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Event:
GAMMA#752 SissyPants v Kruger
Date: Jan 12, 2019 |
#R1# Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl misses with a body kick. Heimendahl lands a two punch combo.
Heimendahl has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Curry is landing a low percentage of strikes. Heimendahl misses with a looping right. Curry looks to land a body kick but Heimendahl moved away. Curry moves out of range of the body kick from Heimendahl.
Curry throws the left hand but Heimendahl avoids the punch easily. Curry wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1# Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heimendahl. Heimendahl throws a hook to the side of Curry's head but Curry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Heimendahl throws a nice looking combination but Curry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Heimendahl misses with the body kick enabling Curry to counter with a crisp jab. A big right from Curry misses. Curry throws a hook to the side of Heimendahl's head but Heimendahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Curry misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl saw that one coming. Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Heimendahl misses with a wild body shot. Heimendahl lands a slapping body shot.
Curry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Heimendahl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Curry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Curry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T2# Curry misses the jab. Heimendahl misses with an uppercut
#CL# and Curry counters by clinching up. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Curry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Curry. Heimendahl working some nice short punches in the clinch. Curry blocking some punches.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside. Curry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow. Heimendahl misses with an elbow over the top. Curry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Curry digs a right hand into Heimendahl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heimendahl's gas tank. Heimendahl dodges an elbow strike from Curry.
Curry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heimendahl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Curry lands with a right to the head. #T3# Heimendahl takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT# It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut. Heimendahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Curry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Curry avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl. Curry digs a right hand into Heimendahl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heimendahl's gas tank. Heimendahl looks winded! Curry lands a nice uppercut. Curry blocks an uppercut.
Curry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Curry lands a nice uppercut. Curry blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Curry.
Curry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Curry lands with a left to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Curry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Nice elbow from Curry. #ROC# Heimendahl is rocked! Curry lands a hook that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Heimendahl is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?#T4# Curry has Heimendahl pressed against the cage. Heimendahl drops his hands and Curry takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Heimendahl tumbling to the canvas! Curry rains down with more punches but Heimendahl was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Curry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diarmuid Curry! Our winner, Diarmuid Curry, 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.
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Event:
GAMMA#749 Heimendahl v Kruger
Date: Dec 22, 2018 |
#R1# Kruger takes one on the button. Heimendahl looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Heimendahl throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kruger to counter with a crisp jab. Heimendahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Heimendahl looks to clinch and Kruger counters with a straight right hand. Kruger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heimendahl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Heimendahl moves to clinch but Kruger breaks away #KD2# and Kruger counters with a crisp right hand that drops Heimendahl! Kruger lets Heimendahl back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2# Heimendahl is rocked!#CUT2# It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heimendahl moves to clinch but Kruger breaks away letting Kruger counter with a right hand. Heimendahl slips under a jab from Kruger. Heimendahl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Kruger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. An attempted straight right counter from Heimendahl misses the target. Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kruger walks into a jab.#T1# Heimendahl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heimendahl throws a hook to the side of Kruger's head but Kruger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#KD2# Kruger lands a big uppercut and Heimendahl crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Heimendahl looks OK. Kruger waves Heimendahl back to his feet! A head kick misses from Kruger. Heimendahl appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Kruger throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Kruger throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Heimendahl counters with a leg kick. Kruger moves out of range of the body kick from Heimendahl.
Kruger checks the leg kick. Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kruger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2# A low kick from Heimendahl misses and Kruger counters with a lovely straight right hand! A big right from Kruger misses. A counter left hand to the body from Heimendahl misses its target. Kruger getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Kruger is looking to slow Heimendahl down with leg kicks. Kruger misses with a low kick.
Heimendahl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. The fight stays on the outside here - Heimendahl looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kruger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Heimendahl takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses. #T3# Kruger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heimendahl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Jab, jab by Heimendahl - just one landing. Nice body punch from Heimendahl. Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Heimendahl misses with a right hand and Kruger counters with a right hand to the body. Heimendahl throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kruger dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kruger throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Heimendahl swings for the body but Kruger moves out of range.
Kruger tries a quick counter leg kick but Heimendahl is wise to it.#T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kruger dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Heimendahl looks to throw a body kick and Kruger counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kruger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Kruger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Heimendahl had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#KD2# Kruger lands a big uppercut and Heimendahl crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Heimendahl looks OK. Kruger waves Heimendahl back to his feet! Oh Heimendahl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Kruger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heimendahl's sensitive parts. Heimendahl seems to have got his legs back now. Kruger misses with a leg kick enabling Heimendahl to counter with a crisp jab. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Heimendahl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Heimendahl misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Kruger dominated that round. The cut man is working on Thorbjorn Heimendahl's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Kruger circles away from the clinch attempt letting Kruger counter with a right hand. Kruger throws a big shot that misses. Heimendahl wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Heimendahl looks to throw a body kick and Kruger counters with an inside leg kick. A shot to the body from Heimendahl misses and Kruger counters with a lovely straight right hand! Heimendahl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kruger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Kruger as he checks the leg kick. Heimendahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1# A jab from Kruger misses. Heimendahl feinted there with a counter leg kick. Heimendahl throws an off balance right hand
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kruger swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
A slow jab from Heimendahl misses its intended target. Heimendahl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Heimendahl throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kruger flicks out a counter leg kick but Heimendahl steps away. Heimendahl is looking to land body kicks. Kruger loads up on a big right hand but Heimendahl slips the punch. Heimendahl is looking to clinch but Kruger is avoiding it.
