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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Boromir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monster Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boromir comes to the cage accompanied by Pippin's Song. Captain Boromir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 cm
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290 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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239 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Boromir! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monster Hero! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boromir tries to clinch up but Hero circles away and keeps his distance. Boromir misses with a looping right. A swing and a miss from Hero. We've been informed that Hero has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Hero lands a nice hook to Boromir's body. Boromir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Hero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boromir throwing a counter right hand but Hero manages to avoid it. Boromir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Boromir lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Boromir misses with an uppercut. Hero saw that one coming. Hero tries a quick counter leg kick but Boromir is wise to it. Hero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Hero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Boromir dodges the punch combination from Hero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hero misses with a leg kick. Boromir misses with a hook. Hero ducked under it nicely. Hero's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hero duly obliges. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Boromir throws a lazy right hand but Hero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hero.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boromir moves in looking to clinch but Hero pushes him off. Hero unleashes a big counter combination but Boromir bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Hero's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hero duly obliges. Hero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boromir. Boromir dodges the punch combination from Hero.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hero. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boromir crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hero - the referee stops the clock and Boromir gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hero. Boromir manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Boromir throws the left hand but Hero avoids the punch easily. Hero throws a series of strikes that have Boromir backpedaling.
Boromir takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boromir. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hero cracks a nice hook into Boromir's ribs. Boromir throws a jab but it's blocked by Hero. Hero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boromir paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hero looks to land a combination but Boromir avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boromir moves away from the strike by Hero. Captain Boromir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hero moves in looking to clinch but Boromir pushes him off. Boromir looks to land a left hand but Hero moved out of range nicely. Hero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Hero just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hero. Boromir does a little dance to reset his feet. Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Boromir lunges at Hero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hero's hand. Boromir moves in looking to clinch but Hero pushes him off. Boromir walks into a left hand. Boromir looks to land a right hand but Hero moved out of range. Hero moves out of range of the strikes. Hero defending well as Boromir loads up on a big left hand. Hero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Boromir works the jab nicely. Hero moves away from the strike by Boromir. Boromir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Boromir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hero connects with a leg kick. Boromir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Boromir jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hero misses with a straight right. Boromir connects with a single shot there. Hero looks for a takedown but Boromir sprawls well. Captain Boromir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monster Hero. Boromir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hero paws at him with a jab and circles away. Boromir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hero under the eye. Boromir closes the distance and pushes Hero back into the cage. Boromir misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero cracks Boromir with a nice body shot. Hero struggles to land a body shot inside as Boromir controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Hero as the two fighters clinch.
Hero blocking some punches.
Boromir throws a head punch that misses. A short right from Boromir on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boromir tries to throw a body punch but Hero avoids it by throwing Boromir back against the cage. Hero blocks a body shot from Boromir. Boromir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hero lands with a left to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Hero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A short right from Hero on the inside. Hero misses with a punch to the body.
Hero can't find room to land a body shot as Boromir controls the action.
Hero tries a body shot but Boromir blocks it.
Boromir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hero throws a head punch that misses. Hero lands a hook to the side of the head. Hero lands with a light punch inside. Hero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boromir throws the left hand but Hero avoids the punch easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monster Hero dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boromir missing with a left hand there. Hero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hero motions for Boromir to come forward. Hero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Boromir tries to clinch up and Hero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Boromir looks to throw the jab but Hero is out of range. Hero doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Hero connects with a right hand. Boromir shakes it off. Monster Hero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Boromir darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Hero has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hero ducks under a wild hook from Boromir. Hero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Hero misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boromir jabbing away but nothing is landing. Boromir throws an overhand right that lands on Hero's shoulder, as Hero tries to avoid the shot. Hero ducks right into an uppercut from Boromir. Boromir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hero scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hero swings for the body but Boromir moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Hero misses. Boromir swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hero to counter with a crisp jab. Boromir stuffs the takedown attempt from Hero. Hero gets slowly back to his feet. Hero keeps the fight on the outside. Despite the aggression on Hero's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Hero fails to land the takedown. Hero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boromir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Hero tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boromir defends well and Hero ends up having to push Boromir into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Captain Boromir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monster Hero. Hero misses with a two punch combination.
