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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). A J Hearts 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Reinhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearts lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hearts.
Hearts avoids the body shot from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearts.
Hearts throws an overhand right that lands on Reinhardt's shoulder, as Reinhardt tries to avoid the shot.
Reinhardt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hearts has time to react.
Danga de danga de dang - Reinhardt scores with a four punch combination!
Reinhardt connects with a jab.
Reinhardt throws a nice looking combination but Hearts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reinhardt misses with a left hand
and Hearts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Hearts avoids the body shot from Reinhardt.
Hearts connects with a nice looking jab.
Reinhardt throws a hook to the side of Hearts's head but Hearts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reinhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reinhardt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hearts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinhardt.
Hearts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reinhardt.
Hearts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reinhardt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hearts has time to react.
Reinhardt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reinhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hearts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hearts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reinhardt tries to bum rush Hearts with a series of wild strikes but Hearts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hearts throws a leg kick but Reinhardt checks it.
Reinhardt works Hearts's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Reinhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Hearts misses its intended target.
Reinhardt lands an overhand right.
Hearts misses the jab.
Reinhardt misses the jab.
Reinhardt looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearts is just out of range.
Hearts takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andreas Reinhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hearts is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Reinhardt. Those never looked like landing.
Hearts misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Reinhardt - just one landing.
Reinhardt cracks Hearts with an open hand slap.
Hearts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reinhardt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andreas Reinhardt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reinhardt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hearts. That one must have hurt.
Reinhardt is breathing heavily.
Hearts misses with a low kick.
Hearts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reinhardt's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Reinhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearts lands a glancing blow to the side of Reinhardt's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Reinhardt misses.
Reinhardt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hearts's head.
Hearts catches Reinhardt napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Reinhardt to the canvas!
Reinhardt is rocked!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hearts throwing strikes but missing.
Oh Reinhardt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reinhardt trying to keep a closed guard but Hearts is proving a slippery customer.
Reinhardt seems to have got his legs back now.
Hearts working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reinhardt's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reinhardt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hearts throws a big right hand that misses.
Hearts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hearts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hearts is looking to work some ground and pound but Reinhardt has wrist control.
Hearts postures up in Reinhardt's guard and throws a big left but Reinhardt blocks it.
Hearts pushing down on Reinhardt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hearts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reinhardt defending well though.
Hearts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hearts is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Reinhardt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reinhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reinhardt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearts manages to avoid it.
Reinhardt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reinhardt misses the jab.
Hearts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinhardt moves away.
Reinhardt throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reinhardt throws a big shot that misses.
Reinhardt throws a shot from downtown. Hearts moves away and avoids it.
Hearts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reinhardt finds it's way round the side to connect with Hearts's head.
Reinhardt throws a shot from downtown. Hearts moves away and avoids it.
Hearts staying out of range there.
Reinhardt takes one to the chin there.
Reinhardt throws a right hand that misses
and Hearts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reinhardt thinking.
Reinhardt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearts was well out of range. Poor timing from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hearts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearts misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hearts misses with an uppercut. Reinhardt saw that one coming.
Reinhardt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearts manages to avoid it.
Reinhardt scores with a punch to the head.
Hearts stuns Reinhardt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reinhardt throws an overhand right that lands on Hearts's shoulder, as Hearts tries to avoid the shot.
Hearts drives through and clinches with Reinhardt against the cage.
Hearts lands with a light punch inside.
Reinhardt tries to break the clinch but Hearts is controlling the position.
Hearts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hearts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hearts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt breaks the clinch.
Reinhardt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reinhardt lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reinhardt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinhardt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearts looks to land a right hand but Reinhardt moved out of range.
Hearts drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Reinhardt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reinhardt tries to get out of the position.
Hearts chips away with some ground and pound.
Hearts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reinhardt is keeping the position for now.
Hearts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hearts works over Reinhardt with some ground and pound from guard.
Reinhardt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hearts is one step ahead there.
Hearts trying to control but Reinhardt is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hearts is controlling him.
Hearts stands up over Reinhardt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Reinhardt keeps moving.
A J Hearts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hearts throwing strikes but missing.
Hearts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reinhardt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reinhardt's head.
Reinhardt is trying to control the position but Hearts postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hearts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reinhardt keeping moving, preventing Hearts from controlling successfully.
Hearts throws a big right hand that misses.
Hearts wants to pass the guard but Reinhardt is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hearts sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hearts wants to control from the top but Reinhardt keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Reinhardt missing with a left hand there. Hearts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hearts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reinhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearts.
Hearts misses with an uppercut. Reinhardt saw that one coming.
Reinhardt takes a swing at Hearts's ribcage but misses.
Hearts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Reinhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinhardt defending well as Hearts loads up on a big left hand.
Hearts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hearts showed some decent athleticism there.
Hearts lands strikes from half guard.
Reinhardt trying to hold on to Hearts's head to control him but Hearts postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reinhardt's head.
Hearts controlling the action here.
Hearts passes into side control, despite Reinhardt's attempt to control the position.
Hearts throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Reinhardt works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hearts prevents Reinhardt from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is nestled in close to Reinhardt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reinhardt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hearts.
Hearts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reinhardt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hearts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reinhardt trying to hold on to Hearts's head to control him but Hearts postures up.
Hearts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hearts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hearts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hearts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt controlling the position well.
Hearts thows a huge punch but Reinhardt dodges it nicely.
Hearts wants to take a breather but Reinhardt is having none of it.
Andreas Reinhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reinhardt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hearts.
Hearts throws a strike but Reinhardt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hearts trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt preventing the sweep.
Reinhardt throws a strike but Hearts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hearts is in close to Reinhardt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearts scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
A J Hearts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hearts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... A J Hearts!
A J Hearts thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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