Heimendahl tries to clinch up but Kruger circles away and keeps his distance.#T2# Heimendahl throws a body punch but Kruger moves out of range. Kruger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kruger lands a lovely overhand right. Heimendahl misses with a kick to the body and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand. Heimendahl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Kruger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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 leg kick but Kruger sees it coming and checks it nicely. Kruger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Heimendahl throws a right hand that misses
and Kruger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heimendahl thinking. Heimendahl throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Kruger scores with a counter punch that sends Heimendahl to the canvas! Kruger smells blood - he's punishing Heimendahl with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Heimendahl has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Kruger! Dustin Kruger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
GAMMA#746 Thorbjorn v Bubba 2
Date: Dec 08, 2018 |
#R1##KD2# Oooooh!!! Gumption has knocked Heimendahl down with a huge combo! Gumption steps away and waves a wobbly Heimendahl back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2# It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut. Gumption throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Heimendahl crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bubba Gumption! Bubba Gumption is the new super heavyweight champion! Bubba Gumption managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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GAMMA#742 Heimendahl v Vee
Date: Nov 10, 2018 |
#R1# Heimendahl stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vee. Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Vee. Vee swings and misses with a shot to the body and Heimendahl counters with a nice body kick. We've been informed that Vee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Heimendahl throws a big shot that misses. Vee misses with a body shot.
#CL2# Vee moves into the clinch. Vee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Vee misses with a short punch on the inside. I was talking to Heimendahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Heimendahl tries to throw a body punch but Vee avoids it by throwing Heimendahl back against the cage. Heimendahl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heimendahl lands a left hand.
Vee lands with a right to the head. Heimendahl lands with a right to the head. Vee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Vee avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vee working aggressively here.
Heimendahl misses with a short punch on the inside. Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Vee. Vee blocks an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Heimendahl lands an uppercut.#T1# Vee is working Heimendahl over against the cage. Vee lands a nice uppercut. Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Heimendahl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Vee throws a head punch that misses. Vee misses with the head strike.
Vee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Vee fails to land. Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Heimendahl misses with some punches.
Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A short right hand to the side of the head by Heimendahl. Vee blocks an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Vee. Vee gets through Heimendahl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Still in the clinch, Vee scores with a nice short uppercut. Heimendahl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vee backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Heimendahl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vee backwards. Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
#T2# Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl lands an elbow inside. #CUT# It looks like Brandon Vee has been cut. Heimendahl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Vee scores with a shoulder strike. Heimendahl gets through Vee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Vee. Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Vee. Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Heimendahl. Heimendahl blocking some punches.
Vee has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Good body shot from Vee.
Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Vee blocks the elbow strike.
Vee throws a head punch that misses. Heimendahl lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heimendahl working aggressively here.
Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3# Vee tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vee. Vee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl lands a body punch. Vee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Vee. Heimendahl tries to work over Vee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Vee misses with a body punch.
Vee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Vee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Vee. Heimendahl lands a body shot. Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Vee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Vee tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage. Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Heimendahl. #T4# Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vee throws a head punch that misses. Heimendahl lands an uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Heimendahl working some nice short punches in the clinch. Vee tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Vee misses with a hook from the clinch. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Vee misses with a hook from the clinch. Heimendahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Vee blocks an uppercut.
Heimendahl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Vee dodges an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
A short right from Heimendahl on the inside. Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vee's elbow. Heimendahl lands with a right to the head. Vee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Vee blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. Vee blocking some punches.
Vee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heimendahl or not. Vee blocks an elbow strike. Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thorbjorn Heimendahl will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# Heimendahl avoids the body shot from Vee.
Vee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heimendahl loads up on a big right hand but Vee slips the punch. Heimendahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Vee punishes Heimendahl's body with a nice straight punch. Vee ducks right into an uppercut from Heimendahl. Vee lands a slapping body shot.
Vee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Heimendahl rather than just go for the knockout. Heimendahl wants to slow Vee down by chopping away at his legs. Heimendahl looks to land a body kick but Vee moved away. Vee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimendahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Vee. Vee feints and then cracks Heimendahl's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heimendahl down. Vee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl throws the left hand but Vee avoids the punch easily. Brandon Vee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heimendahl throws a push kick but Vee slaps the foot to one side. Vee misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimendahl lands with a nice body kick. #T1# Vee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heimendahl sees it coming and avoids it easily. Heimendahl moves into range and connects with a jab. Heimendahl checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heimendahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Vee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Heimendahl misses with a few strikes there.
Heimendahl stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vee. Heimendahl lands a front kick. The fighters circling - Vee throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A bone on bone clash there as Vee blocks the leg kick.
Heimendahl backing away here, and Vee unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Heimendahl moves into range and connects with a jab. Heimendahl takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#CL2# Vee instigates a clinch. Vee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vee avoids the elbow strike from Heimendahl, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heimendahl. 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 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2# With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Heimendahl works on Vee's body with a couple of short punches. Vee is breathing heavily. Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Heimendahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow. Heimendahl tries a body shot but Vee blocks it.
Heimendahl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vee backwards. Heimendahl lands a shot to the body. Heimendahl working some nice short punches in the clinch. Heimendahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Vee controls his hands.
Vee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Vee. A short right hand to the side of the head by Heimendahl. Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as Vee controls the action.
Vee takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT# That has opened up Brandon Vee's cut even more. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vee. Heimendahl misses with an elbow over the top.#T3# Vee tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage. Heimendahl lands on the inside with an uppercut. Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl has scored more points in the clinch so far. Vee takes a shot to the head. Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Vee. Heimendahl misses with a punch on the inside.
Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vee backwards. Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Vee.
Vee scores with a hook to the body. Heimendahl blocking some punches.
Vee tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Heimendahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vee backwards. Heimendahl lands a nice elbow. Heimendahl misses with a punch to the body.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch blocked on the inside by Vee. Heimendahl tries to work over Vee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Heimendahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vee can do to turn this around?#T4# Vee gets through Heimendahl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Vee cracks Heimendahl with a nice body shot. A left hand lands to the body for Vee.
Heimendahl looks to throw an elbow but misses. Vee tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl. Vee misses with some punches.
Vee is leaning against Heimendahl and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Vee prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Vee throws a head punch that misses. Vee misses with a hook from the clinch. Heimendahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Vee controls his hands.
Heimendahl working aggressively here.
Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. Heimendahl blocking some punches.
Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R3# Heimendahl scores with a jab to the head.
Heimendahl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Vee throws a body shot but no joy. Heimendahl went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Vee looks to land a left hand but Heimendahl moved out of range nicely. Vee misses with a wild body shot. Thorbjorn Heimendahl is winning the standup battle so far. Heimendahl tries to clinch up but Vee circles away and keeps his distance. Vee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Heimendahl tries to work over Vee's front leg with a kick but Vee checks it. Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vee moves away. Vee throws an overhand right that lands on Heimendahl's shoulder, as Heimendahl tries to avoid the shot. Heimendahl doesn't manage to clinch there - Vee circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vee jabs at Heimendahl's body.#CL2# Vee moves into range and clinches up with Heimendahl. Vee lands a hook to the side of the head. Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Vee - that landed with a thud.
Vee lands with a short shot to the head. #T1# Vee misses with a short punch on the inside. Heimendahl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Heimendahl tries to work over Vee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Heimendahl lands a body punch. Heimendahl misses with some punches.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Vee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Vee digs a right hand into Heimendahl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heimendahl's gas tank. A nice glancing elbow lands by Heimendahl. Heimendahl tries to work over Vee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Vee lands a body punch in the clinch. Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Vee. Vee tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage. Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Vee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2# Heimendahl tries to work over Vee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A right handed body shot lands from Heimendahl.
Vee scores with a hook to the body. Heimendahl takes a shot to the head. Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Vee. Heimendahl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Vee blocks an uppercut.
Vee scores with an uppercut up the middle. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Heimendahl digs a right hand into Vee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vee's gas tank. A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl. A right handed body shot lands from Vee.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Vee. Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T3# Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Vee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Nice body punch from Vee. Heimendahl takes a shot to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Vee. A nice glancing elbow lands by Heimendahl. Still in the clinch, Heimendahl scores with a nice short uppercut. Heimendahl misses with a hook from the clinch. Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Heimendahl cracks Vee with a nice body shot. A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl. Vee pushes Heimendahl back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Vee lands a body punch. Vee blocking some punches.
#T4# Vee lands a shoulder strike. Heimendahl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Vee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Heimendahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vee throws a head punch that misses. Heimendahl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Vee misses with a punch on the inside.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Vee pushes Heimendahl back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. A left hand lands to the body for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as Vee controls the action.
Vee misses with a hook from the clinch. A short left from Heimendahl. Vee tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Vee really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R4# Heimendahl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Heimendahl quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Vee misses with an uppercut
and Heimendahl counters with a straight punch to the midsection. That kick from Vee tenderised Heimendahl's leg. Heimendahl is trying to keep his angry face on. The fighters circling - Vee throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Vee throws a big shot that misses. Heimendahl wants to land a leg kick but Vee is out of range. Vee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Heimendahl is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Vee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Vee throws a looping overhand right but Heimendahl ducks down to avoid it. Vee jabbing away but nothing is landing. Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl moves forwards but Vee connects with a nice, crisp jab. A good leg kick by Heimendahl. Heimendahl wants to clinch but Vee slips to the side and Vee counters with a series of strikes. Heimendahl will be more careful next time no doubt. Vee throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL# Heimendahl closes the distance and clinches.#T1# Heimendahl gets through Vee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Vee tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Vee misses with a punch on the inside.
Vee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow. Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vee fails to land. Heimendahl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vee backwards. A short right from Heimendahl. Heimendahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl lands a right hand. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. Vee lands a nice shot to the body. Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2# Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heimendahl lands a nice uppercut. Vee lands a body shot. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Vee cracks Heimendahl with a nice body shot. Vee lands a hook to the side of the head. Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as Vee controls the action.
Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Vee digs a right hand underneath Heimendahl's ribcage. Heimendahl let out a lung full of air as it connected. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Vee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heimendahl or not. Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl misses with a punch on the inside.
Vee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3# Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Vee on the inside. A nice right hand lands inside from Vee. Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Vee tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage. Vee blocks an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heimendahl. Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Vee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Vee scores with an uppercut up the middle. Vee lands an uppercut. Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl lands a nice elbow. Heimendahl lands a hook that snaps the head of Vee backwards. Heimendahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Vee lands an uppercut. Vee lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4# Vee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl lands a right hand. Vee tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Vee misses with a punch on the inside.
Vee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Vee blocks the elbow strike.
Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl misses with an elbow over the top. Vee lands an uppercut. Vee misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Vee avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl. Vee lands a right hand. Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vee misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vee fails to land. Vee blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Vee dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut. That's time! Heimendahl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! #R5# Vee looks to throw the jab but Heimendahl is out of range. Heimendahl quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Heimendahl connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vee. Vee circles away out of range and recomposes himself. An inside leg kick lands from Heimendahl. Heimendahl looks for the body kick but Vee saw that one coming. Heimendahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimendahl defending well as Vee loads up on a big left hand. Sloppy strikes from Vee. Those never looked like landing. Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Vee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vee. A slapping body kick lands there for Heimendahl. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vee misses with a low kick. Heimendahl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vee.
Heimendahl seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Vee scores with a shot to the body.
Vee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Heimendahl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Vee is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Heimendahl scores with a punch to the head.#T1# Vee misses with a low kick. Vee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vee. Vee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimendahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Vee. Heimendahl fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vee just manages to avoid it. Vee misses with a hook. Heimendahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL# Heimendahl gets a clinch. Vee throws a head punch that misses. Vee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Vee avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl. Vee lands on the inside with an uppercut. Heimendahl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vees head. Vee tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Heimendahl is working Vee over against the cage. Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Heimendahl lands a right hand. Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Vee working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Vee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heimendahl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vee's brow. Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Heimendahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Vee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vee backwards. A nice glancing elbow lands by Heimendahl. With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses. Vee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vee avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl. Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimendahl works on Vee's body with a couple of short punches. Vee takes an elbow to the temple. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heimendahl. #T3# Heimendahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Vee controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Heimendahl. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heimendahl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Heimendahl lands an elbow inside that Vee shrugs off. #CUT# The cut above Brandon Vee's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Heimendahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Heimendahl lands with a short shot to the head. A short right from Heimendahl on the inside. Vee tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage. Heimendahl scores with an uppercut up the middle. Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Vee. Heimendahl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Heimendahl throws an elbow that misses.
