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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sluggo Brott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brott might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to So What. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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219 lbs
31 - 20 - 0 |
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34
222 lbs
31 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sluggo Brott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hearts has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brott is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hearts scores with a nice strike.
Hearts misses with a body kick.
Hearts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brott. Brott obviously looking to wear him down.
Hearts clinches up against the cage.
Brott has a couple of punches blocked by Hearts.
Hearts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Brott on the inside.
Hearts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hearts misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Brott fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Brott fails to land.
Brott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott misses with a body kick.
Hearts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brott napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hearts creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brott tries to buck Hearts off but Hearts is having none of it.
Brott on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hearts working away.
Hearts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hearts is chipping away with strikes.
Hearts tries to stand but Brott is controlling his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearts landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is looking to take a break and control but Brott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hearts throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brott can't do much from the bottom here.
Brott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brott is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hearts connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts working the ground and pound.
Hearts working the ground and pound from side control.
Brott gets back to half guard.
Brott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hearts is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hearts trying to pass the guard but Brott defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brott's head.
Hearts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearts working Brott over with strikes.
Brott trying to control from the bottom.
Hearts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brott wants to control but Hearts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts dominated that round.
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.
Brott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hearts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hearts misses the shot to the body.
Hearts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brott scores with a nice strike.
Hearts misses with a jab to the body
and Brott decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hearts's guard.
Brott throws a strike but Hearts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brott is trying to hold Hearts in close to prevent damage but Hearts has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott wants to improve his position but Hearts is controlling well.
Hearts is looking to take a break and control but Brott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hearts thows a huge punch but Brott dodges it nicely.
Brott is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hearts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brott is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is thwarting Brott's attempts to control the position.
Hearts throwing shots but Brott is blocking nicely.
Hearts lands strikes from half guard.
Hearts throwing shots but Brott is blocking nicely.
Brott is controlling Hearts's trapped leg to prevent Hearts from advancing to side control.
Hearts is pressing down on Brott's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brott is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brott to regain full guard.
Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hearts stopping the sweep attempt from Brott.
Hearts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brott is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts won't allow Brott to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sluggo Brott.
Brott misses with a looping left.
Hearts's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hearts duly obliges.
Brott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hearts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brott fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hearts to the ground. Brott is now in Hearts's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brott wants to control from the top but Hearts keeps moving.
Brott throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sluggo Brott dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hearts tries to clinch but Brott is having none of it.
Hearts throws an overhand right that lands on Brott's shoulder, as Brott tries to avoid the shot.
Brott lands with a hook. Hearts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brott throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Hearts misses
and Brott counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brott wants to advance to full mount but Hearts doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hearts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brott's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearts throwing strikes but missing.
Hearts throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brott will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hearts is in close to Brott's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brott wants to sweep but no luck.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Brott keeps moving.
A J Hearts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hearts won't allow Brott to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott is trying to control the position but Hearts postures up.
Brott wants to sweep here but Hearts controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hearts shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brott is trying to defend but Hearts finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hearts throwing shots but Brott is blocking nicely.
Hearts is trying to control. Brott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brott is doing well to control the position and prevent Hearts from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is looking to advance position but Brott won't allow it.
Brott is looking to control Hearts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brott avoid being mounted?
Hearts prevents Brott from improving his position.
Brott is refusing to be controlled, as Hearts sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A J Hearts has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brott just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brott was covering up waiting for the punch and Hearts finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hearts.
Brott has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brott is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brott seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hearts is trying to keep Brott in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but A J Hearts just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hearts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brott.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brott.
Hearts checks the leg kick.
Brott slaps away a takedown attempt from Hearts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brott throws a low kick but Hearts moves out of range easily.
Hearts digs a good body shot into Brott's ribs.
Hearts drives through and clinches with Brott against the cage.
Hearts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hearts as Brott tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott tries a body shot but Hearts blocks it.
Hearts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brott's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Brott.
Brott has had enough of the clinch but Hearts keeps him there for the moment.
Brott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brott blocking some punches.
Brott throws a head punch that misses.
Hearts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brott is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hearts blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Brott fails to land.
Brott is trying to drag Hearts to the mat but Hearts just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brott misses with a punch to the body.
Brott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brott looking to slow down the pace here.
Brott misses with a punch on the inside.
Brott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hearts is keeping busy.
Brott throws a punch but it's blocked by Hearts.
Hearts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hearts tries a body shot but Brott blocks it.
Brott blocks a body shot from Hearts.
Brott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brott tries a body shot but Hearts blocks it.
Hearts lands a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearts swings wildly with an uppercut but Brott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearts stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brott.
Brott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hearts's elbow.
Hearts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brott backwards.
Brott working aggressively here.
Brott misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Brott.
Hearts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brott's elbow.
Brott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hearts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hearts ducks under a wild hook from Brott.
Brott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hearts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brott has time to react.
Brott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hearts on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hearts cracks Brott with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hearts scores with a hook.
Hearts connects with a crisp jab.
Brott misses with a hook.
Brott is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice straight punches there by Brott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brott.
Brott misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brott tries to work over Hearts's front leg with a kick but Hearts checks it.
Hearts fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brott is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but A J Hearts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Brott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brott jabs at Hearts's body.
Brott looks to land a left hand but Hearts moved out of range nicely.
Hearts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brott at a distance.
Brott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearts.
Brott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hearts sprawls well. Hearts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brott gets slowly back to his feet.
Brott misses with a body shot.
Brott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hearts counters with a single leg into guard. Brott didn't expect that.
Brott is controlling Hearts's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts throwing strikes but missing.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hearts is one step ahead there.
Hearts looking to pass the guard.
A J Hearts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sluggo Brott wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice uppercut there from Hearts.
Hearts shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brott manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hearts sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brott is adopting a defensive guard.
Sluggo Brott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott 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.
Brott being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. A J Hearts wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hearts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hearts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hearts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brott misses with a kick to the body.
Brott throws out a leg kick but Hearts moves out of range and Brott only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hearts misses with a leg kick
and Brott counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hearts's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brott distracts Hearts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to A J Hearts.
I think Hearts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... A J Hearts!
A J Hearts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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