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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aribert Heim acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Virgil Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Heim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heim has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
A head punch on the inside from Heim fails to land.
Heim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Heim controls the action.
Morgan tries to work over Heim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Heim.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Heim avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heim backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morgan.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Heim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Heim.
Heim misses with a body punch.
Heim blocks an uppercut.
Heim wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Heim fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heim lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
Heim wants to stall.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heim lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Heim.
Morgan working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Heim prevents a body shot from Morgan.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morgan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heim misses with a looping left.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Heim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Heim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Heim 's knee.
Heim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morgans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heim blocks a head kick by Morgan.
A countering left hand to the body from Heim misses.
Heim looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heim scores with a jab. Morgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heim misses the shot to the body.
Morgan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Heim throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heim scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heim throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morgan needs to keep his hands up - Heim had a free shot at his head there.
Morgan throws a body punch but Heim moves out of range.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Heim shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but Heim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Heim throws a body shot but no joy.
Heim throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a thumping low kick.
Morgan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heim defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heim just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Heim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan defending well as Heim loads up on a big left hand.
Heim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heim.
Morgan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Heim connects with a jab.
Morgan cracks Heim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morgan throws a low kick, looking for Heim's leg but Heim calmly moves out of range.
Heim gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aribert Heim will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Morgan tries to work over Heim's front leg with a kick but Heim checks it.
Heim scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Heim throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Heim lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Heim lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Heim ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Aribert Heim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan takes one on the button.
Morgan stuffs the takedown attempt from Heim. Heim gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Morgan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Heim lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim shoots in and bounces Morgan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Heim looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Heim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Heim being controlled here momentarily.
Heim looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Heim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Heim looking to pass the guard.
Heim wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Heim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heim looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pushes down on Heim's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heim keeps working.
Morgan wants to stand up but Heim is controlling the position.
Morgan trying to mount his opponent but Heim defends it.
Heim is not content to let Morgan control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morgan controlling the action here.
Heim wants to get back to full guard.
Morgan trying to mount his opponent but Heim defends it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Heim looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Heim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Heim misses.
Heim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morgan works over Heim's head and body with a nice combination.
Heim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Heim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab from Heim.
Morgan throws a head kick but Heim moves out of range.
Heim looking to score a takedown here. Morgan is defending well but Heim drives through and ends up in Morgan's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Heim drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morgan dives on top into guard.
Heim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim looking to control but Morgan passes into half guard.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heim trying to get back to full guard but Morgan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Morgan avoids the attempt from Heim to control.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim is trying to stand up.
Heim wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Morgan.
Morgan looking to control but Heim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan content just to control the position here.
Morgan looking to control but Heim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is really struggling to control Heim but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morgan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morgan tries to control but Heim wriggling away.
Morgan wants to finish this one by submission but Heim is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Morgan.
Morgan wants to control the pace but Heim is squirming around nicely.
Morgan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Heim is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Heim and Morgan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An elbow from Morgan crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Heim checks it
and Heim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morgan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heim throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Heim circles away.
Heim let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heim lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heim.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Heim has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heim.
Aribert Heim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Heim scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morgan tries to roll over but Heim keeps him under control.
Morgan trying to control here.
Heim throws a strike but Morgan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Heim throwing strikes but missing.
Virgil Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morgan has Heim pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim throwing strikes but missing.
Heim wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Heim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Heim scores with a jab.
Heim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morgans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morgan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heim misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Morgan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Morgan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heim scores with a shot to the body.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Heim throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Heim.
Heim lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Morgan.
Heim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heim prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Heim throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Heim.
Heim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heim lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Heim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heim misses with the head strike.
Heim presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morgan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heim backwards.
Heim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Morgan.
Heim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heim pressing his opponent against the cage.
Heim is looking for a takedown.
Heim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heim tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heim swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Heim misses with a hook.
Morgan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heim just misses with a punch to the body.
Heim shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morgan is trying to defend but Heim finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Heim wants to work for an arm triangle but Morgan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Heim looks to land a strike but Morgan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Heim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morgan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morgan wants to stand up but Heim is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Heim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heim manages to avoid it.
Heim throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heim jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morgan sizes up Heim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Heim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Heim throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Morgan throwing a counter right hand but Heim manages to avoid it.
Aribert Heim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morgan under the eye.
Heim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morgan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heim scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Heim misses.
Morgan throws a counter high kick but Heim was just alert enough to avoid it.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Heim moves out of range easily.
Heim throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Heim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Heim 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.
Heim throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heim jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes 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!
Heim scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morgan on the side of the head.
Heim fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morgan sprawls well initially but Heim persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morgan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Heim scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan gets full guard.
Morgan pulls Heim in close to prevent any damage.
Heim trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan controlling the position.
Heim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Heim throws a body shot but no joy.
Heim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Morgan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heim is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Donk. Heim catches Morgan right on the button with a cross.
Heim misses with a takedown
and Morgan counters with a nice leg kick.
Virgil Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Heim moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aribert Heim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aribert Heim!
Aribert Heim is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Aribert Heim thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Virgil Morgan spoke after the fight, saying 'EI JUMALAUTA MITÄ PASKAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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