Vee blocks the elbow strike.
Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimendahl lands an uppercut.#T4# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Heimendahl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vee misses with a hook from the clinch. Nice body punch from Vee. Vee prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Heimendahl looks to throw an elbow but misses. Nice body punch from Heimendahl - that landed with a thud.
Heimendahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vee backwards. Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Heimendahl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vee backwards. Heimendahl tries to throw a body punch but Vee avoids it by throwing Heimendahl back against the cage. Vee works on Heimendahl's body with a couple of short punches. Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Vee.
Vee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heimendahl. A short uppercut from Vee.
And that's the end of the fight! Thorbjorn Heimendahl showed his dominance in that final round. I think Heimendahl 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorbjorn Heimendahl! Thorbjorn Heimendahl retains his super heavyweight title! A relieved looking Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. In defeat, Brandon Vee stepped up to the mic, saying 'I didn't lose that fight in my mind. True victory is to give all of yourself, without regret. '.
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GAMMA#738 Simmons v Heimendahl
Date: Oct 20, 2018 |
#R1# Heimendahl defending well as Simmons loads up on a big left hand. Simmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimendahl moves away. Heimendahl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Heimendahl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center. Heimendahl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heimendahl attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL2# Heimendahl closes the distance and clinches. Simmons blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Heimendahl. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heimendahl. Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC# Simmons breaks the clinch.
#T1# Simmons sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Heimendahl misses with a lunging right hand
and Simmons counters with a lovely straight right hand! Heimendahl moves in looking to clinch but Simmons pushes him off. Simmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Simmons lands with a nice body punch. Heimendahl throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Heimendahl throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Heimendahl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simmons. Simmons feinted there with a counter leg kick. Simmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. A good leg kick by Heimendahl. Simmons fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Heimendahl connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T2# Heimendahl throws a leg kick but Simmons moved away. 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 body kick despite being completely out of range letting Simmons counter with a right hand. Heimendahl has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Simmons. Simmons works Heimendahl's body with a nice hook. A jab from Heimendahl misses. Simmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Heimendahl is trying to counter with his kicks. Heimendahl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simmons manages to avoid it. Simmons works Heimendahl's body with a nice hook. Simmons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heimendahl can pounce on him.
Heimendahl gets off balance looking for a body kick and Simmons counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL2# Heimendahl closes the distance and clinches. #T3# Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simmons. Simmons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Heimendahl throws an elbow that misses.
Simmons takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2# It looks like Brandon Simmons has been cut. Heimendahl misses with a punch to the body.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Heimendahl back against the cage. Simmons misses with some punches.
Heimendahl throws a punch but it's blocked by Simmons. Simmons takes an elbow to the temple. Simmons blocks the elbow strike.
Heimendahl lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T4# Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Heimendahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Heimendahl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. Heimendahl tries to work over Simmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Good body shot from Heimendahl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Heimendahl tries a body shot but Simmons blocks it.
Heimendahl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl has a couple of punches blocked by Simmons.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that round. The cut man is working on Brandon Simmons's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Heimendahl throws a leg kick but Simmons sees it coming and moves out of range. Heimendahl misses with a straight right. Heimendahl throws a wild body kick that Simmons sees coming a mile off. That kick from Simmons tenderised Heimendahl's leg. Heimendahl is trying to keep his angry face on. Simmons tries to land a leg kick but Heimendahl saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Heimendahl. A telegraphed right hand from Heimendahl misses the target. Heimendahl keeps Simmons at a distance using the push kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl swinging wildly here.
Simmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. Heimendahl scores with a push kick.#T1# Heimendahl blocks a jab. Heimendahl throws a wild body kick that Simmons sees coming a mile off. Simmons looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Heimendahl throws a hook but Simmons avoids it easily. Simmons is looking to counter punch. Jab, jab by Heimendahl - just one landing. #CL2# Heimendahl drives through and clinches with Simmons against the cage.
A hook to the body from Simmons.
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Simmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl. A short body shot lands from Heimendahl as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Simmons. Simmons wants to get back to striking at distance but Heimendahl won't allow it.
#T2# Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heimendahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simmons scores with an uppercut up the middle. Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl misses with a punch to the body.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it. A nice left hand lands by Heimendahl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Simmons blocking some punches.
#T3# Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simmons lands on the inside with an uppercut. Simmons lands a hook to the side of the head. Heimendahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl cracks Simmons with a nice body shot. Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl lands an elbow that stopped Simmons in his tracks for a moment. Heimendahl has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC# Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be getting the better of the standup. Heimendahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simmons. Heimendahl connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T4# Heimendahl throws a head kick but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons scoring well with a low kick there.
Heimendahl attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Simmons throwing a counter right hand but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. Heimendahl tries to clinch there but Simmons circles away.
Simmons throwing a counter right hand but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. Heimendahl misses with a hook to the body
and Simmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Simmons takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Heimendahl jabs at Simmons's body. Heimendahl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Simmons. That did some damage! Heimendahl is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Heimendahl throws a right hand that misses
and Simmons makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Brandon Simmons'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. #R3# A swing and a miss from Heimendahl. Heimendahl takes one to the chin there. Heimendahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simmons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Simmons takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heimendahl misses with a jab to the body
and Simmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Heimendahl wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Simmons slips under a jab. Heimendahl misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T1# Heimendahl throws a jab when Simmons was well out of range. Simmons moves out of range as Heimendahl throws a body kick.
