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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Medina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Heidern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tobias Heidern has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shaun Medina's chin.
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193 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Medina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Heidern!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heidern dives in and grabs Medina's left leg, looking for a takedown. Medina pushes down on Heidern's head and hops out.
Medina looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Medina defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Heidern.
Medina shoots in for a takedown but Heidern shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Medina shoots for a double leg takedown but Heidern sprawls well. He's pushed Medina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Medina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Heidern as Medina shoots in.
Heidern unleashes a big counter combination but Medina bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Medina stops a takedown attempt from Heidern.
Heidern taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heidern misses with a body punch.
Heidern escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heidern lands a head kick. Medina smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Medina scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidern is trying to stand back up but Medina is controlling him
Medina lands with a punch from half guard.
Heidern is looking for a sweep. Medina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Heidern is trying is best to control the position here.
Heidern tries to roll over but Medina keeps him under control.
Heidern has his hands clasped together around Medina's back. He's all about the action.
Heidern is looking for a sweep. Medina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Heidern is staying active underneath Medina, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Medina dives in for a single leg takedown but Heidern sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Medina tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Heidern to counter with a crisp jab.
Medina shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Heidern pinned against the cage. Heidern gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Medina avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Medina misses its target.
Medina fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heidern moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Medina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Medina looking to slow down the pace here.
Heidern manages to break the clinch.
Heidern throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Medina has a takedown stuffed.
Medina is breathing heavily.
Heidern shoots in looking for a takedown but Medina manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Heidern's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Heidern feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Heidern stands and steps away. Medina gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heidern tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Medina defends well and Heidern ends up having to push Medina into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Medina sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Heidern tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Medina defends well and Heidern ends up having to push Medina into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Medina attempts a counter takedown but Heidern avoids it well and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heidern lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heidern is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Medina's half guard.
Heidern wants to control but Medina is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Heidern dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heidern fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Heidern shoots and misses
and Medina counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heidern looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Medina stops Heidern from standing up.
Shaun Medina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heidern being controlled here, momentarily.
Medina scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heidern keeping moving, preventing Medina from controlling successfully.
Medina is really struggling to control Heidern but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidern is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Medina is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heidern sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heidern jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Medina walks away with a smile on his face. Heidern gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shaun Medina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Heidern.
Heidern misses with a few strikes there.
Medina could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Medina shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heidern as he jumps to the side.
Medina looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidern misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heidern rushes Medina and presses him up against the cage.
Heidern blocks an elbow strike from Medina.
Medina will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heidern up against the cage.
Medina throws a head punch that misses.
Heidern is pushing Medina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Heidern blocks a body shot from Medina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Medina.
Medina stalling against the cage.
Heidern tries to pull guard but Medina won't allow it.
Heidern drags the fight down to the ground.
Heidern can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Medina controls the pace.
Heidern wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Medina trying to control the position from guard on top but Heidern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medina controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Heidern working a defensive guard here.
Heidern looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Medina might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Medina trying to stand up but can't free himself from Heidern's guard.
Medina wants to control from the top but Heidern keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shaun Medina will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A head kick from Heidern lands but Medina takes it in his stride.
It looks like Shaun Medina has been cut.
Medina shoots in looking for a takedown but Heidern manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Medina's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Despite the aggression on Heidern's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Heidern has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Medina.
Nice sprawl there from Heidern as Medina shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Medina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heidern closes the distance and pushes Medina back into the cage.
Heidern jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidern throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Heidern is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Medina is aware though and is defending well.
Heidern preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heidern has Medina pulled in close to control his posture.
Medina wants to control from the top but Heidern keeps moving.
Heidern looking to control.
Medina trying to stand up but can't free himself from Heidern's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Heidern looking for a sweep. Not yet Heidern, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Heidern darts in looking for a takedown but Medina gets double underhooks and turns Heidern into the cage.
Heidern takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heidern breaks from the clinch.
Heidern gets a clinch.
Medina wants to stall.
Medina can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Heidern using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heidern successfully pulls guard.
Heidern trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Heidern controls Medina momentarily but Medina frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medina wants to stand but Heidern has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Heidern wants to get back to his feet but Medina is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Medina trying to control but Heidern is working from the bottom.
Heidern has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Medina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Medina wants to control from the top but Heidern keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Medina would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Medina shoots in and drives through. Heidern sprawls well.
Heidern is looking to land body kicks.
Heidern gets a clinch.
Medina is trying to stall.
Heidern jumps guard but Medina stands there with Heidern around his waist. Heidern gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Medina is trying to maintain a safe position but Heidern gets an underhook and turns Medina into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Heidern comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heidern 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Heidern!
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energy
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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