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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Vermeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Vermeer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vermeer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vermeer blocks a body shot from Heart.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Heart lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heart pushes Vermeer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vermeer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heart's elbow.
Vermeer blocks an uppercut.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Vermeer blocking some punches.
Vermeer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Heart lands with a left to the head.
Heart lands an uppercut.
Vermeer lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermeer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heart scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vermeer misses with a punch on the inside.
Vermeer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vermeer tries a body shot but Heart blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Heart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart is leaning against Vermeer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Heart.
Heart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vermeer can't find room to land a body shot as Heart controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heart.
Vermeer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heart tries a body shot but Vermeer blocks it.
Heart gets through Vermeer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vermeer swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Vermeer.
Vermeer scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermeer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heart's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart lands a body shot.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Heart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Heart fails to land.
Vermeer tries a body shot but Heart blocks it.
Vermeer misses with a body punch.
A short right from Heart.
Vermeer working aggressively here.
Vermeer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vermeer can't find room to land a body shot as Heart controls the action.
Vermeer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heart misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Vermeer.
Heart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heart pushes Vermeer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vermeer leaning against his opponent.
Vermeer can't find room to land a body shot as Heart controls the action.
Heart working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Vermeer.
Vermeer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vermeer.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Vermeer.
Vermeer lands a body punch.
Vermeer throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
Heart can't find room to land a body shot as Vermeer controls the action.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Vermeer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heart.
Vermeer misses with some punches.
Heart struggles to land a body shot inside as Vermeer controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Heart lands a shot to the body.
Heart swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Heart fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer pushes Heart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Vermeer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vermeer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Heart fails to land.
Vermeer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vermeer pushes Heart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Heart.
Heart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Heart's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vermeer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vermeer lands a body punch.
Heart lands a hook that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
Vermeer misses with the head strike.
Heart misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermeer blocking some punches.
Vermeer lands with a short shot to the head.
Vermeer working aggressively here.
A short right from Vermeer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Heart 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.
Heart closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Vermeer counter with a right hand.
Vermeer looks to land a combination but Heart avoids it well.
Heart moves in looking to clinch but Vermeer pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Vermeer.
Heart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vermeer.
Vermeer throws out a counter right but Heart avoids it with no problem.
Heart works Vermeer's body with a nice hook.
Vermeer misses the shot to the body.
Heart clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Vermeer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Heart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vermeer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Heart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heart lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Vermeer.
A short uppercut from Heart.
Vermeer has a couple of punches blocked by Heart.
Heart working aggressively here.
Vermeer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heart.
Vermeer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Vermeer.
Heart lands with a right to the head.
Vermeer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vermeer misses with the head strike.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vermeer lands a hook that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Heart lands with a short shot to the head.
Vermeer blocks a body shot from Heart.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermeer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Heart.
Heart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
Vermeer blocks a body shot from Heart.
Vermeer digs a right hand underneath Heart's ribcage. Heart let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Heart.
A nice left hand lands by Vermeer.
Good body shot from Vermeer.
Heart takes a shot to the head.
Vermeer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
Vermeer blocks a body shot from Heart.
A nice left hand lands by Heart.
Heart blocking some punches.
Heart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vermeer's elbow.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Vermeer.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
Heart lands a hook that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vermeer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vermeer lands with a light punch inside.
Heart throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeer.
Vermeer tries a body shot but Heart blocks it.
Heart misses with some punches.
Heart pushes Vermeer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Vermeer.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vermeer lands a right hand.
Heart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart tries to work over Vermeer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Heart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heart prevents a body shot from Vermeer.
Vermeer tries to throw a body punch but Heart avoids it by throwing Vermeer back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vermeer prevents a body shot from Heart.
Heart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vermeer misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vermeer blocking some punches.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeer gets through Heart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Heart.
Heart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vermeer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Vermeer tries to throw a body punch but Heart avoids it by throwing Vermeer back against the cage.
Heart lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Heart can't find room to land a body shot as Vermeer controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Heart dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Heart throws out a powerful jab.
Vermeer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heart.
Heart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vermeer.
Heart tries to clinch but Vermeer is having none of it.
Vermeer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vermeer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vermeer darts in and clinches Heart up against the cage.
Heart prevents a body shot from Vermeer.
Peter Heart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Vermeer.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vermeer tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vermeer.
Vermeer lands a hook that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heart prevents a body shot from Vermeer.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vermeer.
Heart lands a nice uppercut.
Vermeer tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeer.
Vermeer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heart lands with a right to the head.
Heart throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vermeer swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeer misses with a punch on the inside.
Heart throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeer.
Vermeer blocking some punches.
Vermeer blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vermeer.
Vermeer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
Vermeer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Vermeer working aggressively here.
Heart lands a shoulder strike.
Heart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vermeer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heart's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Vermeer.
Heart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermeer blocks an uppercut.
Vermeer cracks Heart with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Vermeer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Heart.
Vermeer cracks Heart with a nice body shot.
Vermeer blocks an uppercut.
Vermeer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hearts head.
Vermeer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Vermeer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeer swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vermeer.
Vermeer misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heart works on Vermeer's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heart or not.
Vermeer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vermeer tries a body shot but Heart blocks it.
Heart throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeer.
Vermeer lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vermeer misses with some punches.
Vermeer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vermeer can't find room to land a body shot as Heart controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vermeer.
Alexander Vermeer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Heart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot in the inside from Vermeer.
Vermeer lands a body shot.
Vermeer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heart blocks a body shot from Vermeer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Vermeer lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeer scores with a shot to the side of Heart's head.
Vermeer misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vermeer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vermeer.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeer throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Vermeer misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Heart controls his hands.
Vermeer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Vermeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Heart controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Vermeer 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Heart!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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