Boromir avoids the head kick by Hero.
Boromir scores with a jab to the head.
Boromir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hero. Hero circles away out of range and recomposes himself. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hero. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boromir tries to clinch but Hero is having none of it. Boromir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hero.
Monster Hero seems to be getting the better of the standup. Boromir misses with a straight right. This has been an exciting period of action! Boromir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hero sees it coming and avoids it easily. Boromir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Hero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boromir swats him away and circles back towards the center. A low kick from Hero misses and Boromir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Boromir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hero misses with a wild combination.
Boromir looks to score with a jab to the body but Hero is just out of range. Hero cracks a nice hook into Boromir's ribs. A leg kick checked by Boromir. Boromir wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Boromir rushes Hero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. I was talking to Boromir's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Hero misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boromir misses with some punches.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Boromir.
Hero can't get the takedown.
Hero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boromir or not. Hero scores with a nice hook to the head. Boromir cracks Hero with a nice body shot. Boromir has a couple of punches blocked by Hero.
A short right from Boromir. Hero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Boromir.
Still in the clinch, Hero scores with a nice short uppercut. Hero lands with a right to the head. Boromir throws a head punch that misses. Boromir working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hero can't find room to land a body shot as Boromir controls the action.
Hero lands a nice shot to the body. Boromir is pressed up against the cage. Hero has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boromir down to the mat. Boromir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Hero avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boromir. Boromir circles away out of range and recomposes himself. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Boromir connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Hero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boromir circles away quickly and effectively. Boromir just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero closes the distance and clinches. Boromir prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boromir throws a punch but it's blocked by Hero. Boromir lands an uppercut. Hero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boromir.
A shot in the inside from Boromir. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Monster Hero will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hero instigates a clinch. A head punch on the inside from Boromir fails to land. Boromir pushes Hero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A short right from Hero on the inside. Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boromir misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Boromir fails to land. A shot in the inside from Hero. Hero takes a shot to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hero misses with some punches.
Hero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boromir misses with a short punch on the inside. Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hero can't find room to land a body shot as Boromir controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boromir avoiding damage as Hero throws knees to the body.
Boromir misses with a short punch on the inside. Hero tries to land knees in the clinch but Boromir avoids the damage to the body. Boromir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boromir tries a body shot but Hero blocks it.
Hero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Hero misses with a punch to the body.
Boromir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hero has Boromir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boromir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. A head punch blocked on the inside by Boromir. Hero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Boromir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hero. Hero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boromir. A punch combination from Hero misses. Monster Hero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boromir slips a jab and a cross from Hero.
A jab from Boromir misses. A punch combination from Hero misses. Hero defending well as Boromir loads up on a big left hand. Hero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Hero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boromir throws an overhand right that lands on Hero's shoulder, as Hero tries to avoid the shot. Boromir bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hero's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boromir manages to avoid it. Hero throws out a leg kick but Boromir moves out of range and Hero only half commits. It looked like Boromir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boromir swats him away and circles back towards the center. Boromir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hero moves out of range of the strikes. It seemed like Hero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Hero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Boromir doesn't manage to clinch there - Hero circles away.
Hero tries to clinch but Boromir moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boromir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Captain Boromir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boromir is looking to clinch. Boromir is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Hero dives in and scores a takedown into Boromir's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hero scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Boromir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hero's guard. Boromir passes Hero's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Captain Boromir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hero is pressing down on Boromir's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Hero looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Boromir slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Hero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boromir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hero wants to sweep here but Boromir controlling him for the moment. Boromir passes Hero's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Hero tries to roll over but Boromir keeps him under control. Boromir is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hero is just riding it out for now. Boromir eventually gives up the hold. Boromir uses his free foot to push down on Hero's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hero.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Monster Hero. I've got Hero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monster Hero! A victorious Monster Hero 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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RATING
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