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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burer Mutant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hecker comes into the arena with The Ultimate Warrior blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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175 cm
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135 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
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178 cm
36
135 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Hecker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Burer Mutant! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hecker fails to land the takedown. Mutant looks like he wants to counter punch here. Hecker clinches up with Mutant and pushes him back against the cage. Hecker misses with some punches.
Hecker misses with a body punch.
Mutant letting Hecker take a breather here. Mutant has a couple of punches blocked by Hecker.
Mutant lands with a short head shot on the inside. Mutant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hecker misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hecker pushes Mutant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Hecker effectively controlling the action here. Hecker can't break the clinch.
Mutant lands a hook that snaps the head of Hecker backwards. Mutant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hecker's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hecker blocks an uppercut.
Mutant misses with some punches.
Mutant swings wildly with an uppercut but Hecker uses good head movement to avoid it. We've been hearing reports that Hecker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hecker. A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land. Hecker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hecker throws a punch but it's blocked by Mutant. Hecker manages to break the clinch.
Mutant scoring well with a low kick there.
Hecker is looking to clinch. Hecker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mutant throws out the jab. Mutant takes the fight into the clinch. Good body shot from Mutant.
Hecker misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hecker trying to land knees to the body.
Hecker just leaning against Mutant, taking a breather. Hecker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Hecker takes a shot to the head. Mutant scores with a shoulder strike. The referee calls for Hecker to work.
Hecker working aggressively here.
Hecker scores with a nice hook to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mutant works on Hecker's body with a couple of short punches. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hecker. Mutant lands with a left to the head. Mutant working some nice short punches in the clinch. Mutant working aggressively here.
Mutant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hecker backwards. Good body shot from Mutant.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hecker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Hecker misses with a hook from the clinch. Hecker is trying to break the clinch but Mutant has him pressed against the cage. Mutant misses with the head strike.
Hecker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch. Hecker tries to throw a body punch but Mutant avoids it by throwing Hecker back against the cage. Hecker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Mutant blocks an uppercut.
Mutant can't find room to land a body shot as Hecker controls the action.
Hecker working aggressively here.
Hecker cracks Mutant with a nice body shot. Hecker scores with a hook to the body. Mutant cracks Hecker with a nice body shot. Mutant misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hecker prevents a body shot from Mutant. Mutant has a couple of punches blocked by Hecker.
Hecker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutant avoids it. Mutant swings wildly with an uppercut but Hecker uses good head movement to avoid it. Mutant has a couple of punches blocked by Hecker.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses. Hecker blocking some punches.
Mutant misses with a punch to the body.
Mutant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hecker. Mutant blocking some punches.
Hecker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Mutant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hecker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mutant. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burer Mutant dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hecker tries to keep at a distance but Mutant has taken the fight into the clinch. Mutant tries a body shot but Hecker blocks it.
Hecker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mutant backwards. A short right from Mutant on the inside. Hecker blocks an uppercut.
Mutant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutant has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hecker throws a punch but it's blocked by Mutant. Burer Mutant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Mutant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hecker's elbow. A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land. Hecker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mutant misses with a punch on the inside.
Mutant working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutant. Mutant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hecker's elbow. Hecker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hecker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mutant lands a left hand.
Hecker blocking some punches.
Mutant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mutant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hecker backwards. Mutant throws a head punch that misses. Mutant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mutant working aggressively here.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses. Hecker misses with a short punch on the inside. Hecker pressing his opponent against the cage. Mutant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hecker backwards. Mutant misses with the head strike.
Mutant struggles to land a body shot inside as Hecker controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mutant throws a head punch that misses. A short uppercut from Hecker. Hecker stalling in the clinch but Mutant improves position. Hecker stalling the fight.
Hecker is looking to control Mutant's arms but Mutant gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hecker has his back to the cage. Hecker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mutant throws a punch but it's blocked by Hecker. Mutant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Hecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hecker scores with a shot to the side of Mutant's head. Mutant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses. A bit of stalling here from Hecker.
Hecker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Mutant misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hecker working aggressively here.
Hecker misses with a body punch.
Mutant working aggressively here.
Hecker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Nice body punch from Mutant. Hecker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mutant's elbow. Mutant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heckers head. Mutant swings wildly with an uppercut but Hecker uses good head movement to avoid it. Hecker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Mutant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hecker misses with the head strike.
Mutant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Mutant scores with a nice short uppercut. Mutant has a couple of punches blocked by Hecker.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mutant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hecker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mutant misses with the head strike.
Mutant takes a shot to the head. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A short left from Mutant. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mutant misses with a body punch.
Mutant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mutant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Hecker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutant is defending well for now. Hecker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Hecker tries to throw a body punch but Mutant avoids it by throwing Hecker back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burer Mutant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hecker misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Hecker backs off Mutant throws a huge counter combo but Hecker manages to avoid it all. Mutant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mutant appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Mutant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mutant throws a nice looking combination but Hecker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mutant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hecker tries to clinch but Mutant moves out of range. Mutant swinging wildly here.
Hecker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mutant swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hecker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mutant throws out the jab. Hecker avoids the body shot from Mutant.
Hecker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mutant throws a series of punches but Hecker moves out of range. Mutant throws a series of punches but Hecker avoids them all with ease. Hecker tries to clinch up. Hecker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hecker is looking to counter the offense by Mutant and move into the clinch. Some wild striking there from Mutant.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mutant tries to bum rush Hecker with a series of wild strikes but Hecker uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hecker staying out of range there. Hecker throws a series of punches but Mutant avoids them all with ease. Hecker moves out of range as Mutant strikes. The fight stays on the outside here - Hecker looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hecker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Mutant is trying to stand back up but Hecker is controlling him
Mutant trying to control here.
Mutant is defending against the submission attempts here by Hecker.
Hecker content to control rather than advance. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hecker working over Mutant with some ground and pound. Mutant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Mutant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Hecker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Hecker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mutant! Hecker lands a heavy elbow. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hecker working away from the top, dropping strikes. Poor strikes thrown by Hecker there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hecker wants to control the pace but Mutant is squirming around nicely. Mutant tries to hold on but Hecker pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hecker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mutant wants to hold on but Hecker pushes him away. Hecker wants to finish this one by submission but Mutant is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hecker. Mutant is looking to improve his position but Hecker isn't that keen on the idea. Mutant blocking the ground and pound. Hecker controlling the pace for now. Hecker 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. Hecker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mutant is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hecker misses with a head shot. Mutant taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mutant tries to lock up and control but Hecker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Hecker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hecker with a couple of short strikes. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hecker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mutant is looking to escape. Mutant tries to lock up and control but Hecker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Burer Mutant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Mutant taking shots to the head. Mutant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Hecker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jeff Hecker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hecker looking to control and managing it successfully. Mutant wants to control but Hecker is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Jeff Hecker showed his dominance in that final round. I think Mutant has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burer Mutant! Jeff Hecker was interviewed post fight and said 'I......I don't know.....It didn't go my way. I'm gonna hit the gym, and come back better than ever.'.
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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