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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravo (ranked 3308 p4p, 5663 weight class) and Calvin Heimburg (ranked 366 p4p, 547 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 cm 25 155 3 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm 24 155 5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Counter fighter Good in bed |
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Good wrestler Basic striking Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddie Bravo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Heimburg! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Heimburg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimburg closes the distance and clinches. Heimburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravo blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heimburg. Heimburg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bravo backwards. Heimburg lands a left hand.
Heimburg throws a head punch that misses. Heimburg slowing the pace effectively. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bravo letting Heimburg take a breather here. Heimburg pushes Bravo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Heimburg effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Heimburg lands a hook to the side of the head. Heimburg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bravo or not. Bravo working hard to break the clinch. Bravo tries to score a body lock takedown but Heimburg shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Heimburg lands a body punch in the clinch. Heimburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Heimburg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Heimburg fails to land. Bravo looking for a takedown. Heimburg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stalling in the clinch from Heimburg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo. Bravo is working for takedown but Heimburg is calmly controlling the position for now. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Heimburg lands a body punch in the clinch. Heimburg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Bravo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heimburg walks away with a smile on his face. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Calvin Heimburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heimburg, as that shot connected.
Heimburg is looking to clinch but Bravo is avoiding it.
Heimburg throws a body punch but Bravo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Heimburg has closed the distance and engaged Bravo in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Heimburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimburg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bravo.
Bravo stalling in the clinch but Heimburg improves position. A short uppercut from Heimburg. A left hand lands to the body for Heimburg.
Heimburg swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Heimburg - that landed with a thud.
Heimburg pressing his opponent against the cage. We've been informed that Heimburg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Heimburg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bravo backwards. Bravo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Heimburg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Heimburg misses with some punches.
Bravo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Heimburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bravo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Heimburg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Calvin Heimburg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Heimburg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Heimburg 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.
Heimburg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bravo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Heimburg just stands there and leans against the cage. Heimburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Heimburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimburg lands with a left to the head. Bravo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Heimburg just stands there and leans against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heimburg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Heimburg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bravos head. Heimburg lands with a short shot to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bravo tries to break free but Heimburg pushes him back against the cage. Bravo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Heimburg is defending well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bravo wants a takedown.
Bravo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heimburg walks away with a smile on his face. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Heimburg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Heimburg rushes Bravo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bravo goes for a takedown attempt but Heimburg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Heimburg tests Bravo's chin there with a solid looking shot. Heimburg rushes Bravo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bravo blocks a body shot from Heimburg. Heimburg lands a hook to the side of the head. Calvin Heimburg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Bravo jumps guard and drags Heimburg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bravo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heimburg defends it easily. Heimburg wants to get up but he can't break Bravo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Bravo pushes a forearm under Heimburg's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Heimburg is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eddie Bravo!
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