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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marko Bakar (ranked 2799 p4p, 3793 weight class) and That Heart (ranked 359 p4p, 456 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Bakar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, That Heart!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Heart blocks the leg kick.
Heart takes the fight into the clinch.
Bakar working aggressively here.
Bakar throws a head punch that misses.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart pushes Bakar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bakar lands a shoulder strike.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Heart digs a right hand into Bakar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bakar's gas tank.
Heart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart blocking some punches.
Bakar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bakar misses with a body punch.
Bakar lands with a left to the head.
Bakar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heart's elbow.
Bakar takes a shot to the head.
Bakar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bakar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bakar working aggressively here.
Bakar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart prevents a body shot from Bakar.
Bakar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bakar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bakar or not.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heart.
Heart lands with a light punch inside.
Heart blocks an uppercut.
Bakar prevents a body shot from Heart.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Bakar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Heart - that landed with a thud.
Bakar is breathing heavily.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Bakar throws a head punch that misses.
Bakar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bakar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart blocking some punches.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart misses with a body punch.
Bakar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Heart works on Bakar's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heart.
Heart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bakar or not.
Bakar lands a hook that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Bakar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heart digs a right hand underneath Bakar's ribcage. Bakar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bakar backwards.
Heart digs a right hand underneath Bakar's ribcage. Bakar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heart presses Bakar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Heart.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Heart.
Heart stalling against the ropes.
Heart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heart lands with a left to the head.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart pushes Bakar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakar wants to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That 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 with a nice calf kick.
Bakar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heart.
Bakar scores with the left hand. Heart knows he should have avoided that one.
Bakar lands with a nice body kick.
Heart throws a leg kick but Bakar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bakar throws a jab but it's blocked by Heart.
Heart ducks under a wild hook from Bakar.
Bakar throws a lazy right hand but Heart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heart blocks a jab.
Marko Bakar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakar throws a lazy right hand but Heart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heart shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Heart misses.
Nice cross by Bakar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakar ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Bakar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heart.
Heart scores with a sloppy right hand. Bakar should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakar ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Bakar loads up on a big right hand but Heart slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heart! But no joy.
Bakar looks to throw the jab but Heart is out of range.
Heart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart checks a low kick from Bakar.
Heart doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakar circles away.
Heart misses the jab.
Bakar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bakar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heart thinks about the counter body kick.
Bakar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bakar with a nice calf kick.
A jab from Heart misses.
Heart scores with a sloppy right hand. Bakar should have avoided that one.
Heart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heart moves into the clinch successfully.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart looking to stall.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bakar misses with some punches.
Heart misses with a punch to the body.
Heart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bakar tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heart lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart works on Bakar's body with a couple of short punches.
Heart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heart is working Bakar over against the ropes.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakar misses with the head strike.
Bakar blocks an uppercut.
Bakar misses with some punches.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Bakar throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Heart lands a nice shot to the body.
Bakar misses with the head strike.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bakar backwards.
Heart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heart blocking some punches.
Bakar throws a head punch that misses.
Bakar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bakar - that landed with a thud.
Bakar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bakar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bakar prevents a body shot from Heart.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but That Heart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Heart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bakar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Heart looking to slow down the pace here.
Heart looking to slow down the pace here.
Heart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heart lands with a short shot to the head.
Bakar blocks a body shot from Heart.
Heart lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Heart.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bakar swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakar misses with the head strike.
Heart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heart.
Heart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Heart.
Heart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heart works on Bakar's body with a couple of short punches.
Heart controlling the action here for a moment.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bakar backwards.
Heart gets through Bakar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bakar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bakar misses with a punch on the inside.
Bakar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Heart.
Heart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bakar working aggressively here.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Heart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakar blocks a body shot from Heart.
Bakar lands a shoulder strike.
That Heart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bakar tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bakar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heart lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Heart.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Heart pushes Bakar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Heart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bakar blocks a body shot from Heart.
A short body shot lands from Heart as the two fighters clinch.
Heart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heart works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Bakar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Marko Bakar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heart lands a shot to the body.
Heart scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That Heart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heart 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... That Heart!
During a confident post fight interview, That Heart 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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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