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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Napoleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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265 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
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284 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napoleon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Heimendahl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimendahl throws a shot from downtown. Napoleon moves away and avoids it.
Heimendahl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Napoleon looks for the body kick but Heimendahl saw that one coming.
Napoleon with a nice cross.
Heimendahl looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Napoleon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimendahl moves out of range as Napoleon throws a body kick.
Heimendahl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Heimendahl there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoleon throws a series of punches but Heimendahl avoids them all with ease.
Heimendahl looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heimendahl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Napoleon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Heimendahl misses.
Napoleon lands with a kick to the temple. Heimendahl shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heimendahl scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Heimendahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Napoleon is just out of range.
Heimendahl throws a body kick that misses
and Napoleon counters with a straight right hand.
Napoleon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Heimendahl misses.
Napoleon misses with a head kick.
Napoleon misses with a straight right.
Heimendahl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Napoleon tried to counter with a leg kick but Heimendahl avoided it.
Napoleon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Napoleon just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heimendahl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Napoleon was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimendahl.
Good work by Napoleon as he checks the leg kick.
Napoleon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heimendahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heimendahl swings widly with a right hand
and Napoleon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Napoleon, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimendahl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Napoleon. Napoleon obviously looking to wear him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Heimendahl checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Napoleon moves out of range of the strikes.
Heimendahl takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heimendahl misses with a hook. Napoleon ducked under it nicely.
Heimendahl tries to clinch up but Napoleon circles away and keeps his distance.
Heimendahl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Napoleon.
Napoleon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Napoleon. Heimendahl shrugs it off though.
A clash of legs there as Heimendahl blocks the low kick.
Heimendahl connects with a body shot.
Heimendahl swings widly with a right hand
and Napoleon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heimendahl moves to clinch but Napoleon breaks away
and Napoleon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon lands with a good body shot.
Napoleon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimendahl.
Napoleon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Napoleon finds it's way through Heimendahl's defenses.
Heimendahl on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Heimendahl misses with a looping right.
Heimendahl blocks a low kick nicely.
Heimendahl with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Napoleon misses its intended target.
Napoleon looks to throw the jab but Heimendahl is out of range.
Heimendahl doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Napoleon misses with a lunging right hand
and Heimendahl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Napoleon avoids the body shot from Heimendahl.
As Heimendahl tries to get set, Napoleon tries to push him back and clinch up but Heimendahl manages to avoid the attempt.
Napoleon misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Napoleon.
Heimendahl thuds a left hand into Napoleon's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Napoleon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heimendahl avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Heimendahl misses.
Heimendahl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Napoleon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heimendahl to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice jab there from Napoleon.
Heimendahl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Napoleon scores with a nice head shot.
Napoleon misses with a hook. Heimendahl ducked under it nicely.
Napoleon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Napoleon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimendahl. That did some damage!
Napoleon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Napoleon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Napoleon throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimendahl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heimendahl misses the shot to the body.
Heimendahl looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Napoleon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Heimendahl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Heimendahl might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Napoleon has got the better of the exchanges.
Napoleon lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Napoleon.
Heimendahl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Napoleon counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Napoleon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Napoleon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Napoleon swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Napoleon lands a body shot.
Napoleon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoleon scores with a shoulder strike.
Napoleon blocks the elbow strike.
Napoleon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heimendahl can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Napoleon.
Napoleon scores with a hook to the body.
Napoleon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heimendahl.
A short right from Napoleon.
Heimendahl is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Napoleon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Napoleon forces Heimendahl back against the cage and clinches.
Napoleon cracks Heimendahl with a nice body shot.
Napoleon is trying to break the clinch but Heimendahl is controlling him.
Napoleon lands with a light punch inside.
Napoleon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heimendahl takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heimendahl stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Napoleon.
Heimendahl looks to land a right hand but Napoleon moved out of range.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the body
and Napoleon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Napoleon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heimendahl staying out of range there.
Napoleon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heimendahl connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Heimendahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Napoleon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Napoleon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heimendahl checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Napoleon.
Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napoleon moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Napoleon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Napoleon dives in for a single leg takedown but Heimendahl sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napoleon.
Napoleon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buster Napoleon is winning the standup battle so far.
Heimendahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Napoleon.
Napoleon tries to work over Heimendahl's front leg with a kick but Heimendahl checks it.
Napoleon misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Napoleon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heimendahl doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heimendahl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Napoleon if he has to take too many more of those.
Napoleon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimendahl.
Napoleon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Napoleon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A bone on bone clash there as Heimendahl blocks the leg kick.
Heimendahl appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Napoleon scores with a head kick. Heimendahl tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Napoleon lands a jab.
A good leg kick by Napoleon.
Heimendahl throws a nice looking combination but Napoleon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napoleon.
The fighters circling - Napoleon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimendahl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Napoleon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Napoleon.
Heimendahl lands a nice looking body shot.
Napoleon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heimendahl throws a hook but Napoleon avoids it easily.
Napoleon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Napoleon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl looks to clinch
and Napoleon counters with a nice uppercut.
Heimendahl tries to land a body kick
and Napoleon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napoleon moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Napoleon misses its target.
Heimendahl throws a jab but it's blocked by Napoleon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Napoleon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Heimendahl 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.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napoleon.
Heimendahl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Napoleon misses the shot to the body.
Napoleon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heimendahl looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Napoleon throws a lazy uppercut
and Heimendahl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heimendahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Napoleon is just out of range.
Heimendahl throws a shot from downtown. Napoleon moves away and avoids it.
Napoleon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heimendahl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Napoleon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimendahl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoleon throws a hook but Heimendahl avoids it easily.
Napoleon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Napoleon misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Heimendahl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon throws a sloppy head kick and Heimendahl moves out of range easily.
Napoleon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heimendahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Napoleon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Napoleon is looking to counter punch.
Napoleon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimendahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the body
and Napoleon counters with a stiff right hand.
Heimendahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimendahl throws out a counter right but Napoleon avoids it with no problem.
Napoleon lands a nice hook to Heimendahl's body. Heimendahl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heimendahl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heimendahl misses the jab.
It appears Napoleon was looking to counter with a kick there.
Heimendahl misses with a hook
letting Napoleon counter with a right hand.
Heimendahl avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heimendahl throws out a counter right but Napoleon avoids it with no problem.
Heimendahl works the jab nicely.
Napoleon lands a glancing blow to the side of Heimendahl's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon misses with a series of wild punches.
Heimendahl looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napoleon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heimendahl checks a leg kick.
Napoleon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Napoleon throws a shot from downtown. Heimendahl moves away and avoids it.
Heimendahl checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heimendahl has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Napoleon works the jab nicely.
Napoleon throws a sloppy head kick and Heimendahl moves out of range easily.
Napoleon misses with a hook to the body
and Napoleon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Napoleon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Heimendahl takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl throws a looping overhand right but Napoleon ducks down to avoid it.
Napoleon throws an overhand right that lands on Heimendahl's shoulder, as Heimendahl tries to avoid the shot.
Napoleon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heimendahl.
Napoleon lands a front kick.
Napoleon slips under a jab from Heimendahl.
Napoleon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Heimendahl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Napoleon counters with a stiff right hand.
Napoleon throws a front kick that sends Heimendahl stumbling back into the cage.
Heimendahl takes one on the button.
Heimendahl 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.
Heimendahl scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Napoleon tries a head kick but it misses.
Heimendahl lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Napoleon misses with a low kick as Heimendahl jumps back.
Heimendahl now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl takes a swing at Napoleon's ribcage but misses.
Napoleon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Napoleon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimendahl clinches with his opponent.
Napoleon is leaning against Heimendahl and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heimendahl working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Napoleon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heimendahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Napoleon is looking to control Heimendahl's arms but Heimendahl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Napoleon has his back to the cage.
Napoleon is trying to break the clinch but Heimendahl is controlling him.
Napoleon looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Napoleon fails to land.
Napoleon misses with some punches.
Napoleon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Napoleon misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Napoleon clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heimendahl throws a body shot but no joy.
Napoleon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heimendahl misses with a hook. Napoleon ducked under it nicely.
Heimendahl misses with a looping right.
Heimendahl throws a right hand that misses
and Napoleon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heimendahl misses the shot to the body.
