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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eildon Heap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Wideroos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Esa Wideroos enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Eildon Heap!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Wideroos!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heap closes the distance but Wideroos moves to the side
and Wideroos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Heap checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wideroos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wideroos misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wideroos.
Wideroos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heap on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Heap both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Esa Wideroos has been cut.
Heap takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heap tries to clinch but Wideroos is having none of it.
Wideroos circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heap looks to clinch
and Wideroos counters with an inside leg kick.
Heap closes the distance but Wideroos moves to the side
and Wideroos counters with a solid body kick.
Wideroos keeps the fight on the outside.
Heap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wideroos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've been told by Heap's head coaches at SWF GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wideroos ducks under a wild hook from Heap.
Nice sprawl there from Heap as Wideroos shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos lands a nice looking body shot.
Wideroos throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heap tries to sprawl but Wideroos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wideroos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wideroos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heap is looking for a sweep. Wideroos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wideroos is pressing down on Heap's thigh, looking to free his foot. Heap is holding on for now.
Wideroos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heap's head.
Wideroos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heap wants to get back to full guard.
Wideroos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heap keeps working.
Heap has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wideroos is working away from the top position though.
Wideroos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wideroos is trying to control. Heap wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wideroos stalling away here and it's allowed Heap to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wideroos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heap swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wideroos postures up in Heap's guard and throws a big left but Heap blocks it.
Wideroos throwing strikes but missing.
Heap preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wideroos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wideroos wants to control from the top but Heap keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wideroos with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Wideroos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Esa Wideroos's cut.
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.
Heap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wideroos.
A bone on bone clash there as Heap blocks the leg kick.
Wideroos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heap sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wideroos somewhat.
Nice uppercut lands for Wideroos. That snapped Heap's head back.
A left lands for Wideroos.
Heap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wideroos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wideroos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wideroos misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heap tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wideroos counters with a leg kick.
Heap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Heap!
Wideroos throws a shot from downtown. Heap moves away and avoids it.
Wideroos with a hook.
Wideroos throws a hook to the side of Heap's head but Heap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heap tries to clinch but Wideroos is having none of it.
Wideroos misses with a straight left.
Esa Wideroos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heap doesn't manage to clinch there - Wideroos circles away.
Heap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wideroos counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heap looks to clinch
and Wideroos counters with a solid body kick.
Heap thuds his right hand into Wideroos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wideroos throws a lazy head kick
and Heap counters with an outside leg kick.
Heap tries to clinch up
and Wideroos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heap clinches up with Wideroos and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wideroos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wideroos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heap's elbow.
Wideroos misses with an elbow strike.
Heap landing knees to the head.
Heap lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wideroos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Heap misses with an elbow strike.
Heap missing with knees to the body.
Heap throws an elbow that misses.
Heap connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wideroos's face.
Wideroos lands with a right to the head.
Heap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Heap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wideroos blocks an elbow strike.
Heap throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wideroos's defenses.
Wideroos dodges an elbow strike from Heap.
Wideroos crunches a lovely knee into Heap's ribcage.
Wideroos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Heap fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eildon Heap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esa Wideroos.
Heap rushes Wideroos and presses him up against the cage.
Heap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wideroos blocks the elbow strike.
Wideroos breaks from the clinch.
Heap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wideroos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eildon Heap will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Esa Wideroos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wideroos thuds his right hand into Heap's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wideroos keeps the fight on the outside.
Wideroos throws a push kick but Heap slaps the foot to one side.
Wideroos is looking to chop away at Heap's legs.
Wideroos throws a hook but Heap blocks it.
Wideroos throws a head kick that misses.
Wideroos tries to clinch up.
Wideroos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heap swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wideroos thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wideroos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heap has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wideroos finds it's way round the side to connect with Heap's head.
Heap throws a series of punches but Wideroos moves out of range.
Heap tries to clinch but Wideroos is having none of it.
Heap looks to clinch
and Wideroos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heap moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wideroos misses with a body kick.
Heap scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heap moves out of range as Wideroos strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heap has Wideroos up against the cage in a clinch.
Heap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heap trying to land knees to the body.
Wideroos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wideroos lands an elbow just above Heap 's eye.
Wideroos pushes Heap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wideroos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wideroos is trying to pull guard but Heap turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heap.
Heap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wideroos avoids it.
Heap using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heap trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heap just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wideroos's brow.
Heap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wideroos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wideroos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heap takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wideroos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wideroos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wideroos is trying to push Heap away but Heap has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wideroos tries to land a knee to the head but Heap blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heap pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heap lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wideroos managing to block the knees to the body from Heap.
Wideroos blocks an elbow strike.
Wideroos lands an elbow just above Heap 's eye.
Wideroos misses with a knee to the head.
Wideroos avoiding damage as Heap throws knees to the body.
Wideroos managing to block the knees to the body from Heap.
Wideroos misses with a knee to the head.
Heap throws an elbow but it misses.
Wideroos looking to throw knees to the head but Heap is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wideroos tries to pull guard but Heap holds him up against the cage and eventually Wideroos drops back down to his feet.
Heap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Esa Wideroos just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Esa Wideroos's cut.
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.
Heap tries to clinch up but Wideroos circles away and keeps his distance.
Heap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wideroos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wideroos fails to land with a series of punches.
Heap throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Wideroos.
Wideroos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heap. Heap circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heap scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heap moves in looking to clinch but Wideroos pushes him off.
Wideroos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heap moves away.
Wideroos feints and then cracks Heap's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heap down.
Wideroos thuds a left hand into Heap's body.
Wideroos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wideroos, right into the meat.
Wideroos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Wideroos misses
and Heap counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wideroos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heap is looking to clinch but Wideroos is avoiding it.
Wideroos lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wideroos gets a double leg takedown into Heap's guard.
Wideroos prevents Heap from getting back to his feet.
Wideroos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Heap avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wideroos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wideroos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heap is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Heap on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heap tries to get out of the position.
Wideroos cracks Heap with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wideroos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wideroos tries to free his leg and advance position but Heap is retaining full guard.
Heap knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wideroos on the ground.
Wideroos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wideroos pushes down on Heap's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wideroos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wideroos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heap with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heap is in trouble now - Wideroos has advanced to mount!
Wideroos punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wideroos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Heap taking shots to the head.
Heap is rocked!
Heap tries to reverse the position but Wideroos maintains control.
Oh Heap is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heap holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wideroos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wideroos postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Heap in real trouble here! The ref calls for Heap to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esa Wideroos!
Esa Wideroos is the new light heavyweight champion!
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