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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sun Flower (ranked 23824 p4p, 5286 weight class) and Calvin Heimburg (ranked 599 p4p, 530 weight class). Sun Flower has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sun Flower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Heimburg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flower lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Flower scores with a jab.
Flower keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimburg.
Heimburg with a hook.
Heimburg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flower throwing a counter right hand but Heimburg manages to avoid it.
Heimburg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heimburg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flower lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flower.
Flower blocking some punches.
Heimburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimburg.
Flower working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Flower manages to break the clinch.
Flower connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Flower tests Heimburg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flower lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Heimburg as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimburg throws a hook but Flower avoids it easily.
Flower takes one on the button.
Heimburg has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heimburg moves to clinch but Flower breaks away
and Flower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flower will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flower keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Flower misses its target.
Heimburg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flower scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heimburg doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the body from Heimburg misses
and Flower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heimburg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flower counters with a nice uppercut.
Heimburg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Flower's head.
Heimburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heimburg tries to clinch but Flower is having none of it.
Flower plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Calvin Heimburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Heimburg does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimburg misses with a looping left.
Flower gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Flower misses with an uppercut.
Heimburg dodges the punch combination from Flower.
Heimburg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heimburg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Heimburg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimburg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flower tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flower breaks from the clinch.
It looks like Flower has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Heimburg needs to keep his hands up - Flower had a free shot at his head there.
Heimburg rushes Flower and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Heimburg.
Heimburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Flower lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heimburg scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flower working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heimburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Flower backwards.
Heimburg keeps control of Flower as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heimburg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heimburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Flower swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flower smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Flower connects with the punch.
Heimburg is looking to clinch but Flower is avoiding it.
Flower feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heimburgs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Flower misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Heimburg - just one landing.
Heimburg looks to land a combination but Flower avoids it well.
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!
Flower circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heimburg looks to throw the jab but Flower is out of range.
Flower seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jab, jab by Flower - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flower moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Heimburg is rocked!
It looks like Calvin Heimburg has been cut.
Flower misses with the combination.
Flower tries to keep at a distance but Heimburg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heimburg misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Flower as the two fighters clinch.
Flower tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flower lands a nice uppercut.
Heimburg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heimburg just leaning against Flower, taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Flower is leaning against Heimburg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heimburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Flower controls his hands.
Heimburg blocks a body shot from Flower.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Flower dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Heimburg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Flower lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heimburg at a distance.
A big left from Heimburg misses.
It looked like Flower was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heimburg.
Heimburg lunges at Flower with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flower's hand.
Flower lands a head kick. Heimburg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab, jab by Flower - just one landing.
Heimburg is still on wobbly legs! Can Flower finish him?
Heimburg swings widly with a right hand
letting Flower counter with a right hand.
Heimburg slips a jab and a cross from Flower.
Flower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimburg.
Heimburg wants to clinch up but Flower keeps it at a distance.
Flower slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A cross from Flower lands.
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!
Flower throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flower tries to keep at a distance but Heimburg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Flower's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heimburg seems to have recovered his senses.
Heimburg misses with a lunging right hand
and Flower counters with a crisp one two that drops Heimburg! Flower thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Heimburg to his feet! Heimburg is in big trouble!
Flower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heimburg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimburg moves away.
Heimburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heimburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flower counters with a nice uppercut.
Flower circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Heimburg to the canvas! Heimburg doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Flower keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sun Flower!
Sun Flower decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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