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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Hielscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Simmons might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX - Who We Be. Earl Simmons has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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206 lbs
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Earl Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konrad Hielscher!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hielscher tries to work over Simmons's front leg with a kick but Simmons checks it.
Hielscher rushes Simmons and presses him up against the cage.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hielscher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Hielscher.
Simmons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Konrad Hielscher has been cut.
Simmons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hielscher throws a punch but it's blocked by Simmons.
Hielscher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hielscher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks it.
Hielscher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simmons's elbow.
Simmons tries to land knees in the clinch but Hielscher avoids the damage to the body.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Hielscher misses with some punches.
Simmons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hielscher throws an overhand right that lands on Simmons's shoulder, as Simmons tries to avoid the shot.
Hielscher closes the distance and clinches.
Simmons prevents a body shot from Hielscher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hielscher misses with a body punch.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks with his arms.
Simmons blocking some punches.
Simmons lands a knee to the body.
Simmons blocks a body shot from Hielscher.
Hielscher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simmons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hielscher will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simmons up against the cage.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons wants to clinch up but Hielscher keeps it at a distance.
Hielscher clinches.
Simmons blocks an uppercut.
Hielscher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simmons is keeping busy.
Hielscher tries to break the clinch but Simmons is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher misses with a punch on the inside.
Simmons working hard to break the clinch.
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Hielscher throws a head punch that misses.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hielscher rushes Simmons and presses him up against the cage.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hielscher rushes Simmons and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simmons missing with knees to the body.
Simmons unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hielscher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hielscher.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hielscher throws a nice looking combination but Simmons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hielscher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hielscher misses with the head strike.
Hielscher lands a shot to the body.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a head kick.
Hielscher misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hielscher pushes Simmons up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Simmons.
Hielscher is looking to control Simmons's arms but Simmons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hielscher has his back to the cage.
Simmons with a knee to the head.
Simmons manages to break the clinch.
Hielscher moves into range and clinches up with Simmons.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simmons.
Hielscher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simmons breaks the clinch.
Hielscher closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Simmons.
Hielscher looks winded!
Simmons gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Konrad Hielscher's cut even more.
Simmons just leaning against Hielscher, taking a breather.
Hielscher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher misses with the head strike.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hielscher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hielscher misses with the head strike.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hielscher looking to slow down the pace here.
Hielscher avoiding damage as Simmons throws knees to the body.
Simmons breaks the clinch.
Hielscher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Simmons counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hielscher is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simmons throws a head kick that misses.
Hielscher has Simmons up against the cage in a clinch.
Hielscher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Simmons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konrad Hielscher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hielscher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hielscher moves into range and clinches up with Simmons.
A short right from Hielscher on the inside.
Earl Simmons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hielscher misses with some punches.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons throws a lazy head kick
letting Hielscher counter with a right hand.
Hielscher clinches.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hielscher.
Hielscher misses with the head strike.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hielscher instigates a clinch.
A short right from Hielscher.
Hielscher is trying to force a seperation but Simmons has the dominant position.
Hielscher tries to work over Simmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simmons throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simmons obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hielscher's defenses.
Good body shot from Hielscher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons looking to throw knees to the head but Hielscher is blocking nicely.
Hielscher is breathing heavily.
Simmons blocks a body shot from Hielscher.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Hielscher blocks it.
Simmons lands a good knee to the midsection. Hielscher won't want to take too many of those.
Simmons lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Konrad Hielscher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hielscher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Simmons blocks an uppercut.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hielscher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simmons breaks the clinch.
Simmons doesn't manage to clinch there - Hielscher circles away.
Hielscher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Simmons cracks Hielscher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hielscher is still on wobbly legs! Can Simmons finish him?
Simmons throws an overhand right that has Hielscher reeling! Simmons follows up with more punches and Hielscher is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Earl Simmons!
A victorious Earl Simmons thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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