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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between That Heart (ranked 3697 p4p, 5846 weight class) and Minoari Amida (ranked 453 p4p, 573 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, That Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Minoari Amida!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart misses with a jab to the body
and Amida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like That Heart has been cut.
Heart misses with a low kick.
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.
Heart gets tackled into the ropes by Amida. Amida maintains the clinch.
Heart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amida backwards.
A short uppercut from Amida.
Heart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amida takes a shot to the head.
Heart misses with a body punch.
Amida working aggressively here.
Amida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amida wants to get back to striking at distance but Heart won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amida has a couple of punches blocked by Heart.
Amida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amida misses with the head strike.
Amida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Heart tries to throw a body punch but Amida avoids it by throwing Heart back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amida takes a shot to the head.
Heart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Amida can't break the clinch.
Heart is working Amida over against the ropes.
Heart can't find room to land a body shot as Amida controls the action.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heart blocks a body shot from Amida.
Amida misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Heart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Amida misses with some punches.
Amida takes a shot to the head.
Amida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart has Amida pressed against the ropes, preventing Amida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Amida is working Heart over against the ropes.
Heart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart tries to throw a body punch but Amida avoids it by throwing Heart back against the ropes.
Amida struggles to land a body shot inside as Heart controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Heart.
Nice body punch from Heart.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amida misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Amida.
Heart lands a body punch.
Amida tries a body shot but Heart blocks it.
Heart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heart has him pressed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Heart.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that That Heart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on That Heart's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Amida tries to clinch there but Heart circles away.
Heart throws a quick counter head kick but Amida was just out of range.
Amida blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Amida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Amida tries to clinch
and Heart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amida scores with the left hand. Heart knows he should have avoided that one.
Amida rushes Heart and presses him up against the ropes.
Amida is trying to force a seperation but Heart has the dominant position.
Heart lands a body shot.
Amida tries a body shot but Heart blocks it.
Heart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Amida breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amida.
Minoari Amida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heart throws a head kick that misses.
Amida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Amida works over Heart's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heart.
Heart misses with an uppercut. Amida saw that one coming.
Amida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heart swats away the attempt to clinch by Amida.
Amida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heart.
Amida is looking to clinch.
Heart moves into the clinch.
Heart blocks a body shot from Amida.
Amida throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Amida is looking to break free of the clinch but Heart has double underhooks.
Heart lands a left hand.
Amida breaks from the clinch.
Heart looks to score with a jab to the body but Amida is just out of range.
Heart connects with a solid leg kick.
That Heart is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart takes one to the chin there.
Amida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heart's head.
Heart closes the distance and clinches.
That Heart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amida's elbow.
Heart misses with a punch to the body.
Heart prevents a body shot from Amida.
Heart tries a body shot but Amida blocks it.
Amida is trying to break free.
Amida is trying to break free.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heart misses with a body punch.
Amida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Amida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amida throws a body shot but no joy.
Heart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Amida is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Amida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that That Heart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on That Heart's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Amida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Minoari Amida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heart tries to land a body kick
and Amida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amida wants to clinch up but Heart keeps it at a distance.
Amida moves in looking to clinch but Heart pushes him off.
Amida works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Amida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Amida darts in and clinches Heart up against the ropes.
Heart working aggressively here.
Heart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Amida is trying to push Heart away but Heart has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Amida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heart has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart tries a body shot but Amida blocks it.
Heart misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Heart.
Heart struggles to land a body shot inside as Amida controls his hands.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That Heart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amida moves out of range of the body kick.
Amida wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heart thows a body kick. Amida tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Amida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heart was well out of range. Poor timing from Amida.
Amida has managed to clinch.
Heart misses with a punch to the body.
Heart can't find room to land a body shot as Amida controls the action.
Amida lands a hook that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Heart struggles to land a body shot inside as Amida controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Heart.
Amida is trying to force a seperation but Heart has the dominant position.
Heart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amida's elbow.
A short right from Amida on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amida.
Heart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Amida's efforts to push away.
Amida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heart has him pressed against the ropes.
Amida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heart blocks an uppercut.
Amida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amida throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Heart can't find room to land a body shot as Amida controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Minoari Amida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heart 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... That Heart!
That Heart seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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