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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazar Nimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazar Nimirov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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217 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Nimirov! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hearts takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A chopping leg kick lands by Hearts. Nimirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. A telegraphed right hand from Nimirov misses the target. Nimirov tries to clinch up but Hearts circles away and keeps his distance. Nimirov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Nimirov swings for the body but Hearts moves out of range.
That kick from Nimirov tenderised Hearts's leg. Hearts is trying to keep his angry face on. Nimirov misses with a low kick as Hearts jumps back. Hearts takes a swing at Nimirov's ribcage but misses. Hearts ducks right into an uppercut from Nimirov. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nimirov throws a body kick that misses. Nimirov loads up on a big right hand but Hearts slips the punch. Hearts looks to score with a jab to the body but Nimirov is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nimirov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hearts. That did some damage! Nimirov throws out a loose jab but Hearts uses good head movement to avoid it. Nimirov scores with a head kick.
Hearts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Hearts looks to land a left hand but Nimirov moved out of range nicely. Nimirov misses with an uppercut
and Nimirov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hearts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nimirov. Hearts misses with a series of wild punches.
Nimirov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hearts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Hearts throws a lazy right hand but Nimirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nimirov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nimirov gets tackled into the cage by Hearts. Hearts maintains the clinch. Hearts lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hearts lands a shoulder strike. Hearts looking for a takedown. Hearts works on Nimirov's body with a couple of short punches. Hearts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nimirov is pushing Hearts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Nimirov misses with a body punch.
Hearts prevents a body shot from Nimirov. Hearts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nimirov backwards. Nimirov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nimirov misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Hearts on the inside. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hearts as Nimirov tries to tie him up. Hearts misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hearts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nimirov pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him. A bone on bone clash there as Hearts blocks the leg kick.
Nimirov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nimirov throws a head kick that misses. Nimirov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nimirov throws a shot to the body.
Hearts thumps Nimirov with a low kick. Nimirov lands with an overhand left. Nimirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearts sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hearts misses the shot to the body. Hearts tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nimirov is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nimirov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nimirov scores with the left hand. Hearts knows he should have avoided that one. Hearts thows a leg kick but Nimirov checks it and Nimirov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hearts's knee momentarily. Nimirov scores with the left hand. Hearts knows he should have avoided that one. Nimirov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. A chopping leg kick lands by Hearts. Hearts misses with a shot to the body and Nimirov counters with a left to the body. Hearts blocks the body kick.
Hearts ducks under a wild hook from Nimirov. Nimirov tries to clinch there but Hearts circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Donk. Nimirov catches Hearts right on the button with a cross. Nimirov defending well as Hearts loads up on a big left hand. Lazar Nimirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hearts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazar Nimirov dominated that round. That's time! Hearts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nimirov is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nimirov forces Hearts back against the cage and clinches. Hearts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hearts cracks Nimirov with a nice body shot. Nimirov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heartss head. Hearts tries to work over Nimirov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hearts misses with some punches.
Hearts being controlled against the cage. Nimirov blocks a body shot from Hearts. A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimirov. Hearts throws a punch but it's blocked by Nimirov. Nimirov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hearts controls his hands.
Nimirov blocks a body shot from Hearts.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nimirov prevents a body shot from Hearts. Hearts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimirov lands a shoulder strike. Hearts misses with some punches.
Hearts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Hearts.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hearts as Nimirov tries to tie him up. Nimirov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hearts backwards. Hearts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Hearts has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nimirov after a bit of a struggle. Hearts avoiding damage as Nimirov throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nimirov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hearts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hearts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nimirov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nimirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearts throws a wild body kick that Nimirov sees coming a mile off. Hearts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nimirov throws a good cross that connects.
Hearts throws a body kick that misses. Hearts has managed to clinch.
Hearts lands with a right to the head. Nimirov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hearts is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nimirov to the mat. Nimirov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Hearts is looking to work some ground and pound but Nimirov has wrist control. Hearts trying to control the position from guard on top but Nimirov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nimirov is pulling down on Hearts's head to control his posture. Nimirov is trying to control the position but Hearts postures up. Hearts scoring with some ground and pound. Hearts tries to free his leg and advance position but Nimirov is retaining full guard. Nimirov is adopting a defensive guard. Hearts throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nimirov pulls Hearts in close to his closed guard and prevents Hearts from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lazar Nimirov was stalling too much, according to the referee. Nimirov throws a hook but Hearts avoids it easily. Nimirov misses with a wild combination.
Hearts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nimirov circles away quickly and effectively. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nimirov connects with a body shot that sends Hearts's belly button to the back. Nimirov throws a front kick aimed at Hearts's knee but Hearts avoids it well. Nimirov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Nimirov looks to throw the jab but Hearts is out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lazar Nimirov will probably get the nod - 10:9. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hearts throws a big shot that misses. Hearts misses with an uppercut. Nimirov saw that one coming. Nimirov scores with a head kick.
Hearts stalks Nimirov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nimirov's face. Nimirov staggers backwards, shaken. Hearts moves out of range of the body kick. Nimirov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Hearts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nimirov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Nimirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hearts looks to land a combination but Nimirov avoids it well. Nimirov catches Hearts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Nimirov loads up on a big right hand but Hearts slips the punch. Nimirov misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nimirov digs a good hook to Hearts's body.
Nimirov looks to land a right hand but Hearts moved out of range. Lazar Nimirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A bone on bone clash there as Hearts blocks the leg kick.
Nimirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nimirov counters with a two punch combo. Nimirov's corner calls for a 1-2. Nimirov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Nimirov does a little dance to reset his feet. Nimirov gets tackled into the cage by Hearts. Hearts maintains the clinch. Nimirov gets underhooks to prevent Hearts's takedown attempt.
Nimirov scores with a shoulder strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nimirov gets through Hearts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Nimirov prevents a body shot from Hearts.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hearts tries a knee to the head but Nimirov blocks it.
Nimirov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hearts controls his hands.
Nimirov prevents a body shot from Hearts. Hearts lands a hook to the side of the head. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Nimirov tries a body shot but Hearts blocks it.
Nimirov misses with a body punch.
Nimirov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nimirov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hearts or not. Hearts can't find room to land a body shot as Nimirov controls the action.
Nimirov is leaning against Hearts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Lazar Nimirov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Nimirov misses with a body punch.
Nimirov has a couple of punches blocked by Hearts.
Hearts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Nimirov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hearts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nimirov. Nimirov can't find room to land a body shot as Hearts controls the action.
Hearts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hearts blocks an elbow strike. Nimirov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Nimirov is struggling to control the position. Nimirov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hearts or not. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Nimirov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hearts controls his hands.
Nimirov tries to throw a body punch but Hearts avoids it by throwing Nimirov back against the cage. Hearts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nimirov. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Hearts lands a hook to the side of the head. Hearts managing to block the knees to the body from Nimirov.
A J Hearts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short left from Hearts. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Hearts gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nimirov regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hearts wants to control from the top but Nimirov keeps moving. Hearts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hearts postures up and lands a big shot to Nimirov's brow.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Lazar Nimirov. I've got Nimirov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazar Nimirov!
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