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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brett Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nissin Miojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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135 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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148 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nissin Miojo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart dives in and grabs Miojo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miojo pushes down on Heart's head and hops out.
Miojo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heart as he avoids it easily.
Miojo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Heart did well to prevent Miojo getting side control.
Heart taking some punishment here, with Miojo in his half guard.
Miojo throwing shots but Heart is blocking nicely.
Miojo throwing shots but Heart is blocking nicely.
Miojo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heart is trying to maintain the position but Miojo is very close to passing his half guard.
Miojo misses with a head shot. Heart uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miojo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Heart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miojo throws a strike but Heart rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Heart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miojo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart throws a big elbow that misses.
Heart throws a strike but Miojo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miojo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heart is trying to keep Miojo in close.
Miojo is in close to Heart's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miojo throwing strikes from guard but Heart blocks nicely.
Heart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Miojo throws a big right hand that misses.
Miojo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miojo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miojo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miojo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Heart is trying to control the position but Miojo postures up.
Miojo passes Heart's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Miojo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miojo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Miojo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heart's head.
Heart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miojo is nestled in close to Heart, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miojo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heart defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miojo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Heart is controlling Miojo's trapped leg to prevent Miojo from advancing to side control.
Miojo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miojo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miojo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Heart has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miojo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miojo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miojo with the ground and pound but Heart uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nissin Miojo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miojo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heart as he avoids it easily.
Miojo with a poor takedown
and Heart counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miojo won't be happy with that.
Heart fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Miojo is looking to regain half guard here but Heart keeps moving and retains side control.
Heart working the strikes but Miojo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Miojo wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heart with the ground and pound but Miojo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miojo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heart throwing strikes from guard but Miojo blocks nicely.
Heart throws a big right hand that misses.
Heart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart throws a big right hand that misses.
Heart throws a strike but Miojo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miojo wants to pass the guard but Heart is keeping the position.
Miojo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miojo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heart's head.
Nissin Miojo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miojo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miojo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Heart is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Heart has escaped and now he's on top!
Heart throws an elbow that misses. Miojo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heart's guard. Nice move by Miojo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miojo postures up in Heart's guard and throws a big left but Heart blocks it.
Miojo working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miojo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miojo throws a strike but Heart rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miojo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart trying to control the position from guard on top but Miojo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heart throwing strikes but missing.
Heart throws a strike but Miojo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Heart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miojo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miojo with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Heart dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Heart shoots in but Miojo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Miojo as Heart shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miojo throwing strikes from guard but Heart blocks nicely.
Miojo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miojo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Miojo scoring with punches from side control.
Miojo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Heart defending against the ground and pound.
Miojo cracks Heart with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Miojo working the ground and pound but Heart is defending the strikes.
Miojo scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miojo working the ground and pound but Heart is defending the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miojo working away.
Miojo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Miojo misses with the ground and pound.
Miojo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Heart to see if he's OK.
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!
Miojo throws an elbow but Heart slips to the side and avoids it well.
Heart taking a bit of punishment here - Miojo scoring with strikes.
Miojo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Heart is avoiding damage well.
Heart managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Miojo.
An elbow from Miojo crashes against the mat.
Miojo working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Miojo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Miojo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Miojo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Heart is trying to get back to half guard.
Miojo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Miojo tries to move to mount but Heart blocks the move with his legs.
The strikes coming from Miojo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Heart wants to control but Miojo postures up.
Heart taking punishment in the form of punches.
Miojo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Miojo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miojo landing a few strikes.
Miojo is working Heart over with some ground and pound from side control.
Miojo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Heart some visible discomfort.
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!
Miojo cracks Heart with a big right hand but Heart just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Miojo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Miojo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Miojo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Heart is working to avoid the ground and pound but Miojo connects with a decent elbow.
Heart takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miojo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nissin Miojo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miojo 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nissin Miojo!
A victorious Nissin Miojo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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