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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brit Heffron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Michael Bluth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brit Heffron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Michael Bluth!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heffron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heffron looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bluth instigates a clinch.
Heffron can't break the clinch.
Bluth fails to pull guard.
Heffron tries to break the clinch but Bluth is controlling the position.
Bluth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bluth has Heffron up against the cage in a clinch.
Heffron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heffron has Bluth pressed against the cage.
Bluth tries to score a body lock takedown but Heffron shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bluth has Heffron pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Heffron manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brit Heffron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Michael Bluth.
Heffron is trying to stall.
Bluth tries to score a body lock takedown but Heffron shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bluth should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heffron wants to get back to striking at distance but Bluth won't allow it.
Heffron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as Heffron blocks the low kick.
Heffron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bluth.
Bluth wants to clinch up but Heffron keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Bluth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heffron stuffs the takedown.
Bluth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heffron swats away the attempt to clinch by Bluth.
Bluth misses with a wild body shot.
Heffron fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Heffron shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bluth counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bluth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heffron keeping moving, preventing Bluth from controlling successfully.
Bluth stands and throws Heffron's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bluth working away.
Bluth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bluth decides to stand up, so the ref orders Heffron to his feet.
Heffron takes the fight into the clinch.
Heffron throws an elbow that misses.
Heffron misses with some punches.
Heffron can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heffron drags the fight down to the ground.
Heffron has momentary wrist control but Bluth slips an elbow through the middle.
Bluth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bluth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bluth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bluth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bluth trying to control but Heffron is working from the bottom.
Bluth postures up.
Heffron throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Heffron wants to sweep here but Bluth controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heffron keeps the fight on the outside.
Heffron rushes Bluth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heffron breaks the clinch.
Bluth avoids the head kick by Heffron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bluth blocks a head kick by Heffron.
Heffron lands a nice looking body shot.
Bluth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bluth closes the distance but Heffron moves to the side
and Heffron counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Heffron.
Heffron slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bluth is not content to let Heffron control the position.
Bluth is looking to reverse the position.
Heffron wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bluth, who protects the arm well.
Heffron just content to control the position.
Bluth is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brit Heffron will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Heffron instigates a clinch.
Bluth is pressed up against the cage. Heffron has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bluth down to the mat. Bluth avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bluth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Heffron is trying to control but can't.
Bluth slows the pace down in half guard.
Heffron is trying to control but can't.
Bluth sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Heffron tries to roll over but Bluth keeps him under control.
Bluth looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Heffron is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bluth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bluth's back!
Bluth looking very determined here, making life difficult for Heffron.
Heffron controlling well, preventing Bluth from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heffron lands strikes to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heffron not allowing Bluth to control his hands.
Heffron keeps control of the position as Bluth tries to break free.
Heffron biding his time, controlling Bluth.
Bluth is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Heffron gets his hands free as Bluth looks to control.
Heffron is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bluth trying to control the position but Heffron manages to sink in the hooks.
Bluth staying busy and making it hard for Heffron to control.
I really don't envy Bluth right now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Heffron somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Heffron doesn't have the hooks in and Bluth manages to turn into his guard.
Bluth stays in close to Heffron's body and controls the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bluth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heffron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heffron.
Bluth works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bluth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heffron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bluth passes Heffron's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bluth is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bluth passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Heffron!
Bluth looking to control but Heffron is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Heffron trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Heffron is looking to escape.
Heffron is trying desperately to improve position.
Bluth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bluth stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Heffron throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bluth's head.
Heffron closes the distance and clinches up with Bluth, looking for a takedown. Heffron pushes Bluth against the cage but Bluth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heffron looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bluth!
Bluth tries to reverse the position but Heffron maintains control.
Bluth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bluth tries to hold on but Heffron pushes him away.
Heffron looking to finish with strikes here!
Bluth regains half guard.
George Michael Bluth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bluth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Heffron working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Michael Bluth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bluth throws a jab when Heffron was well out of range.
Bluth stuffs the takedown.
Bluth tries to clinch there but Heffron circles away.
Bluth tries for a takedown but Heffron circles away easily
and Heffron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bluth thinking.
Bluth tries to clinch
and Heffron counters with a single leg into guard. Bluth didn't expect that.
Heffron stopping the sweep attempt from Bluth.
Heffron wants to control from the top but Bluth keeps moving.
Bluth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bluth is thwarting Heffron's attempts to control the position.
Heffron is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bluth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluth has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Heffron can't escape the position.
Heffron is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bluth wants to control the pace but Heffron is squirming around nicely.
Heffron manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Heffron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bluth.
Bluth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Heffron tries to get to full guard but Bluth has control of the leg.
Heffron is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bluth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bluth's back!
I really don't envy Bluth right now.
Heffron has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bluth's body.
Bluth turns into Heffron and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bluth trying to control the position from guard on top but Heffron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bluth throws a big right hand that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Both fighters circling a little - Heffron finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bluth shoots in and bounces Heffron off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Heffron keeping moving, preventing Bluth from controlling successfully.
Bluth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heffron is keeping the position for now.
Heffron tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heffron trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bluth looking to pass the guard.
Heffron is trying to control the position but Bluth postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bluth misses with a hook
and Heffron counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bluth's guard now.
Bluth is looking to sweep but instead, Heffron has passed into half guard.
Heffron is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bluth is refusing to be controlled, as Heffron sits in half guard.
Bluth is looking to improve his position.
Heffron trying to mount his opponent but Bluth defends it.
Bluth is pressing down on Heffron's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bluth is on top in guard.
Bluth scoring with some ground and pound.
Heffron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bluth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bluth gets to his feet. Heffron looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Heffron just misses with a punch to the body.
Bluth tries to clinch up but Heffron circles away and keeps his distance.
Bluth is looking to clinch.
Heffron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Heffron closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bluth avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Heffron.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brit Heffron showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heffron 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brit Heffron!
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energy
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mgr
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