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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heart's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eric Church - Record Year. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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157 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart misses with a hook
and Rodgers counters with a two punch combo.
Heart misses with a looping left.
Rodgers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Heart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heart sets himself, and Rodgers steps forward looking for the clinch! Heart avoids it this time.
Heart throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodgers misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodgers forces Heart back against the cage and clinches.
Heart has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodgers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heart is defending well for now.
Heart misses with a body punch.
Heart tries to throw a body punch but Rodgers avoids it by throwing Heart back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Heart is defending well.
Heart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodgers.
A bit of stalling here from Rodgers.
Rodgers has Heart pressed against the cage.
Rodgers receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Heart prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodgers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rodgers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Heart prevents it.
Peter Heart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodgers is looking for a takedown.
Heart lands with a right to the head.
Rodgers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heart is keeping busy.
Heart works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heart.
Heart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodgers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Rodgers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodgers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rodgers moves out of range as Heart strikes.
Rodgers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heart throws a nice looking combination but Rodgers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodgers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Heart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart controlling the action here.
Rodgers trying to control but Heart postures up.
Well, if Heart 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Heart continues to stall.
Rodgers moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Heart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodgers was well out of range. Poor timing from Heart.
Peter Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Heart.
Heart throws a jab when Rodgers was well out of range.
Heart throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodgers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodgers closes the distance and pushes Heart back into the cage.
Heart lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rodgers has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Heart after a bit of a struggle.
Rodgers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers.
Heart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heart managing to block the knees to the body from Rodgers.
Heart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heart blocks it with crossed arms.
Heart lands a right hand.
Rodgers lands a body shot.
Heart blocks an elbow strike from Rodgers.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heart avoiding damage as Rodgers throws knees to the body.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Rodgers.
Heart lands a nice shot to the body.
Heart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodgers.
Heart lands an uppercut.
Heart avoiding damage.
Heart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodgers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is looking to clinch but Heart is avoiding it.
Heart swinging wildly here.
Aaron Rodgers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodgers.
Heart swings widly with a right hand
and Heart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Heart.
Heart moves out of range of the body kick.
Heart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Rodgers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rodgers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodgers tries to clinch up but Heart circles away and keeps his distance.
Heart tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rodgers manages to circle out of the way.
Heart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodgers wants to land a leg kick but Heart is out of range.
Rodgers loads up on a big right hand but Heart slips the punch.
Rodgers forces Heart back against the cage and clinches.
Rodgers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heart tries to work over Rodgers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heart prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heart.
Rodgers is trying to drag Heart to the mat but Heart just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Peter Heart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers looking to stall.
Heart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heart managing to block the knees to the body from Rodgers.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heart.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heart presses Rodgers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heart has Rodgers pushed against the cage.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
Rodgers throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Heart dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Heart throws a series of strikes that have Rodgers backpedaling.
A big right from Heart misses.
Rodgers throws a nice looking combination but Heart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Heart misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodgers! But no joy.
Heart misses with an uppercut
and Rodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heart catches Rodgers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heart missing with a left hand there. Rodgers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart scores with a decent looking hook.
Rodgers is rocked!
Rodgers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heart's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Heart misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Heart.
Nice body punch from Heart.
Heart misses the shot to the body.
Rodgers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heart loads up on a big right hand but Rodgers slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Rodgers.
Heart throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Rodgers unleashes a big counter combination but Heart bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rodgers throws a shot from downtown. Heart moves away and avoids it.
As Rodgers tries to get set, Heart tries to push him back and clinch up but Rodgers manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Rodgers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rodgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers is looking for the big counter here.
Heart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heart scores with a nice right hand.
Rodgers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rodgers tries to land a front kick but Heart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aaron Rodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart throws an off balance right hand
and Rodgers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodgers misses with a looping left.
Heart throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodgers on the side of the head.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown but Heart shows good takedown defense.
Peter Heart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodgers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rodgers takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodgers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart misses with a body punch.
Peter Heart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodgers has Heart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Heart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Heart avoiding damage as Rodgers throws knees to the body.
Rodgers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Heart gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Peter Heart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heart blocks a body shot from Rodgers.
Heart avoiding damage as Rodgers throws knees to the body.
Heart works on Rodgers's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Heart.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rodgers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heart is defending well for now.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodgers tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Heart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heart has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Heart!
A determined Peter Heart didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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hype
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RATING
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