartless with shots to the head and body - Hughes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding Heartless's attempts to control the action.
Hughes wants to hold on but Heartless pushes him away.
Heartless looking to control but Hughes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Heartless throws some wild stikes that Hughes manages to avoid easily.
Heartless is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hughes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hughes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Heartless tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hughes is desperately trying to improve his position but Heartless has a good base and remains in mount.
Heartless can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hughes is looking to escape.
Hughes wants to hold on but Heartless pushes him away.
Heartless looking to ground and pound but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Heartless fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Heartless pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hughes holds on for dear life.
Hughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartless tries to control but Hughes wriggling away.
Heartless working for a guillotine from mount but Hughes is in no mood to give up.
Heartless looking to ground and pound but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Heartless sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hughes tries to hold on but Heartless postures up.
Hughes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hughes actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heartless uses his free foot to push down on Hughes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hughes.
Hughes is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Heartless.
Hughes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Heartless scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hughes?
Heartless landing strikes from the mount.
Heartless is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hughes is surviving well by controlling Heartless's body position as best he can.
Heartless throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hughes because Heartless loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koldan Heartless dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Heartless fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Hughes moves into the clinch.
Hughes stalling in the clinch.
Hughes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hughes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Heartless gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Heartless tries for a takedown but Hughes manages to get underhooks.
Heartless can't break the clinch.
Heartless tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes is trying to drag Heartless to the mat but Heartless just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Koldan Heartless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Hughes.
Heartless stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heartless breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Heartless. Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Koldan Heartless is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heartless rushes Hughes and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heartless is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartless breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heartless takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hughes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heartless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Heartless misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heartless counters with a single leg into guard. Hughes didn't expect that.
Hughes looking for a guillotine here but Heartless defends easily.
Hughes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hughes trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heartless works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hughes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hughes is trying to control but can't.
Heartless lands strikes from half guard.
Hughes is trying to stand up here but Heartless is controlling him well.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard.
Heartless is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Heartless working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hughes fails with the takedown
and Heartless connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Heartless.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heartless swivels and escapes.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heartless as he jumps to the side.
Heartless closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Heartless lands in his opponent's guard.
Heartless content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Koldan Heartless overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heartless is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heartless manages to get himself to full guard.
Heartless wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Heartless looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Heartless looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koldan Heartless showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Heartless, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koldan Heartless!
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