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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Crime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Heizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Optimus Crime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Heizel!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crime swings for the body but Heizel moves out of range.
Heizel misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Heizel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crime with a nice cross.
Matt Heizel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crime fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heizel is out of range.
Crime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heizel.
A punch combination from Heizel misses.
Heizel misses with a two punch combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Crime blocks the leg kick.
Heizel feints and then cracks Crime's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crime down.
A telegraphed right hand from Crime misses the target.
Heizel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crime circles away quickly and effectively.
Heizel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crime.
Crime throws a leg kick that misses.
Crime gets tackled into the cage by Heizel. Heizel maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Heizel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heizel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Crime - just one landing.
Crime throws a leg kick but Heizel checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heizel checks a leg kick.
Heizel misses with a two punch combination.
Heizel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crime dodges the punch combination from Heizel.
Heizel misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Heizel.
Crime lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crime scores with a jab to the body.
Heizel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crime counters with a series of strikes. Heizel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Heizel misses with a wild body shot.
Heizel just misses with a punch to the body.
Crime shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Heizel eats them both and turns towards Crime to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Heizel throws a leg kick but Crime sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Heizel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crime jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heizel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heizel moves to clinch but Crime breaks away
letting Crime counter with a right hand.
Crime has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heizel.
A head kick misses from Heizel.
Heizel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crime counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crime swings for the body but Heizel moves out of range.
Heizel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crime checks it well.
A combination from Heizel does no damage.
A combination from Heizel does no damage.
Heizel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heizel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Heizel instigates a clinch.
Heizel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heizel misses with a series of wild punches.
Crime looks to land a left hand but Heizel moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crime moves out of range of the leg kick from Heizel.
Crime takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Heizel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crime swats away the attempt to clinch by Heizel.
Heizel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heizel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crime checks it well.
Heizel blocks a jab.
A low kick from Crime misses
and Heizel counters with a series of strikes. Crime will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice shot by Heizel.
Crime has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heizel finds it's way round the side to connect with Crime's head.
Crime misses with a wild combination.
Crime throws a body punch but Heizel moves out of range.
Heizel connects with a leg kick. Crime looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crime takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Crime misses.
Crime walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A good leg kick by Heizel.
Heizel throws a series of punches but Crime moves out of range.
Crime with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heizel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crime counters with an outside leg kick.
Crime slips a jab and a cross from Heizel.
A punch combination from Crime misses.
Heizel takes one on the button.
Crime misses with a wild body shot.
Heizel throws a two punch combo that lands 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!
Crime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heizel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heizel doesn't manage to clinch there - Crime circles away.
Heizel misses with a hook.
Crime avoids the body shot from Heizel.
Heizel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crime counters with a straight right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crime connects with a single shot there.
Heizel drives through and clinches with Crime against the cage.
Nice body punch from Crime.
Heizel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crime lands a head shot.
Heizel misses with a leg kick.
Crime moves out of range of the body kick.
Crime throws a body punch but Heizel moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Heizel.
Crime is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Heizel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crime counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heizel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crime misses with a head kick.
Crime throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heizel moves away.
Heizel throws a combination that misses
and Crime counters with a left to the body.
Crime throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heizel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Heizel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Heizel misses with a combination
and Crime counters with a left to the body.
Heizel misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heizel checks a leg kick.
Heizel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crime scoring well with a low kick there.
Heizel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heizel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crime circles away quickly and effectively.
Crime throws a hook but Heizel blocks it.
Heizel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Heizel misses.
Heizel swings for the body but Crime moves out of range.
Heizel tries to clinch there but Crime circles away.
Crime throws a right hand that Heizel ducks under and follows up with a left that Heizel also avoids with ease.
Crime misses with a straight left.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Heizel misses with the combination.
Heizel throws a body kick that misses.
Crime misses with the combination.
Heizel doesn't manage to clinch there - Crime circles away.
Heizel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heizel connects with a high kick.
Crime scores with a jab.
Heizel is looking to clinch but Crime is avoiding it.
Crime misses with a low kick.
Heizel tries a low kick but Crime avoids it.
Crime lands an overhand right.
Heizel misses with a double jab
and Crime counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heizel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crime.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Heizel scores with a shot to the body.
Heizel looks to land a combination but Crime avoids it well.
Crime jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heizel looks to throw a body kick
and Crime counters with a nice body shot.
Heizel misses with a series of wild punches.
Crime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heizel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crime will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heizel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crime takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crime missing with a left hand there. Heizel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crime throws the left hand but Heizel avoids the punch easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Heizel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crime sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crime looks to land a left hand but Heizel moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick from Crime misses.
Crime displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crime throws an overhand right that lands on Heizel's shoulder, as Heizel tries to avoid the shot.
