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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 cm
23
280 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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190 cm
22
289 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Sobchak! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Heggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobchak misses the shot to the body. Heggs fails in his attempt to clinch. Heggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Sobchak just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobchak throws a hook but Heggs blocks it. Sobchak looks to score with a jab to the body but Heggs is just out of range. Sobchak takes a swing at Heggs's ribcage but misses. Heggs moves into the clinch. Sobchak is trying to break the clinch but Heggs is controlling him. Still in the clinch, Heggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Walter Sobchak has been cut. Heggs lands with a left to the head. Sobchak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Sobchak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round. Heggs is trying to push Sobchak away but Sobchak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sobchak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heggs. Heggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobchak manages to avoid it. Heggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobchak circles away.
Heggs is looking to clinch but Sobchak is avoiding it.
Sobchak thuds a left hand into Heggs's body. Heggs wants to clinch. Sobchak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heggs at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sobchak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heggs manages to avoid it. Heggs moves to clinch but Sobchak breaks away and Sobchak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Sobchak's corner calls for a 1-2. Sobchak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Sobchak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. A jab from Sobchak misses. Sobchak throws a big shot that misses. Sobchak drops his hands momentarily and Heggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Sobchak takes a swing at Heggs's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sobchak pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sobchak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heggs has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Sobchak misses with a wild body shot. Sobchak just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobchak connects with a crisp jab. Sobchak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heggs manages to avoid it. Sobchak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heggs moves away. Heggs on the wrong end of a nice hook. Heggs lands with a straight right. Sobchak didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sobchak thows a body shot but no joy. Sobchak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heggs. Heggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobchak circles away.
Sobchak dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Sobchak scores with a shot to the body.
Heggs moves in looking to clinch but Sobchak pushes him off. Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A looping hook to the body misses from Sobchak. Heggs does a little dance to reset his feet. Heggs ducks under a wild hook from Sobchak. Heggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobchak circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Sobchak dominated that round. The cut man is working on Walter Sobchak's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heggs lunges at Sobchak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sobchak's hand. Sobchak swings for the body but Heggs moves out of range.
Heggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sobchak clobbers Heggs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Sobchak looks to score with a jab to the body but Heggs is just out of range. A swing and a miss from Sobchak. Sobchak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sobchak swings and misses with a shot to the body and Heggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sobchak scores with a one two! Heggs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Heggs is looking to clinch but Sobchak is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Sobchak. Heggs looks to clinch enabling Sobchak to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sobchak paws at him with a jab and circles away. A jab from Sobchak misses. Heggs closes the distance and clinches. Sobchak is looking to break free of the clinch but Heggs has double underhooks. Heggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Heggs. Heggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sobchak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heggs doesn't seem bothered though. Sobchak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Heggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobchak.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak. Sobchak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobchak scores with a one two! Heggs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Sobchak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Heggs is looking to clinch. Walter Sobchak seems to be getting the better of the standup. Heggs moves out of range of the strikes. Walter Sobchak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sobchak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heggs moves away. Heggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Sobchak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobchak. Sobchak looks to land a right hand but Heggs moved out of range. Sobchak loads up on a big right hand but Heggs slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sobchak jabbing away but nothing is landing. Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobchak swats him away and circles back towards the center. Heggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A looping hook to the body misses from Sobchak. Heggs does a little dance to reset his feet. Sobchak connects with a body shot that sends Heggs's belly button to the back. Sobchak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heggs circles away quickly and effectively. Sobchak is breathing heavily. Heggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobchak misses the shot to the body. Sobchak loads up on a big right hand but Heggs slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Heggs defending well as Sobchak loads up on a big left hand. Heggs wants to clinch. Heggs tries to clinch up. Heggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobchak.
Sobchak throws a combination. Heggs tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Heggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sobchak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Heggs rather than just go for the knockout. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sobchak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heggs to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Walter Sobchak's cut even more. This has been an exciting period of action! Sobchak misses the shot to the body. Sobchak just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Sobchak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Walter Sobchak's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sobchak throws a right and a left that both miss. Sobchak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heggs. Sobchak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Sobchak misses with a body shot
and Heggs counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sobchak! Heggs lets Sobchak back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sobchak is rocked!
The cut above Walter Sobchak's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sobchak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Sobchak is still on wobbly legs! Can Heggs finish him? Sobchak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heggs throws a monster overhand right that drops Sobchak! Heggs follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Heggs! Luther Heggs seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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