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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 462 p4p, 23 weight class) and Aribert Heim (ranked 569 p4p, 30 weight class). Yabaisama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Liquid Swords. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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137 lbs
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143 lbs
30 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabaisama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yabaisama slips under a jab.
Yabaisama tried to counter with a leg kick but Heim avoided it.
Yabaisama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heim.
Heim throws a body punch but Yabaisama moves out of range.
Donk. Heim catches Yabaisama right on the button with a cross.
Yabaisama throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Heim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yabaisama staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yabaisama.
Heim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yabaisama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heim feints the counter takedown.
Heim shoots in and bounces Yabaisama off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yabaisama 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 looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heim.
Heim is looking to work some ground and pound but Yabaisama has wrist control.
Heim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yabaisama controls Heim momentarily but Heim frees himself.
Heim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yabaisama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yabaisama is trying to keep Heim in close.
Heim landing some decent shots from guard.
Heim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yabaisama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Heim has managed to get both his arms back between Yabaisama's legs - danger averted.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Heim working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yabaisama's head.
Heim throwing strikes from guard but Yabaisama blocks nicely.
Yabaisama pulls Heim in close to prevent any damage.
Heim landing some decent shots from guard.
Yabaisama seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Heim is looking to work some ground and pound but Yabaisama has wrist control.
Yabaisama seems keen to control Heim's posture.
Yabaisama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Heim distracts Yabaisama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yabaisama's head.
Heim distracts Yabaisama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Heim lands a couple of elbows.
Yabaisama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yabaisama is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Heim scoring with some ground and pound.
Heim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yabaisama trying to control the position.
Heim is in close to Yabaisama's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yabaisama trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heim throws a big elbow that misses.
Heim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heim tries to free his leg and advance position but Yabaisama is retaining full guard.
Heim pushes down on Yabaisama's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Heim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim dominated that round.
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.
Heim 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.
Yabaisama throws a hook to the side of Heim's head but Heim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heim misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yabaisama. Heim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heim tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yabaisama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yabaisama scores with a punch to the head.
Heim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yabaisama is fending him off so far but Heim persists. Nope, Yabaisama circles away and we're back to standing.
Heim closes the distance and clinches up with Yabaisama, looking for a takedown. Heim pushes Yabaisama against the cage but Yabaisama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Heim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yabaisama.
Yabaisama moves out of range as Heim strikes.
Heim moves away from the strike by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama scores with the left hand. Heim knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yabaisama manages to avoid it.
As Heim tries to get set, Yabaisama tries to push him back and clinch up but Heim manages to avoid the attempt.
Yabaisama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Yabaisama misses the target.
Heim with a poor takedown
and Yabaisama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diagoro Yabaisama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aribert Heim.
Heim walks into a jab.
Heim misses with an uppercut. Yabaisama saw that one coming.
Diagoro Yabaisama is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama looks to score with a jab to the body but Heim is just out of range.
Yabaisama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yabaisama. Heim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heim throws a hook but Yabaisama avoids it easily.
Yabaisama slips under a jab from Heim.
Yabaisama checks the leg kick.
Heim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yabaisama throws out the jab.
Heim thuds a left hand into Yabaisama's body.
Yabaisama lands with a good body shot.
Yabaisama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Heim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heim looks to score with a jab to the body but Yabaisama is just out of range.
Heim slips a jab from Yabaisama.
Heim drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yabaisama defends it well.
Heim swings widly with a right hand
and Yabaisama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heim is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yabaisama's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yabaisama tries to roll over but Heim keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Heim scores with a couple of nice shots.
Heim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Heim winds up and cracks Yabaisama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yabaisama makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yabaisama.
Yabaisama has control of Heim's left arm, preventing Heim from doing any damage.
Yabaisama is trying to keep Heim in close.
Yabaisama has momentary wrist control but Heim slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim connects with a couple of short punches.
Aribert Heim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yabaisama trying to control the position.
Heim passes Yabaisama's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Heim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yabaisama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yabaisama is looking to control Heim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yabaisama avoid being mounted?
Heim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yabaisama defending well though.
Heim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yabaisama preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Yabaisama is looking to control Heim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yabaisama avoid being mounted?
Heim is nestled in close to Yabaisama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Heim throwing shots but Yabaisama is blocking nicely.
Yabaisama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heim.
Yabaisama trying to control here.
Yabaisama tries to get to full guard but Heim has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aribert Heim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Heim throws a hook to the side of Yabaisama's head but Yabaisama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yabaisama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heim staying out of range there.
Yabaisama throws a head kick but Heim moves out of range.
Heim has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yabaisama finds it's way round the side to connect with Heim's head.
Nice body punch from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heim moves out of range of the body kick.
Heim misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Heim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabaisama lands a nice shot to the body.
Yabaisama missing with a left hand there. Heim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yabaisama ducks under a wild hook from Heim.
Heim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heim just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYabaisama.
Heim throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heim checks a leg kick.
Heim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yabaisama throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Yabaisama misses the target.
Heim scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Heim takes a swing at Yabaisama's ribcage but misses.
Heim swings widly with a right hand
and Yabaisama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Heim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heim throws a hook but Yabaisama avoids it easily.
Yabaisama leaves Heim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yabaisama gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Heim to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yabaisama looking for a sweep. Not yet Yabaisama, not yet.
Diagoro Yabaisama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Yabaisama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yabaisama can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heim controls the pace.
Heim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heim is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yabaisama trying to control the position here.
Heim tries to free his leg and advance position but Yabaisama is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim trying to control the position from guard on top but Yabaisama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heim throws a big right hand that misses.
Heim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Heim wants to pass the guard but Yabaisama is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Heim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Heim.
Some bone on bone action there as Heim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heim. Yabaisama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yabaisama throwing a counter right hand but Heim manages to avoid it.
Heim avoids the body shot from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama misses with a hook. Heim ducked under it nicely.
Heim doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Heim.
Heim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yabaisama throws a big shot that misses.
Yabaisama throws the left hand but Heim avoids the punch easily.
Heim throws a body shot but no joy.
Heim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yabaisama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yabaisama connects with a jab.
Heim throws the left hand but Yabaisama avoids the punch easily.
Yabaisama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heim manages to avoid it.
Heim lands a jab.
Heim tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heim slips a jab from Yabaisama.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aribert Heim.
I've got Heim winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aribert Heim!
Aribert Heim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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