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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulf Heinrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tongo Willians (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heinrich comes to the cage accompanied by deuchland über alles. Tongo Willians will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulf Heinrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tongo Willians!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willians has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Heinrich misses.
Heinrich throws a hook but Willians avoids it easily.
Willians gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Heinrich wants to pass the guard but Willians is keeping the position.
Heinrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Willians is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willians had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Heinrich is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Willians Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Heinrich's back instead.
Willians throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Willians controlling well, preventing Heinrich from escaping the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Willians.
Heinrich tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willians landing punches.
Heinrich wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Willians.
Heinrich is in all sorts of trouble here.
Heinrich is working hard here to advance position.
Heinrich is breathing heavily.
Heinrich sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Willians winds up and cracks Heinrich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Willians throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Willians works his way into side control.
Willians creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Heinrich sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Willians seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Heinrich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Heinrich trying to control from the bottom.
Willians lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Heinrich trying to control here.
Heinrich keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willians escapes and gets back to his feet.
Heinrich keeps the fight on the outside.
Heinrich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tongo Willians seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heinrich misses with a low kick.
Heinrich just misses with a punch to the body.
Heinrich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heinrich fails to land with a series of punches.
Heinrich clinches.
Heinrich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Heinrich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Heinrich stops a takedown attempt from Willians.
Willians wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heinrich has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willians wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heinrich fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulf Heinrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heinrich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Willians smiles and moves away.
Heinrich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heinrich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Willians!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heinrich working for a submission but Willians is keeping him at bay.
Willians can't escape the position.
Heinrich looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Heinrich trying to control but Willians is having none of it.
Heinrich has hold of Willians's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Willians manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heinrich is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Willians is surviving well by controlling Heinrich's body position as best he can.
Willians gets back to half guard.
Heinrich is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Willians is just riding it out for now. Heinrich eventually gives up the hold.
Heinrich is looking for a kimura but Willians is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heinrich to get the leverage.
Heinrich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Heinrich has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heinrich looking to control but Willians is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heinrich with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Willians is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulf Heinrich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heinrich drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ulf Heinrich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Willians wants to stand but Heinrich is controlling the position.
Heinrich working some strikes from top position.
Heinrich drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heinrich jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Willians wants to stand up but Heinrich is controlling him.
Heinrich slips nicely into half guard.
Willians is trying to stand.
Heinrich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Willians does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Heinrich seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Willians wants to improve his position but Heinrich is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Willians is breathing heavily.
Heinrich has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Heinrich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinrich has control of Willians's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Willians regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Willians is looking to get to half guard.
Willians throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Heinrich with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Heinrich jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Willians manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Willians struggling a bit here.
Willians tries to buck Heinrich off but Heinrich is having none of it.
Willians sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Willians landing small, sideways elbows.
Willians gets back to full guard.
Heinrich won't allow Willians to get back to his feet.
Heinrich slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinrich is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Willians knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Heinrich is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Willians is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Heinrich advances to mount.
Willians is trying to escape the mount.
Heinrich is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Willians has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Heinrich swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Willians is now in Heinrich's guard. A big mistake from Heinrich there, giving up the dominant position!
Willians makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Heinrich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Heinrich passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinrich looking for a guillotine from mount but Willians is having none of it.
Heinrich wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Heinrich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Heinrich with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Heinrich wants to finish this one by submission but Willians is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Heinrich.
Willians manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Willians taking some punishment here, with Heinrich in his half guard.
Heinrich is looking for a kimura here.
Heinrich is trying to control the action in half guard but Willians is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Heinrich wants to work for an arm triangle but Willians is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heinrich is trying to work for a kimura but Willians is defending well.
Heinrich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Heinrich trying to mount his opponent but Willians defends it.
Heinrich content to control rather than advance.
Heinrich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Willians defends it well.
Ground and pound from Heinrich.
Heinrich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Willians doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Heinrich.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heinrich trying to pass the guard but Willians defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulf Heinrich dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Heinrich throws a series of punches but Willians avoids them all with ease.
Heinrich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willians.
Willians moves away from the strike by Heinrich.
Willians tries for a takedown but Heinrich circles away easily
and Heinrich counters with a nice body shot.
Willians tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Heinrich counters by clinching up.
Willians has picked Heinrich up - he's going for a ride! Willians dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Heinrich actively working from the bottom here.
Heinrich wants to get back to full guard.
Willians is trying to control the action in half guard but Heinrich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Willians prevents Heinrich from improving his position.
Heinrich regains full guard. Nicely done.
Willians takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willians stopping the sweep attempt from Heinrich.
Heinrich working for a triangle but Willians defends it easily.
Willians is looking to stand up but Heinrich won't let him.
Heinrich has his foot on Willians's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Willians works his way back into a safe position though.
Heinrich had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Willians is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Heinrich Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Willians's back instead.
Willians tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Heinrich jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Willians manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heinrich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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!
Heinrich tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Heinrich has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Willians prevents Heinrich from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinrich is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Willians is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Willians manages to work his way to half guard, despite Heinrich's best efforts.
Heinrich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Willians with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Heinrich passes the guard and advances to mount!
Heinrich working for a guillotine from mount but Willians is in no mood to give up.
Heinrich with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Heinrich looking for a guillotine from mount but Willians is having none of it.
Willians is trying to stand.
Heinrich looking to control but Willians is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinrich jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Willians manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Check out the look on Heinrich's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Willians is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Heinrich's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Heinrich tries to pass to full mount but Willians defends it.
Willians trying to hold on to Heinrich's head to control him but Heinrich postures up.
Willians missing with punches from the bottom.
Willians is trying to get back to full guard.
Heinrich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Willians doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Heinrich.
Heinrich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Willians knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Willians wants to control but Heinrich is keeping busy.
That's four 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Willians closes the distance but Heinrich moves to the side
and Heinrich counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Willians wants to sweep but no luck.
Heinrich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Willians's head.
Willians wants to sweep here but Heinrich controlling him for the moment.
Heinrich drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heinrich jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Willians manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Heinrich is desperately trying to improve his position but Willians has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heinrich tries to hold on but Willians postures up.
Willians has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Heinrich's face.
Tongo Willians has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willians landing strikes, looking to finish!
Heinrich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulf Heinrich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heinrich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulf Heinrich!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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