Heizel fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Crime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heizel thumps Crime with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Heizel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heizel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crime rather than just go for the knockout.
Heizel misses with a body shot.
Crime misses with a body shot
and Heizel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heizel misses with a double jab
and Crime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heizel throws a leg kick but Crime sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crime fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the body from Heizel misses
and Crime counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Crime dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crime showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heizel.
Crime throws an overhand right that lands on Heizel's shoulder, as Heizel tries to avoid the shot.
Heizel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crime counters with a straight right hand.
Heizel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heizel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heizel misses with a double jab.
A jab from Crime misses.
Heizel looks to land a combination but Crime avoids it well.
Heizel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heizel fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heizel tries to clinch up
and Heizel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heizel misses with a combination
and Crime counters with a one-two to the body.
Crime just misses with a punch to the body.
Optimus Crime is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heizel lands with a shot to the body.
Crime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heizel.
Crime blocks a head kick by Heizel.
Heizel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heizel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Heizel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crime counters with a left to the body.
Heizel works over Crime's head and body with a nice combination.
Heizel scores with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crime.
Crime avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heizel misses with a body shot.
Crime scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crime is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heizel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crime dips to his left and cracks Heizel with an uppercut!
Crime with a nice cross.
Crime needs to keep his hands up - Heizel had a free shot at his head there.
Heizel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crime's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crime misses with a body punch
and Heizel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crime is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heizel throws a leg kick which misses Crime's front leg but catches the back leg as Crime tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crime is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heizel.
Crime connects with a body shot.
Crime finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Heizel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Heizel duly obliges.
Heizel gets a clinch.
Heizel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heizel moves in looking to clinch but Crime pushes him off.
Matt Heizel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crime swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Heizel counters with a left to the body.
Heizel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crime circles away quickly and effectively.
Heizel throws a leg kick
and Crime counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heizel thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heizel scores with a leg kick.
Heizel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crime under the eye.
Heizel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crime counters with a left to the body.
Heizel misses with a double jab.
Heizel misses with an uppercut.
Crime with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heizel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crime.
Crime throws a body kick that misses.
Heizel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Crime does it's job there.
Heizel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crime swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heizel counters with a three punch combo that has Crime backing up. Crime nods at Heizel to acknowledge the strikes.
Heizel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heizel lands an overhand right.
Heizel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crime with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crime misses with a body shot
and Heizel counters with a nice uppercut.
Heizel misses with an uppercut. Crime saw that one coming.
Crime thuds a left hand into Heizel's body.
Heizel wants to slow Crime down by chopping away at his legs.
Heizel tries to clinch up
and Crime counters with a low kick, right behind Heizel 's knee.
Heizel staying out of range there.
Crime pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crime tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heizel is able to avoid easily.
Heizel misses with a leg kick
and Crime counters with a head kick. That will keep Heizel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A solid leg kick lands there for Heizel.
Heizel scores with a decent looking hook.
Crime throws an overhand right that lands on Heizel's shoulder, as Heizel tries to avoid the shot.
Heizel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Heizel misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Heizel finds it's target.
Heizel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heizel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crime.
Heizel is looking to clinch but Crime is avoiding it.
Crime dodges the punch combination from Heizel.
Crime swats away the attempt to clinch by Heizel.
Heizel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crime eats them both and turns towards Heizel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Heizel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crime counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Heizel.
Good leg kick by Heizel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heizel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Heizel closes the distance but Crime moves to the side
and Crime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heizel has closed the distance and engaged Crime in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Heizel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heizel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heizel breaks from the clinch.
Heizel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Crime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crime fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heizel checks it well.
Crime slips a jab from Heizel.
Crime throws a body punch but Heizel moves out of range.
Crime looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heizel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heizel cracks the inside of Crime's front leg.
Crime takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heizel throws a leg kick but Crime sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heizel tries to clinch up but Crime circles away and keeps his distance.
Crime takes a swing at Heizel's ribcage but misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Heizel throws a right and a left that Crime avoids nicely.
Crime misses with the combination.
Crime is looking to chop away at Heizel's legs.
Crime looks to land a right hand but Heizel moved out of range.
Crime will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heizel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heizel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crime scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heizel doesn't seem bothered though.
Heizel forces Crime back against the cage and clinches.
Heizel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heizel moves away.
Heizel stalks Crime and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crime's face. Crime staggers backwards, shaken.
Heizel tries to clinch but Crime is having none of it.
Heizel avoids the body shot from Crime.
Heizel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crime eats them both and turns towards Heizel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Heizel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heizel misses with a combination
and Crime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crime lands with an uppercut that bounces Heizel off the cage and back into rage.
Heizel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crime backs up against the cage.
Crime is rocked!
Heizel catches Crime with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Crime forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matt Heizel!
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