Heimendahl missing with a left hand there. Simmons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Heimendahl with a hook. Simmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimendahl. Heimendahl throws a low kick but Simmons moves out of range easily. Heimendahl 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. Heimendahl connects with an inside leg kick. Heimendahl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simmons manages to avoid it. Simmons is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Simmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Heimendahl drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T2# Simmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimendahl moves away. Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Simmons moves out of range easily. Simmons swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. A big left from Simmons misses. Heimendahl tries to clinch there but Simmons circles away.
Heimendahl connects with a leg kick. Simmons looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Simmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimendahl is just out of range. Simmons moves out of range of the body kick from Heimendahl.
Simmons takes one on the button. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Heimendahl jabs Simmons right on the nose. Simmons blinks but takes it well. Heimendahl swings widly with a right hand
and Simmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3# Heimendahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Heimendahl. Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses. Simmons connects with a solid leg kick. Simmons moves into range and connects with a jab. Simmons moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Heimendahl tried to score with a low kick but Simmons checks it. An attempted straight right counter from Simmons misses the target. Heimendahl goes for a high kick. It partially lands. A left lands for Simmons. Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Heimendahl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4# Heimendahl misses with a looping left. A decent looking body kick lands there for Heimendahl. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Heimendahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimendahl wants to clinch. Simmons appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Simmons avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Heimendahl misses and Simmons counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Simmons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Simmons will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Simmons avoids a kick to the body.
Heimendahl motions for Simmons to come forward. Heimendahl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Brandon Simmons's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R4# Simmons connects with a nice looking jab.
Simmons lands a right hook to the body.
Simmons digs a good body shot into Heimendahl's ribs. Heimendahl defending well as Simmons loads up on a big left hand. Heimendahl throws a body kick, spinning off balance and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heimendahl. Simmons has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Heimendahl. Simmons chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl misses the shot to the body. A solid leg kick lands there for Heimendahl.
Simmons lands a nice looking body shot.
#T1# Heimendahl throws a leg kick that is checked and Simmons counters with a nice uppercut. Heimendahl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Heimendahl throws a push kick but Simmons slaps the foot to one side. Heimendahl jabbing away but nothing is landing. Simmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimendahl is just out of range. Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A solid leg kick lands there for Simmons.
Heimendahl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Heimendahl's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Simmons looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heimendahl throws a hook but Simmons avoids it easily.#T2# A swing and a miss from Heimendahl. Heimendahl lets loose with a powerful body kick. Simmons will feel that in the morning. Heimendahl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simmons tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Heimendahl misses with a hook
and Simmons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Heimendahl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heimendahl wants to slow Simmons down by chopping away at his legs. Heimendahl throws a leg kick and Simmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Simmons jabs Heimendahl right on the nose. Heimendahl blinks but takes it well. Simmons swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl misses with an uppercut
and Simmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3# Heimendahl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Heimendahl misses with a body shot.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot
and Simmons makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Simmons throws a nice inside leg kick. Heimendahl throws an off balance right hand
letting Simmons counter with a right hand. Jab by Simmons. Simmons takes a jab right on the kisser.
Simmons thows a left - swing and a miss! Heimendahl moves away from the strike by Simmons. #T4# Simmons looks to land a right hand but Heimendahl moved out of range. Simmons misses with a body shot.
Heimendahl throws a low kick, looking for Simmons's leg but Simmons calmly moves out of range. A little feinted left hand from Simmons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. A slapping body kick lands there for Heimendahl. Heimendahl throws a lazy right hand but Simmons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Simmons feinted there with a counter leg kick. Heimendahl throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Simmons fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heimendahl just manages to avoid it. Simmons's jab looks to have found its range, popping Heimendahl under the eye. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws the left hand but Simmons avoids the punch easily. The fighters circling - Simmons throws out the jab but it was never going to land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Simmons had his way with Thorbjorn Heimendahl in that round. The cut man is working on Brandon Simmons's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! #R5# Heimendahl scores with a shot to the body.
It looks like Simmons has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Heimendahl throws a lazy head kick and Simmons counters with a straight right hand. A head kick misses from Heimendahl. Simmons swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl feints and then cracks Simmons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simmons down. Heimendahl cracks the inside of Simmons's front leg. Heimendahl drops his hands momentarily and Simmons takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl swings and misses with a shot to the body and Simmons counters with a left to the body. Simmons blocks a leg kick. A swing and a miss from Heimendahl. Simmons takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T1# Heimendahl throws a good cross that connects.
Simmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimendahl is just out of range. Heimendahl throws a head kick but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Heimendahl takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heimendahl looks for the body kick but Simmons saw that one coming. Heimendahl lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Simmons misses. Heimendahl is trying to counter with his kicks. A nice leg kick lands there from Heimendahl. Heimendahl throws a leg kick but Simmons checks it. Simmons moves away from the strike by Heimendahl. Simmons was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2# Heimendahl uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Simmons has time to react. Simmons clobbers Heimendahl with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Heimendahl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Simmons tried to counter with a leg kick but Heimendahl avoided it. Heimendahl looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simmons moves away. An attempted straight right counter from Simmons misses the target. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Heimendahl moves to clinch but Simmons breaks away and Simmons counters with a nice body shot. Heimendahl misses with a wild combination.
Simmons moves into range and connects with a jab. #T3# Simmons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heimendahl misses with a looping right. Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simmons moves away. Simmons lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Heimendahl throws an off balance right hand
and Simmons counters with a lovely straight right hand! Danga de danga de dang - Simmons scores with a four punch combination! Simmons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Heimendahl - that will leave a mark!