Napoleon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heimendahl moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Napoleon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Napoleon scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoleon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heimendahl swings for the body but Napoleon moves out of range.
Napoleon feints and then cracks Heimendahl's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heimendahl down.
Heimendahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Napoleon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heimendahl needs to keep his hands up - Napoleon had a free shot at his head there.
Napoleon misses with a leg kick.
Napoleon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heimendahl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimendahl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Napoleon throws out the jab.
Napoleon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimendahl misses with a two punch combination.
Napoleon goes for a double leg but Heimendahl avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Heimendahl continues to drive forward.
Heimendahl cracks Napoleon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Napoleon - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Napoleon.
A jab from Napoleon misses.
The fighters circling - Heimendahl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimendahl tests Napoleon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Heimendahl misses
and Napoleon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heimendahl misses the shot to the body.
Napoleon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heimendahl has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Napoleon finds it's way round the side to connect with Heimendahl's head.
A lazy left from Napoleon finds it's target.
Napoleon staying out of range there.
Napoleon throws a right and a left that Heimendahl avoids nicely.
Heimendahl's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Napoleon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Napoleon scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Heimendahl as he checks the leg kick.
Heimendahl connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Heimendahl misses.
Heimendahl misses with the body kick
letting Napoleon counter with a right hand.
Heimendahl looks to land a right hand but Napoleon moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Napoleon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl looks to land a right hand but Napoleon moved out of range.
Heimendahl throws a body kick that misses.
Napoleon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it.
Heimendahl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Napoleon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Napoleon.
Heimendahl throws a combination. Napoleon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Heimendahl is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Napoleon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Napoleon.
Heimendahl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Napoleon. Napoleon obviously looking to wear him down.
Heimendahl has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Napoleon.
Heimendahl blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimendahl takes a swing at Napoleon's ribcage but misses.
Heimendahl throws a right hand that Napoleon ducks under and follows up with a left that Napoleon also avoids with ease.
Napoleon throws a shot to the body.
Heimendahl misses with a straight right.
Napoleon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heimendahl circles away quickly and effectively.
Good standup being displayed there by Napoleon as he connects with a hook.
Heimendahl bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Heimendahl moves out of range as Napoleon throws a body kick.
Heimendahl looks to land a left hand but Napoleon moved out of range nicely.
Napoleon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Napoleon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Buster Napoleon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Heimendahl tries to clinch but Napoleon is having none of it.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot.
It looked like Napoleon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Napoleon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Napoleon cracks Heimendahl with an open hand slap.
Nice uppercut there from Napoleon.
Heimendahl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Napoleon digs a good body shot into Heimendahl's ribs.
Heimendahl slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Heimendahl takes a swing at Napoleon's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimendahl throws a right hand that Napoleon ducks under and follows up with a left that Napoleon also avoids with ease.
Heimendahl looks to land a combination but Napoleon avoids it well.
Napoleon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Napoleon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Napoleon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heimendahl drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon clinches up against the cage.
Napoleon misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Heimendahl.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Napoleon.
Heimendahl working aggressively here.
Napoleon is working Heimendahl over against the cage.
A short left from Heimendahl.
A short right from Heimendahl on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Heimendahl.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Heimendahl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heimendahl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Napoleons head.
Napoleon throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl.
Napoleon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heimendahl misses with some punches.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napoleon tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Napoleon struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Napoleon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Napoleon working aggressively here.
Napoleon throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Heimendahl - that landed with a thud.
Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Buster Napoleon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Napoleon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heimendahl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heimendahl is working Napoleon over against the cage.
Heimendahl lands with a left to the head.
Heimendahl is working Napoleon over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside.
Heimendahl lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl lands an uppercut.
Napoleon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Napoleon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimendahl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
Heimendahl drops Napoleon onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Napoleon is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Napoleon is rocked!
Buster Napoleon's cut is getting worse.
Heimendahl pushes Napoleon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Napoleon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heimendahl creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Napoleon with a big uppercut! Napoleon tries to clinch up but Heimendahl pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Napoleon to the mat! Napoleon covers up and Heimendahl unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
Our winner, Thorbjorn Heimendahl, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Buster Napoleon spoke after the fight, saying 'Holy shit you hit hard. I will go do some neck exercises and come back to MACAW YOU!'.
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