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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aribert Heim (ranked 790 p4p, 83 weight class) and Lyman Kissell (ranked 820 p4p, 88 weight class). Lyman Kissell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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143 lbs
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148 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyman Kissell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kissell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heim sets himself, and Kissell steps forward looking for the clinch! Heim avoids it this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kissell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kissell defends it nicely.
Heim scores with a jab.
Kissell fakes the leg kick and cracks Heim in the body.
Kissell misses with a looping left.
Kissell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kissell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heim cracks Kissell with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kissell throws a shot to the body.
Kissell wants to clinch up but Heim keeps it at a distance.
Kissell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heim misses with the head strike.
Heim cracks Kissell with a nice body shot.
Heim throws a punch but it's blocked by Kissell.
Kissell works on Heim's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heims head.
Heim prevents a body shot from Kissell.
Heim swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kissell looking to slow down the pace here.
Kissell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heim's elbow.
Heim blocking some punches.
Kissell misses with a punch to the body.
Heim has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kissell after a bit of a struggle.
Kissell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kissell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Heim.
Heim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kissell backwards.
Kissell misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kissell.
Heim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heim is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aribert Heim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kissell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kissell.
A head punch on the inside from Heim fails to land.
Kissell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kissell tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Heim is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Heim is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Heim has hold of Kissell's hands but Kissell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Heim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Heim looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kissell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Heim tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Heim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kissell drops an elbow to the side of Heim's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ground and pound from Kissell.
Kissell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kissell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Heim tries to roll over but Kissell keeps him under control.
Heim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kissell is thwarting Heim's attempts to control the position.
Heim is looking to improve his position.
Kissell is nestled in close to Heim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heim throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Kissell trying to control but Heim is working from the bottom.
Heim has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kissell has passed into side control.
Kissell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Heim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Heim takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kissell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Kissell 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.
Heim misses with a looping left.
Heim blocks a head kick by Kissell.
Heim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kissell.
Kissell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kissell misses with a low kick.
Kissell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Kissell as Heim shoots in.
Heim throws a jab when Kissell was well out of range.
Heim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kissell but Kissell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kissell is fending him off so far but Heim persists. Nope, Kissell circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aribert Heim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kissell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kissell on his heels. He'll look to pass Kissell's guard now, I'm sure.
Kissell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kissell trying to strike off his back.
Heim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Heim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Heim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kissell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Heim is looking to improve his position.
Kissell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Heim flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Heim tries to get to full guard but Kissell has control of the leg.
Heim looking for submissions off his back.
Heim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are battling for position here. Heim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kissell distracts Heim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Heim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Heim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Heim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Heim there.
Kissell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kissell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Heim is working Kissell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kissell is on top in guard.
Heim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kissell.
Kissell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kissell pushes down on Heim's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kissell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Heim is controlling Kissell's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kissell throws a strike but Heim avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Heim has his foot on Kissell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kissell works his way back into a safe position though.
Heim is trying to control the position but Kissell postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissell trying to control the position from guard on top but Heim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kissell connects with a couple of short punches.
Heim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Heim lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lyman Kissell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kissell's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Heim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kissell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heim manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Kissell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Heim misses with the combination.
Heim looks to throw the jab but Kissell is out of range.
Kissell wants to slow Heim down by chopping away at his legs.
Kissell closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kissell.
Heim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kissell lands an elbow inside.
Heim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kissell prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Heim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim avoiding damage.
Heim takes a shot to the head.
Heim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kissell.
Kissell is pushing Heim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kissell tries a body shot but Heim blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kissell looking to slow down the pace here.
Kissell has clasped his hands together around Heim's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Heim takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Heim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kissell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kissell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Heim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kissell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Heim is not content to let Kissell control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heim takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lyman Kissell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Heim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kissell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Heim manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Heim connects with a nice short shot to Kissell's temple.
Kissell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Heim is working away from the top position though.
Kissell taking some punishment here, with Heim in his half guard.
Kissell tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kissell gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kissell controls Heim momentarily but Heim frees himself.
Heim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kissell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Heim has managed to get both his arms back between Kissell's legs - danger averted.
Heim connects with a couple of short punches.
Heim is in close to Kissell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kissell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Heim trying to control from the bottom.
Kissell prevents Heim from improving his position.
Aribert Heim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim moves into full guard.
Kissell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Heim has momentary wrist control but Kissell slips an elbow through the middle.
Heim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kissell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Heim trying to strike off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyman Kissell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kissell 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyman Kissell!
Lyman Kissell 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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RATING
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