Nice defenses there by Simmons. Simmons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Thorbjorn Heimendahl is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4# Heimendahl misses with a body kick. It looked like Simmons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Heimendahl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Simmons lands with a straight right. Heimendahl didn't see that one coming. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Heimendahl misses with a straight right. Heimendahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Simmons is just out of range. It looked like Simmons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heimendahl. Heimendahl misses with a straight left. Heimendahl swings and misses with a shot to the body and Simmons counters with a straight right hand. A big left from Simmons misses. Brandon Simmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Heimendahl fakes the leg kick and cracks Simmons in the body.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Thorbjorn Heimendahl. Well Heimendahl has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorbjorn Heimendahl! Thorbjorn Heimendahl is the new super heavyweight champion! Thorbjorn Heimendahl decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
GAMMA#734 FannyP vs Heimendahl
Date: Sep 29, 2018 |
#R1# Heimendahl pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Heimendahl finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
SissyPants throws out a token jab with nothing on it. SissyPants swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heimendahl.#CUT# It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut. SissyPants throws a hook but Heimendahl blocks it. Heimendahl bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Heimendahl connects with a solid leg kick. SissyPants throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as SissyPants throws out the jab. Heimendahl swings for the body but SissyPants moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. SissyPants looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimendahl is just out of range. SissyPants checks a leg kick. A slow jab from SissyPants misses its intended target. Heimendahl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and SissyPants has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. SissyPants misses with a hook
and Heimendahl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T1# Heimendahl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from SissyPants. Heimendahl throws a body shot but no joy. Heimendahl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by SissyPants.
Heimendahl looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. SissyPants throws an off balance right hand
and Heimendahl counters with a straight right hand. SissyPants misses with a body shot.
SissyPants misses with a looping left. SissyPants throws a hook to the side of Heimendahl's head but Heimendahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. FannyPack SissyPants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. SissyPants just misses with a punch to the body.
SissyPants throws a body shot but no joy. Nice uppercut lands for Heimendahl. That snapped SissyPants's head back.
#CUT2# It looks like FannyPack SissyPants has been cut. SissyPants swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Heimendahl to counter with a crisp jab. A solid leg kick lands there for Heimendahl.
SissyPants swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
#T2# Heimendahl thuds his shin into the meat of SissyPants's side. Jab, jab by Heimendahl - just one landing. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Heimendahl wants to clinch up but SissyPants keeps it at a distance. SissyPants fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. Heimendahl cracks SissyPants with a good jab. Heimendahl dodges the punch combination from SissyPants.
SissyPants sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Heimendahl lands with a thumping leg kick.
SissyPants fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. Heimendahl thows a body kick. SissyPants tries to catch it but that hurt him. Heimendahl with a nice cross. Heimendahl pushes SissyPants away with a front kick. SissyPants is breathing heavily.#T3# A decent looking body kick lands there for Heimendahl. SissyPants walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimendahl.#CL2# SissyPants tries to keep at a distance but Heimendahl has taken the fight into the clinch. SissyPants doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
SissyPants is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Heimendahl's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Heimendahl lands a right hand that snaps the head of SissyPants backwards. Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. SissyPants tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. SissyPants misses with a punch on the inside.
SissyPants takes an elbow to the forehead. #BC# SissyPants pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. SissyPants misses with a right hand letting Heimendahl counter with a right hand. SissyPants will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Heimendahl jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action! Heimendahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimendahl has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. SissyPants lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#CL2# Heimendahl moves into the clinch.#T4# Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl lands a shot to the body. SissyPants misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through SissyPants's defenses. Heimendahl scores with a nice hook to the head. Heimendahl lands a right hand. Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
SissyPants struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
#BC# SissyPants manages to break the clinch.
Heimendahl misses with a wild combination.
Heimendahl lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
SissyPants clobbers Heimendahl with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Heimendahl avoids the body shot from SissyPants.
Heimendahl moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! SissyPants's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Heimendahl connects with a body shot that sends SissyPants's belly button to the back. SissyPants avoids the head kick by Heimendahl.
SissyPants misses with a shot to the body and Heimendahl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. SissyPants throws a looping overhand right but Heimendahl ducks down to avoid it. Heimendahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heimendahl, right into the meat.
SissyPants lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Heimendahl lands with a right hand. Heimendahl slips a straight right by SissyPants. SissyPants throws a predictable looking body shot
and Heimendahl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. SissyPants misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice uppercut there from Heimendahl. An inside leg kick lands from Heimendahl. Heimendahl has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Heimendahl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T1# Heimendahl cracks SissyPants with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. SissyPants seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. SissyPants throws a nice looking combination but Heimendahl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Heimendahl now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. SissyPants slips a jab and a cross from Heimendahl.
SissyPants swings and misses with a hook to the body.
SissyPants throws a shot from downtown. Heimendahl moves away and avoids it. Heimendahl thows a body kick. SissyPants tries to catch it but that hurt him. Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and SissyPants moves out of range easily. Heimendahl throws a leg kick which misses SissyPants's front leg but catches the back leg as SissyPants tries to avoid it. SissyPants throws a body punch but Heimendahl moves out of range. Heimendahl looks like he wants to counter punch here. SissyPants misses with a shot to the body and Heimendahl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Heimendahl avoids the body shot from SissyPants.
Heimendahl swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. SissyPants gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heimendahl.#T2##KD2# Heimendahl drops SissyPants with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but SissyPants looks back up at him and smiles so Heimendahl waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2# SissyPants is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heimendahl throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Oh SissyPants is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A solid leg kick lands there for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws a leg kick which misses SissyPants's front leg but catches the back leg as SissyPants tries to avoid it. SissyPants misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimendahl.
SissyPants seems to have got his legs back now. SissyPants throws a looping overhand right but Heimendahl ducks down to avoid it. SissyPants misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Heimendahl counters with a hugh head kick that removes SissyPants from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! A relieved looking Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. FannyPack SissyPants was interviewed post fight and said 'Now I go ride my scooter. That was no fun. And my scooter makes me smile again. Because my scooter is fun.'.
