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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Lomachenko (ranked 737 p4p, 87 weight class) and Kevin Hart (ranked 243 p4p, 30 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
21 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Evgeni Lomachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Hart!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomachenko connects with the punch.
Lomachenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lomachenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lomachenko throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hart counter with a right hand.
Lomachenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) in the buildup to the fight.
Lomachenko feints and as Hart raises his hands in defense, Lomachenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hart pushes Lomachenko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lomachenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hart is trying to defend but Lomachenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lomachenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lomachenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hart defending well though.
Lomachenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hart defending well though.
Lomachenko misses with a head shot. Hart uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hart is controlling Lomachenko's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomachenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lomachenko postures up in Hart's guard and throws a big left but Hart blocks it.
Hart is pulling down on Lomachenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Lomachenko, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lomachenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hart wants to stand up but Lomachenko is controlling him.
Lomachenko stands up over Hart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lomachenko looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lomachenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lomachenko postures up in Hart's guard and throws a big left but Hart blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lomachenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lomachenko throwing strikes but missing.
Hart pulls Lomachenko in close to prevent any damage.
Lomachenko throws an elbow that misses. Hart uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lomachenko's guard. Nice move by Hart!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lomachenko striking off his back but it's not causing Hart any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko wants to improve his position but instead Hart has moved into half guard.
Lomachenko is looking to improve his position.
Hart gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hart throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lomachenko on the side of the head.
Lomachenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Hart off the cage and back into range.
A solid body kick from Hart.
Hart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lomachenko throws an off balance right hand
and Hart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart throws a head kick that half lands.
Hart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lomachenko's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lomachenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lomachenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hart pinned against the cage. Hart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lomachenko ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Lomachenko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hart sprawls and moves away.
Lomachenko lands a head shot.
Hart throws a shot to the body.
Hart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lomachenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hart does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lomachenko shoots for a takedown but Hart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Hart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lomachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Lomachenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Hart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko lands with a shot to the body.
Hart cracks Lomachenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lomachenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lomachenko misses with a takedown attempt - Hart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lomachenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hart. That one must have hurt.
Hart has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lomachenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lomachenko. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hart connects with a jab.
Lomachenko dives in and scores a takedown into Hart's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomachenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lomachenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lomachenko throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lomachenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hart keeping full guard, as Lomachenko tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lomachenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lomachenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hart is pulling down on Lomachenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Lomachenko, at least for the moment.
Lomachenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lomachenko throwing strikes but missing.
Hart trying to keep a closed guard but Lomachenko is proving a slippery customer.
Lomachenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lomachenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lomachenko throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.
Lomachenko throws a strike but Hart rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hart is looking to stand up but Lomachenko won't let him.
Hart stands and steps away. Lomachenko gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hart stuns Lomachenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a leg kick which misses Lomachenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Lomachenko tries to avoid it.
Lomachenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hart.
Hart scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lomachenko has a takedown stuffed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hart. That's going to slow Lomachenko down.
Nice shot lands for Lomachenko.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Lomachenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lomachenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lomachenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hart throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Lomachenko misses.
Hart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hart misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart connects with a leg kick. Lomachenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lomachenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hart now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy left from Hart finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lomachenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lomachenko scores with a nice right hand.
Hart throws a hook but Lomachenko blocks it.
Hart throws the left hand but Lomachenko avoids the punch easily.
Hart connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hart slips a straight right by Lomachenko.
Lomachenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Hart appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lomachenko moves out of range of the body kick from Hart.
Lomachenko slips a straight right by Hart.
Lomachenko misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lomachenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hart tried to score with a low kick but Lomachenko checks it.
Hart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hart wants it to stay on the feet.
Hart throws an overhand right that lands on Lomachenko's shoulder, as Lomachenko tries to avoid the shot.
Lomachenko misses with an uppercut.
Lomachenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hart tries to avoid it but Lomachenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hart to the ground. Hart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lomachenko.
Hart throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hart lands with an uppercut that bounces Lomachenko off the cage and back into range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hart.
Lomachenko scores with a jab. Hart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomachenko throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
Lomachenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hart tests Lomachenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hart takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart lands a nice shot that snaps Lomachenko's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hart misses.
Lomachenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lomachenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Hart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hart misses with a hook.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.
Lomachenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lomachenko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hart throws Lomachenko to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomachenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hart avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Lomachenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lomachenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Lomachenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hart tries to work over Lomachenko's front leg with a kick but Lomachenko checks it.
Kevin Hart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Lomachenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hart doesn't seem phased though.
Hart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lomachenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hart.
Lomachenko attempts a counter takedown but Hart avoids it well and moves away.
Hart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lomachenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lomachenko loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
Lomachenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lomachenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Hart as Lomachenko shoots in.
Hart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. Lomachenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kevin Hart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lomachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lomachenko manages to avoid it.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hart throws a jab but it's blocked by Lomachenko.
Lomachenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lomachenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hart scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hart! But no joy.
Lomachenko throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
Hart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lomachenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hart is looking to slow Lomachenko down with leg kicks.
Lomachenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hart defends it nicely.
Kevin Hart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hart.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart scores with a shot to the body.
Hart cracks Lomachenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lomachenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lomachenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
Lomachenko blocks a jab.
Hart slips a straight right by Lomachenko.
Hart feints a counter leg kick.
Hart slips under a jab.
Lomachenko ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Hart connects with a leg kick. Lomachenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lomachenko throws a shot to the body.
Evgeni Lomachenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lomachenko swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Hart!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Hart thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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RATING
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