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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oswald Cobblepot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswald Cobblepot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TJ Hearts!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobblepot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobblepot throwing a counter right hand but Hearts manages to avoid it.
Hearts defending well as Cobblepot loads up on a big left hand.
Hearts has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cobblepot throws a body shot but no joy.
Hearts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobblepot throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Cobblepot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hearts throws a hook but Cobblepot avoids it easily.
Cobblepot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cobblepot slaps away a takedown attempt from Hearts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearts tests Cobblepot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobblepot misses with an uppercut.
Cobblepot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Hearts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cobblepot jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like TJ Hearts has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Cobblepot. Beautiful body shot.
Cobblepot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hearts circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cobblepot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobblepot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hearts's sensitive parts.
Oswald Cobblepot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobblepot bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hearts's head backwards.
Cobblepot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good leg kick by Cobblepot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot
and Hearts counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobblepot jabs at Hearts's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobblepot.
Hearts ducks under a wild hook from Cobblepot.
A big right from Hearts misses.
Cobblepot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cobblepot looks to land a right hand but Hearts moved out of range.
Hearts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearts misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cobblepot to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cobblepot.
Good shot there by Hearts.
Hearts slips a jab from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Hearts both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobblepot was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearts.
Hearts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hearts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cobblepot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cobblepot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hearts misses with the body kick
and Cobblepot counters with a good low kick that Hearts was not able to check.
Hearts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cobblepot avoids it really well and circles away.
Hearts misses with an uppercut. Cobblepot saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Cobblepot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Hearts.
Cobblepot jabs at Hearts's body.
Nice cross by Hearts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hearts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cobblepot connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearts misses with a hook. Cobblepot ducked under it nicely.
Cobblepot misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hearts counter with a right hand.
A combination from Hearts does no damage.
Cobblepot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Hearts responds with a good body kick, but Cobblepot manages to step out the way in time.
Cobblepot jabs Hearts right on the nose. Hearts blinks but takes it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cobblepot. That's going to slow Hearts down.
Nice jab there from Cobblepot.
Hearts connects with a nice looking jab.
Hearts moves out of range as Cobblepot strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswald Cobblepot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
That's time! Cobblepot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot thows a leg kick but Hearts checks it
and Hearts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hearts.
Hearts postures up.
Hearts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cobblepot is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Cobblepot keeps moving.
Cobblepot has Hearts pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cobblepot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hearts.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hearts throws a hook but Cobblepot blocks it.
Cobblepot is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cobblepot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hearts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cobblepot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oswald Cobblepot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobblepot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cobblepot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearts was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobblepot.
Hearts misses with a lunging right hand
and Cobblepot counters with a stiff right hand.
Hearts lands a jab to Cobblepot's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hearts cracks Cobblepot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cobblepot is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobblepot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cobblepot just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts misses with a low kick.
Hearts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cobblepot misses with a low kick.
Hearts drops Cobblepot with a right and a left! Hearts comes rushing in but Cobblepot regains his composure and manages to keep Hearts in guard.
Oh Cobblepot is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hearts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hearts trying to control but Cobblepot is working from the bottom.
Cobblepot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hearts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobblepot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobblepot seems to have got his legs back now.
Hearts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hearts stands up over Cobblepot, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hearts looking to sit in guard and control but Cobblepot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cobblepot wants to stand but Hearts is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hearts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cobblepot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hearts is keeping the position for now.
Hearts pulls Cobblepot in close to his closed guard and prevents Cobblepot from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cobblepot sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hearts trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hearts is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Hearts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hearts misses with a straight left.
As Hearts backs away, Cobblepot returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cobblepot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hearts counters with a shoot takedown. Cobblepot fights it but they end up in guard.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cobblepot is adopting a defensive guard.
Cobblepot trying to keep a closed guard but Hearts is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearts trying to control but Cobblepot is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
TJ Hearts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cobblepot is trying to control the position but Hearts postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cobblepot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Cobblepot misses its intended target.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot
and Hearts counters with a thumping low kick.
Hearts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearts with the counter takedown but Cobblepot avoids it easily.
Hearts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cobblepot napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cobblepot avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hearts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hearts in side control, throwing shots but Cobblepot defends.
Hearts working the ground and pound.
Cobblepot taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hearts lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearts tries to move to full mount but Cobblepot actually manages to regain half guard.