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Event:
GAMMA#731 Kruger v Simmons
Date: Sep 08, 2018 |
#R1# This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steigelmann. Nice defenses there by Heimendahl. Steigelmann throws a body punch but Heimendahl moves out of range. #CL2# Steigelmann darts in and clinches Heimendahl up against the cage. We've been informed that Steigelmann has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Steigelmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steigelmann lands with a short head shot on the inside. Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Heimendahl digs a right hand underneath Steigelmann's ribcage. Steigelmann let out a lung full of air as it connected. Heimendahl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steigelmann's defenses. #CUT# It looks like Gunnar Steigelmann has been cut. Steigelmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steigelmann throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steigelmann throws an elbow but misses. Heimendahl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steigelmann backwards. Heimendahl lands with a left to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Heimendahl misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Heimendahl. Heimendahl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1# An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steigelmann. Heimendahl lands an elbow inside that Steigelmann shrugs off. Steigelmann misses with a knee to the head. Heimendahl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steigelmann backwards. Steigelmann misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl lands with a right to the head. A hook to the body from Heimendahl.
Steigelmann looks winded! Still in the clinch, Heimendahl scores with a nice short uppercut. A short right from Heimendahl on the inside. Steigelmann pushes off an throws an elbow but Heimendahl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Heimendahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Steigelmann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Steigelmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Steigelmann with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heimendahl lands with a right to the head. Steigelmann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. A quick uppercut on the inside from Heimendahl. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice elbow from Heimendahl. #CUT# That has opened up Gunnar Steigelmann's cut even more. Heimendahl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Heimendahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steigelmann backwards. #T2# A right hook to the body lands for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as Steigelmann controls the action.
Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. I was talking to Heimendahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. A shot in the inside from Heimendahl. Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steigelmann's elbow. Steigelmann looks to throw an elbow but misses. Heimendahl lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Nice elbow from Heimendahl. #CUT# The cut above Gunnar Steigelmann's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Heimendahl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steigelmanns head. #CUT# Gunnar Steigelmann's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#KD# Heimendahl drops Steigelmann onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Steigelmann is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC# Steigelmann is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gunnar Steigelmann's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! A victorious Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
GAMMA#726 Kruger v Heimendahl
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1##CL2# Heimendahl has closed the distance and engaged Kruger in a clinch.
Kruger blocking some punches.
Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Heimendahl lands an elbow just above Kruger 's eye. Kruger misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Heimendahl lands a nice shot to the body. Heimendahl gets through Kruger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kruger throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. A right hook to the body lands for Kruger.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl has a couple of punches blocked by Kruger.
Kruger has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kruger backwards. Heimendahl lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruger backwards. Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short right from Kruger. Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Kruger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kruger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimendahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1# Kruger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A hook to the body from Kruger.
A short right from Heimendahl. A short left from Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside. Kruger tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage. Heimendahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Kruger misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heimendahl. Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as Kruger controls the action.
Heimendahl looks to throw an elbow but misses. A head punch on the inside from Kruger fails to land. Kruger tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Still in the clinch, Kruger scores with a nice short uppercut.#T2# Kruger misses with the head strike.
Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Kruger. Kruger blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kruger prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Heimendahl has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kruger seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heimendahl can turn it around. Kruger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kruger has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kruger backwards. Heimendahl lands with a short shot to the head. Still in the clinch, Kruger scores with a nice short uppercut. Kruger misses with a punch on the inside.
Heimendahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruger controls his hands.
Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heimendahl. Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruger's elbow. A short uppercut from Heimendahl. Still in the clinch, Heimendahl scores with a nice short uppercut. Kruger tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3# Heimendahl tries to throw a body punch but Kruger avoids it by throwing Heimendahl back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. Kruger blocks an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Kruger lands a hook to the side of the head. Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch. Kruger tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Heimendahl lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heimendahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger throws a head punch that misses. Heimendahl takes a shot to the head. Heimendahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Kruger takes an elbow to the temple. Heimendahl lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heimendahl. #CUT2# It looks like Dustin Kruger has been cut. Kruger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kruger blocks an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Kruger avoids the elbow strike from Heimendahl, against the cage.
Heimendahl misses with an elbow over the top.#T4# Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Kruger. Kruger tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. Kruger tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kruger. Kruger has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruger's elbow. A head punch on the inside from Kruger fails to land. Heimendahl tries to throw a body punch but Kruger avoids it by throwing Heimendahl back against the cage. Kruger misses with a body punch.
Kruger pushes Heimendahl back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Heimendahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Kruger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Kruger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kruger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kruger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kruger lands a nice shot to the body. Kruger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dustin Kruger's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Kruger misses with a body kick. Heimendahl swings for the body but Kruger moves out of range.
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heimendahl. Heimendahl misses with a body shot.
Kruger misses with a body kick. A lazy left from Kruger finds it's target. Heimendahl thuds his shin into the meat of Kruger's side. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl throws a nice inside leg kick. Kruger scores with a jab. Heimendahl acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Heimendahl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruger. Kruger misses with a kick to the body.
#T1# Heimendahl feints and then cracks Kruger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kruger down. Kruger tries to score with a low kick but Heimendahl moves his leg out of the way. Kruger throws a lazy right hand but Heimendahl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Heimendahl throws a counter combo. Heimendahl is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heimendahl tries to clinch but fails miserably and Kruger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Heimendahl keeps Kruger at a distance using the push kick. Good leg kick by Heimendahl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kruger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Heimendahl as he checks the leg kick. Heimendahl tries to counter by closing the distance. Heimendahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2# Jab, jab by Heimendahl - just one landing. Kruger checks a leg kick. Kruger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kruger misses with a low kick.
Heimendahl takes a body punch but keeps moving. Heimendahl misses with a hook
and Kruger counters with a straight punch to the midsection. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Heimendahl tries to clinch there but Kruger circles away.
Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruger connects with a single shot there. A clash of legs there as Kruger blocks the low kick. Kruger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3# Heimendahl misses with a hook. Kruger ducked under it nicely. Heimendahl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimendahl jabs Kruger to the body, keeping him at a distance. Kruger scores with a head kick. Heimendahl tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. 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. Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heimendahl misses with a body shot.
