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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lane Hedley (ranked 3104 p4p, 2439 weight class) and Darnell Stuckey (ranked 364 p4p, 291 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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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Hedley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darnell Stuckey!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedley throws a looping overhand right but Stuckey ducks down to avoid it.
Stuckey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lane Hedley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stuckey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hedley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Stuckey. That snapped Hedley's head back.
Stuckey takes one to the chin there.
Hedley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stuckey doesn't seem bothered though.
Stuckey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stuckey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Hedley catches Stuckey right on the button with a cross.
Hedley lands a nice shot that snaps Stuckey's head back.
Hedley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stuckey needs to keep his hands up - Hedley had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedley moves into range and clinches up with Stuckey.
Stuckey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hedley.
A head punch on the inside from Stuckey fails to land.
Stuckey has a couple of punches blocked by Hedley.
Hedley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hedley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stuckey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hedley misses with a punch on the inside.
Hedley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stuckey backwards.
Stuckey struggles to land a body shot inside as Hedley controls his hands.
Stuckey has a couple of punches blocked by Hedley.
A short right from Hedley.
Stuckey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stuckey throws a jab but it's blocked by Hedley.
Hedley lands with a hook. Stuckey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hedley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stuckey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hedley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Stuckey misses the target.
Hedley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hedley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Hedley.
Hedley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Hedley fails to land.
Stuckey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hedley tries a body shot but Stuckey blocks it.
Stuckey lands a right hand.
Stuckey misses with the head strike.
Hedley misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey throws a head punch that misses.
Hedley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hedley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hedley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stuckeys head.
Hedley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hedley lands a left hand.
Stuckey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Hedley's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hedley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hedley slips a straight right by Stuckey.
Hedley digs a good body shot into Stuckey's ribs.
Stuckey looks to throw the jab but Hedley is out of range.
Hedley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stuckey manages to avoid it.
Hedley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hedley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hedley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedley clobbers Stuckey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hedley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stuckey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hedley moves into range and clinches up with Stuckey.
Stuckey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hedley throws a head punch that misses.
Hedley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hedley misses with the head strike.
Hedley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stuckey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hedley's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Hedley.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hedley as Stuckey tries to tie him up.
Hedley tries to throw a body punch but Stuckey avoids it by throwing Hedley back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hedley.
Hedley lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Hedley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hedley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stuckey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hedley wants to clinch
and Stuckey counters with a left to the body.
Hedley clinches with his opponent.
Hedley throws a head punch that misses.
Hedley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Stuckey.
Hedley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hedley blocking some punches.
Hedley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stuckey can do to turn this around?
Stuckey misses with a punch on the inside.
Stuckey blocks an uppercut.
Stuckey prevents a body shot from Hedley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuckey has a couple of punches blocked by Hedley.
Hedley misses with a punch to the body.
Stuckey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hedley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stuckey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hedley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stuckey misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hedley.
Hedley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stuckeys head.
Hedley lands a shoulder strike.
Hedley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hedley misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hedley.
Hedley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stuckey throws a punch but it's blocked by Hedley.
Hedley swings wildly with an uppercut but Stuckey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stuckey's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hedley.
Hedley taking a breather.
Hedley prevents a body shot from Stuckey.
Stuckey misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hedley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hedley misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hedley misses with a body punch.
Stuckey gets through Hedley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hedley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lane Hedley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stuckey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stuckey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hedley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hedley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hedley blocks an uppercut.
Stuckey blocks a body shot from Hedley.
Stuckey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hedleys head.
Stuckey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Stuckey on the inside.
Hedley tries to work over Stuckey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stuckey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hedley lands a shoulder strike.
Hedley lands a shot to the body.
Stuckey is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedley scores with a shot to the side of Stuckey's head.
Hedley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stuckey backwards.
Stuckey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stuckey takes a shot to the head.
Hedley throws a punch but it's blocked by Stuckey.
Stuckey throws a head punch that misses.
Hedley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stuckey or not.
Stuckey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hedley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hedley tries a body shot but Stuckey blocks it.
Hedley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stuckey misses with some punches.
Stuckey takes a shot to the head.
Stuckey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stuckey stalling in the clinch but Hedley improves position.
Hedley has a couple of punches blocked by Stuckey.
Hedley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Hedley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stuckey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey blocks an uppercut.
Hedley misses with a punch to the body.
Stuckey struggles to land a body shot inside as Hedley controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hedley.
Stuckey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hedley keeps control of Stuckey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stuckey misses with the head strike.
Hedley misses with the head strike.
Hedley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stuckey working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hedley.
Stuckey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Hedley.
Hedley misses with a body punch.
Stuckey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hedley is keeping busy.
Hedley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hedley lands with a right to the head.
Hedley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hedley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Hedley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stuckey misses with a straight right.
Hedley cracks Stuckey with an open hand slap.
Hedley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hedley moves in looking to clinch but Stuckey pushes him off.
Hedley lands a jab.
Hedley lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hedley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hedley misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuckey misses the jab.
Hedley lands a really nice looking cross but Stuckey seems unphased.
Hedley tries to clinch up.
Stuckey slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Hedley.
Hedley misses with a lunging right hand
and Stuckey counters with a nice uppercut.
Stuckey lands with a shot to the body.
Hedley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stuckey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hedley finds it's way round the side to connect with Stuckey's head.
Darnell Stuckey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey throws a front kick aimed at Hedley's knee but Hedley avoids it well.
Hedley cracks Stuckey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stuckey tries to keep at a distance but Hedley has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stuckey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hedley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hedley blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hedley.
Hedley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stuckey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stuckey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hedley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stuckey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hedley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hedley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hedley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hedley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hedley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hedley misses with a punch to the body.
Stuckey misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Hedley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stuckey.
Hedley working aggressively here.
Hedley misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hedley.
A short left from Hedley.
Stuckey is rocked!
Stuckey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stuckey is still on wobbly legs! Can Hedley finish him?
Hedley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stuckey throws a head punch that misses.
Stuckey seems to have recovered his senses.
Hedley lands a left hand.
Stuckey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hedley blocking some punches.
Hedley has a couple of punches blocked by Stuckey.
Hedley pushes Stuckey against the cage. Hedley is working some dirty boxing. Hedley pushes off with a quick right hook! Stuckey goes down! Stuckey tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hedley moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lane Hedley!
Lane Hedley decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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