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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Easton Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hart's choice of entrance music: Vertigo - U2. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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182 cm
29
189 lbs
15 - 11 - 1 |
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180 cm
32
198 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Easton Bauer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bret Hart! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bauer thows a body shot but no joy. Hart lands a nice looking body shot.
Bauer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bauer looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range. Bauer feints a jab promting Hart to slip. Bauer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hart slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Bret Hart has been cut. Bauer fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bauer. Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bauer. Bauer misses with a looping right. Nice defenses there by Bauer. Bauer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bauer throws a series of punches but Hart avoids them all with ease. Bauer with a body punch. A glancing blow. Bauer misses with a looping left. Hart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. 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! Bauer misses with a left hand and Hart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bauer throws out a loose jab but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it. Hart avoids the body shot from Bauer.
Bauer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it. Hart staying out of range there. Bauer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hart. Hart obviously looking to wear him down.
Hart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Hart looks to land a left hand but Bauer moved out of range nicely. Bauer throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot. Nice straight punches there by Bauer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bauer. Hart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bauer doesn't seem bothered though. Hart's corner calls for a 1-2. Hart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hart throws a chopping leg kick but Bauer manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Hart lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bauer. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet. Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bauer swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bauer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Hart lands with a hook. Bauer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Good exchange - Hart coming out on top. Hart looks to land a right hand but Bauer moved out of range. A good leg kick by Hart. Hart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bauer. Hart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bauer throws a poor cross that misses
and Hart counters with a good low kick that Bauer was not able to check. Bret Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bauer. Hart forces Bauer back against the cage and clinches. Bauer tries to break free but Hart pushes him back against the cage. Hart working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bauer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart misses with an uppercut. Bauer saw that one coming. Bauer avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hart throws a low kick but Bauer moves out of range easily. Bauer throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot. Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bauer moves away. Bauer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hart under the eye. Bauer misses with a hook. Bauer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bauer lands a jab to the head.
Hart slips under a jab from Bauer. Bauer looks to score with a jab to the body but Hart is just out of range. Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bauer manages to avoid it. Bauer feints a jab promting Hart to slip. Bauer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hart slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Hart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bauer's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hart throws a quick inside leg kick. Bauer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hart scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Hart ducks under a wild hook from Bauer. Bauer throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart. Hart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A big left from Bauer misses. Hart shoots in and gets a takedown into Bauer's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Hart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Bauer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Hart is trying to get back to full guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hart moves into full guard.
Bauer with a flurry of punches that miss. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart dominated that round. The cut man is working on Bret Hart's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bauer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bauer misses with a looping right. Hart darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Hart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bauer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hart scrambles back to his feet. Bret Hart seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hart ducks under a wild hook from Bauer. Bauer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bauer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bauer. Hart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bauers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Bauer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hart. Hart obviously looking to wear him down.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Bauer pushes him off. Hart closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bauer's guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hart won't allow Bauer to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Hart throwing strikes from guard but Bauer blocks nicely. Hart pushing down on Bauer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Bauer tries to roll over but Hart keeps him under control. Hart not landing any meaningful shots this time. Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Bauer controlling the position well. Hart looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bauer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bauer defending well though. Bauer is refusing to be controlled, as Hart sits in half guard. Hart is thwarting Bauer's attempts to control the position. Hart scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hart frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Bret Hart has got the better of the ground game so far. Hart lands a heavy elbow. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hart working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Easton Bauer has been cut. Hart prevents Bauer from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart landing strikes from the mount. Hart tries to control but Bauer wriggling away. Bauer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Hart connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hart putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bauer is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bauer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oh Bauer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Hart connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hart unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bauer wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hart celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bret Hart! A very excited looking Bret Hart made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
77% |
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