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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Murder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hearns comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Thomas Hearns could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Murder's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Murder!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hearns throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hearns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murder throws a combination that misses
and Hearns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murder shoots and misses
and Hearns counters with a straight right hand.
Hearns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murder staying out of range there.
Hearns fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murder misses with a takedown attempt
and Hearns counters with a three punch combo that has Murder backing up. Murder nods at Hearns to acknowledge the strikes.
Hearns tests Murder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hearns misses with a combination
and Murder counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hearns counters with a left and a right that stings Murder.
Thomas Hearns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Murder.
Murder dodges the punch combination from Hearns.
Murder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hearns counters with a nice body shot.
Murder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hearns throws a combination that misses
and Hearns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearns looks to land a combination but Murder avoids it well.
Murder misses with a takedown
and Hearns counters with a left and a right that stings Murder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hearns misses with a double jab.
Hearns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murder doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hearns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hearns misses with a two punch combination.
Hearns throws a push kick but Murder slaps the foot to one side.
Hearns misses with a double jab
and Murder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murder shoots and misses
and Hearns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hearns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hearns lands with a cross.
Hearns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murder counters with a stiff right hand.
Murder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hearns misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hearns.
Murder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hearns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hearns throws a right and a left that Murder avoids nicely.
Hearns looks to score with a jab to the body but Murder is just out of range.
Hearns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hearns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murder fails with the takedown
and Hearns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearns dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hearns misses with a combination
and Murder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hearns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murder thows a body shot but no joy.
Murder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hearns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murder lands a right hook to the body.
Hearns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hearns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hearns scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns scores with a leg kick.
Murder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hearns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hearns.
Murder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hearns rather than just go for the knockout.
Murder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hearns swinging wilding here.
Hearns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hearns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hearns throws a combination that misses
and Murder counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns lands a nice shot that snaps Murder's head back.
Hearns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hearns misses with a two punch combination.
Murder fails with the takedown
and Hearns counters with a left and a right that stings Murder.
Hearns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hearns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns misses with a few strikes there.
Hearns lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murder backs up against the cage.
Hearns swinging wilding here.
A punch combination from Hearns misses.
Murder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hearns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thomas Hearns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Murder.
Murder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hearns does no damage.
Hearns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John Murder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearns throws a series of punches but Murder moves out of range.
Hearns looks to land a left hand but Murder moved out of range nicely.
Hearns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas Hearns is winning the standup battle so far.
Murder swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Hearns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearns dominated that second round.
That's time! Hearns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Hearns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murder on the side of the head.
Murder fails with the takedown
and Hearns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Hearns.
Hearns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murder has his takedown stuffed
and Hearns counters with a three punch combo that has Murder backing up. Murder nods at Hearns to acknowledge the strikes.
Hearns lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns tries a head kick but it misses.
Murder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hearns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hearns misses with a looping left.
Hearns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hearns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hearns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hearns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hearns throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab from Hearns.
Murder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murder is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hearns is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Murder.
Hearns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hearns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hearns scores with a jab. Murder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hearns scores with a one two! Murder had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murder dodges the punch combination from Hearns.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns misses with a wild combination.
Murder tries to clinch but Hearns moves away
and Hearns counters with a left and a right that stings Murder.
Thomas Hearns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murder wants to clinch
and Hearns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murder tries to clinch up
and Hearns counters with a left and a right that stings Murder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearns lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hearns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hearns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas Hearns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Murder.
Hearns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John Murder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearns.
Hearns throws a right hand that Murder ducks under and follows up with a left that Murder also avoids with ease.
Hearns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hearns misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hearns has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearns!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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