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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willis Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willis Hyde! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremy Horn! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hyde tries to keep at a distance but Horn has taken the fight into the clinch. Horn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hyde regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Horn controlling from the top position. Hyde wants to sweep but no luck. Horn controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Horn wants to control from the top but Hyde keeps moving. Hyde is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hyde wants to stand and escape but Horn is having none of it. Horn wants to control from the top but Hyde keeps moving. Hyde is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hyde rushes Horn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Hyde fails to pull guard.
Hyde goes for a takedown attempt but Horn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hyde gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Horn is looking to work some ground and pound but Hyde has wrist control. Horn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Horn scoring with some ground and pound. Horn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Horn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Horn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Horn postures up.
Horn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Horn stays in close to Hyde's body and controls the position. Horn is working Hyde over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Horn prevents Hyde from getting back to his feet. Horn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Horn passes Hyde's left leg - he's now in half guard. Horn tries to pass to full mount but Hyde defends it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Horn winds up and cracks Hyde with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Horn slips a nice elbow through Hyde's hands, connecting with Hyde's forehead. Horn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Horn wants to work for an arm triangle but Hyde is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Horn is thwarting Hyde's attempts to control the position. Hyde is looking for a sweep. Horn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Horn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Hyde is breathing heavily. Horn winds up and cracks Hyde with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Horn is trying to control. Hyde wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Horn stalling. Horn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hyde does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Hyde taking some punishment here, with Horn in his half guard. Horn slips a nice elbow through Hyde's hands, connecting with Hyde's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Horn is trying to control the action in half guard but Hyde is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Nice strikes from Horn there. Horn slows the pace down in half guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Horn connects with a nice short shot to Hyde's temple.
Hyde is rocked! Hyde is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Horn scores with a couple of nice shots. Oh Hyde is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Hyde tries to kick Horn off but Horn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Still in half guard, Horn seems content to control. Horn working over Hyde with some ground and pound. Hyde looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Horn controlling the action here. Hyde is trying to stand up here but Horn is controlling him well. Horn lands with a punch from half guard. Well, if Horn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Horn passes to full mount! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Horn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Horn postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Hyde in real trouble here! The ref calls for Hyde to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Horn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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