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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Olhoffer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 7 - 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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs closes the distance and pushes Olhoffer back into the cage.
Heggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Heggs tenderised Olhoffer's leg. Olhoffer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heggs loads up on a big right hand but Olhoffer slips the punch.
Olhoffer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Heggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heggs throws the kick towards the body but Olhoffer avoids it.
Olhoffer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heggs in his tracks.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olhoffer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heggs looks to throw the jab but Olhoffer is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olhoffer lands with a good body shot.
Olhoffer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Olhoffer missing with a left hand there. Heggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Olhoffer.
Heggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heggs throws a big shot that misses.
Olhoffer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Olhoffer circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer swings for the body but Heggs moves out of range.
Olhoffer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heggs counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Olhoffer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heggs's head.
Olhoffer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Olhoffer.
It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Olhoffer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heggs.
Heggs lands with a good body shot.
Olhoffer misses with a hook
and Heggs counters with a good low kick that Olhoffer was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs throws out a loose jab but Olhoffer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olhoffer looks to score with a jab to the body but Heggs is just out of range.
Nice shot by Heggs.
It looks like Ray Olhoffer has been cut.
Heggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olhoffer counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A big left from Olhoffer misses.
Heggs moves out of range as Olhoffer strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs defending well as Olhoffer loads up on a big left hand.
Olhoffer misses with a hook. Heggs ducked under it nicely.
Olhoffer misses with a looping left.
Heggs stuns Olhoffer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Heggs. Those never looked like landing.
Heggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olhoffer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olhoffer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heggs.
Heggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luther Heggs will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Heggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Olhoffer moves away from the strike by Heggs.
Heggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heggs throws a series of punches but Olhoffer avoids them all with ease.
Olhoffer scores with a one two! Heggs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Olhoffer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ray Olhoffer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olhoffer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heggs manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Olhoffer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Olhoffer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heggs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Heggs wants to clinch up but Olhoffer keeps it at a distance.
Heggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Olhoffer circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Heggs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heggs.
Olhoffer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olhoffer moves out of range as Heggs throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs thuds his shin into the meat of Olhoffer's side.
Olhoffer is breathing heavily.
Heggs lands a left and a right that send Olhoffer crashing to the mat, dazed. Heggs thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Olhoffer throws a hook to the side of Heggs's head but Heggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Olhoffer on the side of the head.
Heggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olhoffer.
Heggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Olhoffer's head.
Heggs throws a looping overhand right but Olhoffer ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olhoffer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olhoffer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olhoffer.
Heggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Heggs rushes Olhoffer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olhoffer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olhoffer is trying to break the clinch but Heggs is controlling him.
Heggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Heggs manages to break the clinch.
Olhoffer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olhoffer avoids the head kick by Heggs.
Heggs connects with a looping right hand.
Heggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olhoffer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olhoffer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heggs.
Heggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Heggs dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Olhoffer avoids the head kick by Heggs.
Olhoffer misses with a combination
and Heggs counters with a good, hard body kick but Olhoffer shrugs it off.
Heggs swinging wildly here.
Olhoffer drops his hands momentarily and Heggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heggs has closed the distance and engaged Olhoffer in a clinch.
Heggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olhoffer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olhoffer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olhoffer throws a combination. Heggs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Heggs slips a jab and a cross from Olhoffer.
Olhoffer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Olhoffer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olhoffer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ray Olhoffer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Olhoffer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heggs.
Olhoffer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olhoffer throws a nice looking combination but Heggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olhoffer gets tackled into the cage by Heggs. Heggs maintains the clinch.
Olhoffer wants to break free but Heggs has control.
Heggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olhoffer's efforts to push away.
Heggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Heggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olhoffers head.
Heggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heggs is leaning against Olhoffer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heggs breaks the clinch.
Olhoffer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heggs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Heggs drops Olhoffer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Olhoffer looks back up at him and smiles so Heggs waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Olhoffer is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Heggs misses.
Olhoffer is still on wobbly legs! Can Heggs finish him?
Heggs lets loose with a powerful body kick. Olhoffer will feel that in the morning.
Olhoffer seems to have recovered his senses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Heggs!
Heggs closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Nice body punch from Heggs - that landed with a thud.
Heggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heggs digs a right hand into Olhoffer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olhoffer's gas tank.
Heggs lands a body shot.
Heggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Heggs as the two fighters clinch.
Heggs drops Olhoffer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Olhoffer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Heggs unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Olhoffer! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Heggs is unloading with more strikes now! Olhoffer drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 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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