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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Maraçon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hart might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ratamahatta. Maraçon has chosen Pistolero as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 cm
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157 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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186 cm
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174 lbs
15 - 5 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Hart! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Maraçon! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maraçon wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance. Maraçon throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it. Hart slips a jab from Maraçon. Hart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Maraçon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Maraçon misses. Maraçon throws a leg kick but Hart sees it coming and checks it nicely. Hart misses with an uppercut. Nice jab there from Maraçon. Hart throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maraçon thows a left - swing and a miss! Hart appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maraçon was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart. A lazy left from Hart finds it's target. Hart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Boyz II Men in the buildup to the fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hart defending well as Maraçon loads up on a big left hand. The fighters circling - Maraçon throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Maraçon tries to score with a low kick but Hart moves his leg out of the way. A little feinted left hand from Hart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Maraçon takes a body punch but keeps moving. Hart tries to close the distance and clinch but Maraçon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Maraçon only half commits to the counter leg kick. Hart misses with a body shot.
Maraçon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Hart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hart misses the shot to the body. A nice leg kick lands there from Maraçon. Maraçon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart moves out of range of the leg kick from Maraçon. Maraçon moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off. Maraçon throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it. Hart scores with a jab. Maraçon acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Kevin Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hart throws a big shot that misses. Maraçon throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hart is looking to counter punch. Maraçon loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch. Hart quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maraçon manages to avoid it. Maraçon misses with a kick to the body and Hart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Maraçon throws a poor cross that misses
and Hart counters with a nice body shot. Hart moves into the clinch. Hart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Hart.
Maraçon looking to stall.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Maraçon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hart is working Maraçon over against the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hart misses with the head strike.
Hart stalling.
Maraçon working aggressively here.
Hart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maraçon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it. Hart misses with a hook from the clinch. Maraçon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart misses with a short punch on the inside. Hart trying to stall but Maraçon improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hart. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maraçon. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Maraçon lands with a short shot to the head. Good body shot from Maraçon.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Hart slowing the pace effectively. A short right from Maraçon on the inside. Hart misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Hart fails to land. Hart misses with a body punch.
Hart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Maraçon. Hart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short uppercut from Hart. Hart pushes Maraçon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Maraçon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harts head. Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Maraçon. A nice left hand lands by Hart.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Maraçon. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hart misses with a short punch on the inside. Maraçon lands a nice uppercut. Hart misses with some punches.
Maraçon tries to work over Hart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch blocked on the inside by Maraçon.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Maraçon lands a shoulder strike. Hart working aggressively here.
Maraçon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harts head. Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maraçon backwards. Hart working aggressively here.
Hart controlling the action here for a moment.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Maraçon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short left from Maraçon. Maraçon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maraçon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart blocking some punches.
Maraçon has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Hart prevents a body shot from Maraçon. Good body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hart. Maraçon pushes Hart back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Hart dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maraçon throws a jab when Hart was well out of range. Hart throws a quick counter kick to the body but Maraçon avoids it. Hart checks a leg kick. Hart stuns Maraçon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Hart looks to score with a jab to the body but Maraçon is just out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Maraçon misses the target. Hart jabs Maraçon to the body, keeping him at a distance. Maraçon misses with an uppercut. Hart throwing a counter right hand but Maraçon manages to avoid it. Maraçon misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Hart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Maraçon on the wrong end of a nice hook. Hart takes a swing at Maraçon's ribcage but misses. Hart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maraçon. Maraçon obviously looking to wear him down.
Maraçon throws a nice outside leg kick. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hart here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hart feints and then cracks Maraçon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maraçon down. Hart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Maraçon flicks out a counter leg kick but Hart steps away. Nice uppercut lands for Hart. That snapped Maraçon's head back.
Maraçon checks a leg kick. Hart is looking to wear down Maraçon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Nice body kick from Maraçon. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Hart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maraçon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maraçon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Maraçon missing with a left hand there. Hart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Maraçon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Hart misses with an uppercut. Hart checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Maraçon misses its intended target. Maraçon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Maraçon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Maraçon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A jab from Hart misses. Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maraçon moves away. Maraçon thows a left - swing and a miss! Kevin Hart is winning the standup battle so far. Maraçon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hart. Hart circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Hart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. An attempted straight right counter from Hart misses the target. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Maraçon dodges the punch combination from Hart.
