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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Erik Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heim defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Andersen.
Jon Erik Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heim counters with a right hand to the body.
Andersen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andersen, right into the meat.
Andersen ducks under a wild hook from Heim.
Heim lands a jab to Andersen's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heim. Andersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Heim is just out of range.
Heim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Heim tests Andersen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heim throws out a loose jab but Andersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andersen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heim somewhat.
Andersen wants to clinch up but Heim keeps it at a distance.
Heim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andersen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Heim misses.
Heim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heim is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Andersen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim moves out of range as Andersen strikes.
Heim with a nice cross.
Heim scores with a nice head shot.
Andersen throws a right and a left that Heim avoids nicely.
Andersen tries to clinch but Heim moves out of range.
Andersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heim defending well as Andersen loads up on a big left hand.
Andersen is looking to clinch.
Andersen pushes Heim up against the cage in a clinch.
Heim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Andersen misses the target.
Andersen slips a jab from Heim.
Andersen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Andersen shoots in but Heim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andersen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andersen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heim was well out of range. Poor timing from Andersen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heim's head.
Andersen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Heim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andersen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andersen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Heim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andersen looking to pass the guard.
Andersen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Heim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heim keeping full guard, as Andersen tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heim's guard.
Andersen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Heim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heim trying to hold on to Andersen's head to control him but Andersen postures up.
Heim moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Andersen postures up and lands a big shot to Heim's brow.
Andersen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heim's guard.
Heim is trying to get back to full guard.
Andersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heim keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim is positioning himself well to prevent Andersen advancing to mount.
Andersen is keen to just control but Heim is a slippery customer.
Heim is looking for a sweep. Andersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andersen working over Heim with some ground and pound. Heim looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Andersen throwing shots but Heim is blocking nicely.
Heim trying to control but Andersen postures up.
Andersen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Andersen trying to control from half guard but Heim is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aribert Heim will probably get the nod.
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.
Andersen gets tackled into the cage by Heim. Heim maintains the clinch.
Heim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heim blocks an elbow strike.
Heim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andersen backwards.
Heim struggles to land a body shot inside as Andersen controls his hands.
Heim gets through Andersen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heim lands a body shot.
Andersen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andersen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Andersen missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heim.
Andersen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andersen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heim.
Heim lands a right hand.
Heim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andersen is trying to stall.
Andersen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen pushes off an throws an elbow but Heim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andersen's elbow.
Heim manages to break the clinch.
Andersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Heim is just out of range.
Andersen misses with a body shot.
Andersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heim.
Aribert Heim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andersen misses with a body shot
and Heim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heim leaves Andersen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Heim lands with a good body shot.
Heim jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Andersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heim.
Heim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andersen moves away.
Jab by Heim.
Andersen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andersen is looking to wear down Heim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Decent striking displayed by Heim there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersen slips a straight right by Heim.
Heim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Heim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heim takes the fight into the clinch.
Andersen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heim blocks it with crossed arms.
Heim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heim avoiding damage as Andersen throws knees to the body.
Heim has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Andersen is trying to keep an underhook but Heim manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Andersen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Andersen is in trouble now - Heim has advanced to mount!
Heim avoids the attempt from Andersen to control.
Heim lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Andersen hang on?
Heim prevents Andersen from getting the reversal.
Heim unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim with shots to the head and body - Andersen looks very uncomfortable down there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Heim working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Andersen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Andersen wants to control the action here but instead Heim manages to pass to full mount!
Heim breaks from Andersen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Andersen regains half guard.
Heim prevents Andersen from improving his position.
Andersen is looking to control Heim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andersen avoid being mounted?
Andersen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Heim has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Aribert Heim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heim has control of Andersen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Andersen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim scoring with strikes but Andersen is staying in there.
Andersen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Heim pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heim punishing his opponent with strikes.
Andersen is desperately trying to improve his position but Heim has a good base and remains in mount.
Andersen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Heim lands with some strikes.
Heim prevents Andersen from getting the reversal.
Heim working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heim working Andersen over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Heim's corner calls for a 1-2. Heim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andersen scores with a push kick.
Andersen scores with the left hand. Heim knows he should have avoided that one.
Heim lands with a straight right. Andersen didn't see that one coming.
Heim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andersen is looking to score with low kicks.
Heim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andersen walks into a straight right hand from Heim.
Andersen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andersen throws the left hand but Heim avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Heim.
Andersen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heim checks a leg kick.
Heim misses with a body shot.
Andersen misses with a low kick as Heim jumps back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heim misses the shot to the body.
Heim scores with a jab to the body.
Andersen misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim lands a lovely overhand right.
Andersen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andersen moves out of range as Heim strikes.
Andersen misses with an uppercut. Heim saw that one coming.
Andersen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Andersen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Heim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Andersen is working away from the top position though.
Andersen prevents Heim from improving his position.
Andersen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Andersen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Heim to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Heim shrugs it off.
Jon Erik Andersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim is working to get back to half guard.
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!
Heim wants to control but Andersen is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Heim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Heim slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Andersen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heim's head.
Andersen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Heim defends it well.
Andersen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aribert Heim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim trying to control here.
Heim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andersen.
Heim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Heim working a defensive guard here.
Heim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andersen wants to control from the top but Heim keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Andersen pushes down on Heim's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Andersen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Heim defends it well.
Heim gets full guard.
Heim controlling Andersen's posture.
Heim is continuing to stall.
Andersen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jon Erik Andersen.
Well Heim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aribert Heim!
During a confident post fight interview, Aribert Heim 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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