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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hekmatyar's entrance music is Open Season. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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305 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Pearce does no damage.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pearce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pearce dives in and grabs Hekmatyar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hekmatyar pushes down on Pearce's head and hops out.
Pearce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adam Pearce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hekmatyar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearce.
Pearce closes the distance and clinches up with Hekmatyar, looking for a takedown. Pearce pushes Hekmatyar against the cage but Hekmatyar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pearce dives in and grabs Hekmatyar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hekmatyar pushes down on Pearce's head and hops out.
Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Pearce.
Hekmatyar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pearce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hekmatyar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearce fails to land with a series of punches.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pearce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch up but Pearce circles away and keeps his distance.
Hekmatyar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hekmatyar is looking to clinch.
Pearce tries to keep at a distance but Hekmatyar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hekmatyar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hekmatyar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce can't get the takedown.
Pearce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hekmatyar throws a head punch that misses.
Hekmatyar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearce looks gassed!
Hekmatyar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hekmatyar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearce blocking some punches.
Pearce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pearce drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hekmatyar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch but Pearce is having none of it.
Hekmatyar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch there but Pearce circles away.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch but Pearce is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hekmatyar. Pearce does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hekmatyar tries to close the distance and clinch but Pearce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pearce has closed the distance and engaged Hekmatyar in a clinch.
Pearce can't break the clinch.
Hekmatyar throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearce.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Hekmatyar.
Pearce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hekmatyar has him pressed against the cage.
Pearce has had enough of the clinch but Hekmatyar keeps him there for the moment.
Pearce has had enough of the clinch but Hekmatyar keeps him there for the moment.
Hekmatyar swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hekmatyar has him pressed against the cage.
Hekmatyar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hekmatyar.
Pearce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hekmatyar misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hekmatyar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hekmatyar misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hekmatyar.
A head punch on the inside from Hekmatyar fails to land.
Hekmatyar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pearce looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Hekmatyar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hekmatyar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hekmatyar misses with a punch on the inside.
Hekmatyar misses with a punch on the inside.
Hekmatyar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pearce backwards.
Pearce is trying to break the clinch but Hekmatyar is controlling him.
Pearce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hekmatyar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hekmatyar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hekmatyar throws a head punch that misses.
Hekmatyar misses with some punches.
Pearce is trying to break the clinch but Hekmatyar has him pressed against the cage.
Hekmatyar scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hekmatyar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hekmatyar misses with a punch on the inside.
Hekmatyar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hekmatyar gets through Pearce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearce wants to break free but Hekmatyar has control.
Hekmatyar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearce backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hekmatyar lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hekmatyar.
A shot in the inside from Hekmatyar.
Hekmatyar gets through Pearce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar dominated that round.
That's time! Hekmatyar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch but Pearce is having none of it.
Hekmatyar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pearce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch but Pearce is having none of it.
Hekmatyar pushes Pearce up against the cage in a clinch.
Hekmatyar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hekmatyar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hekmatyar lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hekmatyar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearce blocks an uppercut.
Hekmatyar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hekmatyar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hekmatyar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearce is breathing heavily.
Hekmatyar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hekmatyar has a couple of punches blocked by Pearce.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hekmatyar misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearce blocking some punches.
Hekmatyar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearce blocks an uppercut.
Pearce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hekmatyar misses with some punches.
Pearce blocks an uppercut.
Pearce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hekmatyar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pearce tries to pull guard but Hekmatyar holds him up against the cage and eventually Pearce drops back down to his feet.
Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Pearce.
Pearce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hekmatyar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hekmatyar lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hekmatyar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hekmatyar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearce blocks an uppercut.
Hekmatyar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hekmatyar swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hekmatyar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pearce can do to turn this around?
Hekmatyar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hekmatyar misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hekmatyar smiles and moves away.
Hekmatyar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pearce.
Pearce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch there but Pearce circles away.
Pearce circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hekmatyar moves out of range as Pearce strikes.
Hekmatyar tries to close the distance and clinch but Pearce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hekmatyar lands with a short shot to the head.
Hekmatyar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hekmatyar throws a head punch that misses.
Hekmatyar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearce tries to pull guard but Hekmatyar holds him up against the cage and eventually Pearce drops back down to his feet.
Hekmatyar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hekmatyar throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearce.
Pearce blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hekmatyar lands a nice uppercut.
Pearce takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hekmatyar pushes Pearce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hekmatyar working aggressively here.
Hekmatyar lands with a light punch inside.
Hekmatyar misses with some punches.
Hekmatyar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hekmatyar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hekmatyar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hekmatyar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearce backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hekmatyar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hekmatyar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearce is rocked!
Hekmatyar lands a shoulder strike.
Pearce is still on wobbly legs! Can Hekmatyar finish him?
Hekmatyar drops Pearce onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pearce is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar 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. This is the final round!
Hekmatyar rushes Pearce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearce seems to have recovered his senses.
Pearce blocks an uppercut.
Hekmatyar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Hekmatyar fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hekmatyar.
Pearce blocks an uppercut.
Pearce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hekmatyar misses with some punches.
Pearce wants a takedown.
Pearce blocks an uppercut.
Hekmatyar lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hekmatyar misses with the head strike.
Pearce blocks an uppercut.
Hekmatyar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hekmatyar misses with some punches.
Pearce has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hekmatyar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hekmatyar misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Hekmatyar.
Hekmatyar misses with some punches.
Pearce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hekmatyar misses with a punch on the inside.
Hekmatyar working aggressively here.
Pearce blocks an uppercut.
Hekmatyar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hekmatyar drops Pearce onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pearce is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hekmatyar has Pearce pressed against the cage. Pearce drops his hands and Hekmatyar takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Pearce tumbling to the canvas! Hekmatyar rains down with more punches but Pearce was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Hekmatyar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar!
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