Maraçon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maraçon counters with a nice body kick.
Maraçon swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
Hart looks to land a right hand but Maraçon moved out of range. Maraçon keeps the fight on the outside. Hart lands with a good body shot. Hart swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Hart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maraçon counters with a stiff right hand. Maraçon moves out of range of the strikes. Hart steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maraçon. That one must have hurt. Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maraçon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
Hart looks to throw the jab but Maraçon is out of range. Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart defending well as Maraçon loads up on a big left hand. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maraçon.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maraçon manages to avoid it. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maraçon 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 Hart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart scores with a one two! Maraçon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Maraçon misses with the combination.
Hart is looking to counter punch. An inside leg kick lands from Hart. Hart moves out of range of the body kick from Maraçon.
Hart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Maraçon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Maraçon throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily. A jab lands there for Maraçon. Hart jabbing away but nothing is landing. Maraçon loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch. Maraçon throws a nice inside leg kick. Maraçon throws a low kick but Hart avoids it. Maraçon connects with a looping right hand.
Hart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maraçon. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. Maraçon does a little dance to reset his feet. Maraçon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Maraçon throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily. Maraçon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart. It looked like Hart wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hart misses with a body shot.
Hart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maraçon's hands. Maraçon loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch. Hart digs a good hook to Maraçon's body.
Hart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hart punishes Maraçon's body with a nice straight punch. Hart slips a straight right by Maraçon. Maraçon lands a body shot.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. A left lands for Hart. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hart loads up on a big right hand but Maraçon slips the punch. Maraçon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Hart misses with a straight right. Maraçon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hart. Hart obviously looking to wear him down.
Maraçon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Maraçon 's head but he takes it in his stride. Hart throws a lazy uppercut
and Maraçon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hart scores with a jab to the body. Hart misses with a hook. Maraçon avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Maraçon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hart with a body shot. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hart.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Good standup being displayed there by Hart as he connects with a hook. Maraçon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hart. A decent looking body kick lands there for Maraçon. Hart is looking to land body kicks. Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hart moves away. A quick step to the side and Hart tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Maraçon throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it. Maraçon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hart. Hart scores with a jab to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Maraçon avoids the body shot from Hart.
Maraçon catches Hart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round. Maraçon looks for the body kick but Hart saw that one coming. Maraçon needs to keep his hands up - Hart had a free shot at his head there. Hart scores with a jab to the jaw. Hart wants to clinch up but Maraçon keeps it at a distance. Maraçon throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it. A big right from Hart misses. Maraçon swats away the attempt to clinch by Hart. Hart scores with a hook to the body. Maraçon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Hart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Hart misses with a few strikes there.
Maraçon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Hart lands a glancing blow to the side of Maraçon's head. Maraçon misses with a low kick. Maraçon works Hart's body with a nice hook. Hart throws a wild body kick that Maraçon sees coming a mile off. Maraçon throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it. Hart is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maraçon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Maraçon swats away the attempt to clinch by Hart. Hart tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. The fight stays on the outside here - Maraçon looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hart moves away. Hart jabs Maraçon to the body, keeping him at a distance. Hart misses with a hook. Maraçon ducked under it nicely. Maraçon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Hart throws a low kick but Maraçon avoids it. Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maraçon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Hart with a body punch. A glancing blow. Hart slips a straight right by Maraçon. Maraçon misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming. Maraçon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Hart misses with a hook
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart scores with a jab to the jaw. Maraçon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Maraçon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Maraçon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hart. Maraçon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Maraçon slips a jab from Hart. Maraçon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Hart's corner calls for a 1-2. Hart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Hart misses with an uppercut. Maraçon saw that one coming. Hart throws a quick inside leg kick. Hart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Maraçon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hart. Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maraçon moves away. Maraçon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. An inside leg kick lands from Maraçon. Hart scores with a nice head shot. Hart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but Maraçon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with an uppercut. Hart looks to score with a jab to the body but Maraçon is just out of range. Maraçon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hart swings away with a leg kick that misses. A little jabbing left from Maraçon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. Maraçon does a little dance to reset his feet. Maraçon lands a lovely overhand right. Hart moves forwards but Maraçon connects with a nice, crisp jab. Hart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A jab from Maraçon does it's job there. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. That kick from Maraçon tenderised Hart's leg. Hart is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kevin Hart. Well Hart 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Hart! Kevin Hart spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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