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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Marshall (ranked 1102 p4p, 46 weight class) and Aribert Heim (ranked 717 p4p, 32 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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139 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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143 lbs
32 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobias Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Marshall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heim fails with the takedown.
Heim misses with a looping right.
Heim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marshall swivels and escapes.
Marshall throws a body punch but Heim moves out of range.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Heim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Heim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall misses with a series of wild punches.
Marshall lands with an uppercut that bounces Heim off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but Heim ducks down to avoid it.
Heim has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marshall cracks Heim with an open hand slap.
Heim throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Heim is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Heim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marshall takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marshall.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Heim ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Marshall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Heim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.
Heim gets tackled into the cage by Marshall. Marshall maintains the clinch.
Heim swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heim struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
Marshall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Heim.
Heim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heim misses with some punches.
Marshall tries a body shot but Heim blocks it.
Marshall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heim's elbow.
Heim misses with a body punch.
Heim throws a punch but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Heim avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Heim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim lands a nice uppercut.
Heim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heim swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heim misses with a body punch.
Marshall digs a right hand underneath Heim's ribcage. Heim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heim misses with some punches.
Heim lands a hook that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Marshall scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Heim.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Heim avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Heim throws a punch but it's blocked by Marshall.
Heim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Heim avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heim.
Heim misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim takes a shot to the head.
Marshall tries a body shot but Heim blocks it.
Heim throws a head punch that misses.
Marshall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshalls head.
Marshall scores with a hook to the body.
Heim misses with some punches.
Heim takes a shot to the head.
Marshall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heim lands with a right to the head.
Marshall can't find room to land a body shot as Heim controls the action.
Heim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heim lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Heim.
Heim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall tries to work over Heim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heim throws a head punch that misses.
Marshall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heim.
Marshall throws a punch but it's blocked by Heim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heim.
Tobias Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aribert Heim.
Heim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Marshall on the inside.
Marshall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshall is leaning against Heim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heim lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall.
A head punch on the inside from Marshall fails to land.
Heim is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Marshall can't fight it off and eventually Heim manages to take the fight to the floor. Marshall looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marshall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marshall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marshall has momentary wrist control but Heim slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim dominated that round.
That's time! Marshall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Heim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heim throws a lazy uppercut
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
Heim scores with a jab to the head.
Marshall swings widly with a right hand
and Heim counters with a nice uppercut.
Heim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heim throws an off balance right hand
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marshall moves out of range as Heim strikes.
Marshall is looking to counter punch.
Heim misses with a combination
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marshall misses with a right hand
enabling Heim to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heim throws a shot from downtown. Marshall moves away and avoids it.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
Heim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Heim.
Marshall throws a jab when Heim was well out of range.
Heim misses with an uppercut
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall defending well as Heim loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Heim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall throws a hook but Heim blocks it.
Heim changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Heim ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Heim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heim scores with a hook to the body. Marshall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marshall misses with a right hand
and Heim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Heim slips the punch.
Heim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tobias Marshall is winning the standup battle so far.
Heim defending well as Marshall loads up on a big left hand.
Heim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Heim.
Heim appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Heim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heim is thwarting Marshall's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim thows a huge punch but Marshall dodges it nicely.
Heim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Heim misses with a head shot. Marshall uses the momentum to regain guard.
Heim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marshall wants to sweep but no luck.
Heim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marshall trying to keep a closed guard but Heim is proving a slippery customer.
Heim throws an elbow that misses. Marshall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heim's guard. Nice move by Marshall!
Heim throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Heim can't keep his opponent in guard - Marshall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall trying to mount his opponent but Heim defends it.
Heim scores with a few weak punches.
Heim connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Marshall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Heim is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Heim slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Marshall wants to pass the guard but Heim is defending well.
Marshall blocks the strikes from Heim.
Heim is looking for a sweep. Marshall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Heim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Marshall trying to mount his opponent but Heim defends it.
Heim wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Heim has a hand on Marshall's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Marshall takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Heim can't escape the position.
Marshall thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Heim slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Heim punching from the bottom.
Heim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Heim punching from the bottom.
Marshall throwing shots but Heim is blocking nicely.
Marshall blocks the strikes from Heim.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall prevents Heim from improving his position.
Marshall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Heim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Heim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 Tobias Marshall will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Heim missing with a left hand there. Marshall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heim lunges at Marshall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marshall's hand.
Heim shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Heim.
Marshall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but Heim ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Heim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heim ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Heim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Heim slips a jab from Marshall.
It seemed like Heim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heim's corner calls for a 1-2. Heim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim's corner calls for a 1-2. Heim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marshall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Heim throws the left hand but Marshall avoids the punch easily.
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshall throws the left hand but Heim avoids the punch easily.
Heim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marshall's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall takes one on the button.
Heim cracks Marshall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heim throws a chopping leg kick but Marshall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heim loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Tobias Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Heim moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall misses with a left hand
and Heim counters with a left to the body.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall blocks a jab.
Marshall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Heim saw that one coming.
Heim punishes Marshall's body with a nice straight punch.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heim misses with a looping left.
Heim throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Heim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heim fails with a takedown attempt.
Heim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heim with a nice cross.
Heim ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Heim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Marshall misses the target.
Tobias Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aribert Heim.
Heim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
Heim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heim lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Heim.
A shot to the liver by Marshall. Beautiful body shot.
Heim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Heim saw that one coming.
Heim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marshall takes one on the button.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Heim scores with a shot to the body.
Heim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Heim moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Heim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marshall sizes up Heim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marshall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Heim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heim's head backwards.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marshall lunges at Heim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heim's hand.
Good shot there by Marshall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall throws out a loose jab but Heim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall misses with an uppercut.
Heim scores with a leg kick.
Marshall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall scores with a sloppy right hand. Heim should have avoided that one.
Heim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Heim ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Heim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heim throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heim moves out of range of the strikes.
Heim looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Heim takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Marshall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heim.
Heim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Heim.
Heim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heim scores with the left hand. Marshall knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tobias Marshall.
I think Marshall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aribert Heim!
A very excited looking Aribert Heim made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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