Hearts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Hearts.
Well, if Hearts 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Still in half guard, Hearts seems content to control.
Hearts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cobblepot defending well though.
Cobblepot is refusing to be controlled, as Hearts sits in half guard.
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.
Hearts passes to full mount!
Hearts pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hearts looking to finish with strikes here!
Hearts scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cobblepot?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hearts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hearts avoids the attempt from Cobblepot to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Hearts really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobblepot. Hearts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearts flicks out a counter leg kick but Cobblepot steps away.
Cobblepot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cobblepot avoids the body shot from Hearts.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot.
Cobblepot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hearts.
Hearts misses with a left hand
and Hearts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cobblepot connects with an inside leg kick.
Cobblepot lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobblepot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hearts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobblepot. Hearts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobblepot scores with a hook to the body. Hearts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cobblepot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobblepot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hearts moves away.
Cobblepot throws a front kick that sends Hearts stumbling back into the cage.
Cobblepot misses with a hook. Hearts ducked under it nicely.
Cobblepot misses with a looping right.
Hearts scores with a body shot.
Hearts misses with the body kick
and Cobblepot counters with a stiff right hand.
Hearts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hearts misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cobblepot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hearts has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hearts and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cobblepot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hearts. Hearts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hearts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cobblepot momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cobblepot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hearts, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobblepot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hearts.
Cobblepot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hearts scores with a jab. Cobblepot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hearts looks for a takedown but Cobblepot sprawls well.
Hearts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cobblepot sprawls well. Cobblepot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hearts gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cobblepot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hearts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cobblepot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobblepot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hearts. That's going to slow Cobblepot down.
Cobblepot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cobblepot misses with a hook
and Hearts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cobblepot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hearts moves away.
Hearts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot cracks Hearts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cobblepot feints and then cracks Hearts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hearts down.
A low kick from Cobblepot is predictable there
and Hearts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobblepot scores with a shot to the body.
Cobblepot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hearts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hearts throws an overhand right that lands on Cobblepot's shoulder, as Cobblepot tries to avoid the shot.
Hearts slips under a jab from Cobblepot.
Hearts drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cobblepot defends it well.
Oswald Cobblepot is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobblepot drops his hands momentarily and Hearts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hearts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cobblepot at a distance.
Hearts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobblepot.
Cobblepot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswald Cobblepot had his way with TJ Hearts in that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch combination from Cobblepot misses.
Hearts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hearts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hearts.
Hearts loads up on a big right hand but Cobblepot slips the punch.
Hearts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobblepot throws out the jab.
Hearts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hearts fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobblepot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hearts tries for a takedown but Cobblepot circles away easily
and Cobblepot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oswald Cobblepot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Hearts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Cobblepot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Cobblepot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearts has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hearts shoots in looking for a takedown but Cobblepot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hearts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cobblepot feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hearts is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cobblepot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearts manages to avoid it.
Hearts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobblepot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hearts moves away.
Cobblepot lands a body shot.
Cobblepot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobblepot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearts was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobblepot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hearts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cobblepot scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot thuds his shin into the meat of Hearts's side.
Hearts lands a really nice looking cross but Cobblepot seems unphased.
A big right from Hearts misses.
Cobblepot avoids the body shot from Hearts.
Cobblepot thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cobblepot cracks a nice hook into Hearts's ribs.
Cobblepot fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hearts on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobblepot looks for the body kick but Hearts saw that one coming.
Cobblepot throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters circling - Hearts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobblepot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hearts.
Cobblepot cracks the inside of Hearts's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cobblepot is looking to slow Hearts down with leg kicks.
Hearts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hearts misses with a leg kick
and Cobblepot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cobblepot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hearts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hearts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hearts takes one to the side of the head.
Cobblepot thumps Hearts with a low kick.
Cobblepot throws an off balance right hand
letting Hearts counter with a right hand.
Hearts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cobblepot has one foot on Hearts's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hearts with a poor takedown
and Cobblepot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cobblepot throws a body kick that misses.
Cobblepot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Cobblepot misses.
Cobblepot thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hearts if he has to take too many more of those.
Hearts just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobblepot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hearts lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oswald Cobblepot showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cobblepot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswald Cobblepot!
Oswald Cobblepot retains his light heavyweight title!
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