It looked like Kruger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heimendahl. Heimendahl slips a straight right by Kruger. Heimendahl counters with a body kick. Kruger throws a shot from downtown. Heimendahl moves away and avoids it. Heimendahl throws a big counter head kick but Kruger avoids it with no problem. Kruger missing with a left hand there. Heimendahl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4# Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Heimendahl lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kruger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL2# Heimendahl moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action! Kruger throws a head punch that misses. Kruger misses with the head strike.
Kruger misses with the head strike.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch. Heimendahl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kruger backwards. Heimendahl blocking some punches.
Kruger gets through Heimendahl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kruger misses with some punches.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Kruger scores with an uppercut up the middle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Kruger dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Dustin Kruger's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R3# Heimendahl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Heimendahl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kruger. Kruger obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Kruger. Heimendahl lands with a kick to the ribs.
Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruger moves away. Kruger throws an overhand right that lands on Heimendahl's shoulder, as Heimendahl tries to avoid the shot. Heimendahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2# Heimendahl takes the fight into the clinch. Heimendahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Kruger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Heimendahl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Kruger blocks an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
#T1# Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Kruger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimendahl presses Kruger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Heimendahl tries a body shot but Kruger blocks it.
Kruger misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heimendahl lands with a short shot to the head. Heimendahl scores with a shot to the side of Kruger's head. Heimendahl misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kruger.
Kruger tries to stall but Heimendahl uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kruger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heimendahl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Heimendahl pushes Kruger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. #T2# Nice elbow from Heimendahl. Kruger lands a nice shot to the body. Kruger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. 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! Kruger lands a body shot. A short left from Kruger. Kruger tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kruger. Kruger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Kruger pushes Heimendahl back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruger tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Kruger lands a shoulder strike. Heimendahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Kruger lands a hook that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T3# Kruger lands a left hand.
#ROC# Heimendahl is rocked! A short uppercut from Kruger. Heimendahl is still on wobbly legs! Can Kruger finish him? A right hook to the body lands for Heimendahl.
Kruger blocks an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl seems to have recovered his senses. Kruger tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruger. Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow. #KD# Kruger drops Heimendahl onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Heimendahl is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! A head punch on the inside from Kruger fails to land. Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. #KD# Kruger drops Heimendahl onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Heimendahl is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kruger has Heimendahl pressed against the cage. Heimendahl drops his hands and Kruger takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Heimendahl tumbling to the canvas! Kruger rains down with more punches but Heimendahl was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Kruger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dustin Kruger! Dustin Kruger retains his super heavyweight title! An out of breath Dustin Kruger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
GAMMA#722 Defoe v Okah 3
Date: Jul 28, 2018 |
#R1# Heimendahl wants to clinch up but Saric keeps it at a distance. Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Saric.#CL# Heimendahl forces Saric back against the cage and clinches. Heimendahl lands a body punch. Saric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heimendahl has him pressed against the cage. Saric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heimendahl scores with a shoulder strike. Heimendahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl gets through Saric's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC2# Saric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Saric lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Saric throws a right and a left that Heimendahl avoids nicely. A big left from Saric misses. A swing and a miss from Saric. Heimendahl connects with a leg kick. Saric looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T1# Saric misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saric steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Heimendahl. That one must have hurt. Saric misses with a leg kick letting Heimendahl counter with a right hand. Saric misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Saric misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Heimendahl takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heimendahl connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saric momentarily.
Saric misses with an uppercut
and Heimendahl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#KD# Heimendahl feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Saric sprawling to the canvas! Saric rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Heimendahl finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action! Saric misses with the combination.
Saric throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Heimendahl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saric looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. A lazy left from Saric finds it's target. Saric fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heimendahl is out of range. Saric just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHeimendahl.#T2# Heimendahl lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Heimendahl. Heimendahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A low kick from Saric is predictable there and Heimendahl counters with a right hand to the body. Saric looks winded! Heimendahl lands a leg kick that knocks Saric off balance momentarily. Heimendahl blocks a jab. Saric fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heimendahl. Saric moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Saric throws a leg kick and Heimendahl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Heimendahl stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saric. Saric connects with a leg kick. Heimendahl looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. A looping hook to the body misses from Heimendahl. Saric does a little dance to reset his feet. Some bone on bone action there as Heimendahl checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Heimendahl checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Saric misses with a left hand and Heimendahl counters with a lovely straight right hand! Saric misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl saw that one coming. Zdravko Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3# Saric throws a leg kick and Heimendahl counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL# Heimendahl clinches up with Saric and pushes him back against the cage. Heimendahl keeps control of Saric as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Heimendahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Heimendahl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Heimendahl lands a nice shot to the body. Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Heimendahl lands an elbow just above Saric 's eye. #CUT# It looks like Zdravko Saric has been cut. Heimendahl throws a punch but it's blocked by Saric. Heimendahl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saric backwards. Heimendahl has Saric pressed against the cage, preventing Saric from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Saric wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A nice glancing elbow lands by Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands a left hand.
#T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Heimendahl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saric's defenses. Heimendahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Saric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Heimendahl lands an elbow inside. Heimendahl working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2# Saric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Heimendahl misses with a wild body shot. Heimendahl looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#KD# Heimendahl lands a big right hand that sends Saric crashing to the mat! Heimendahl stays standing though and waves Saric back to his feet! Donk. Saric catches Heimendahl right on the button with a cross. Saric lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#KD# Heimendahl feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Saric sprawling to the canvas! Saric rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Heimendahl finish him?!
#ROC# Saric is rocked! Heimendahl lands a leg kick that knocks Saric off balance momentarily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Saric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saric.
Both fighters circling a little - Heimendahl finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Saric falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heimendahl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that round. The cut man is working on Zdravko Saric's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Heimendahl lands a nice looking body shot.
Saric moves out of range of the body kick. A solid body kick from Heimendahl. A head kick misses from Heimendahl. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saric lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Heimendahl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heimendahl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Saric misses with a hook
and Heimendahl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Heimendahl moves in looking to clinch but Saric pushes him off. Heimendahl scoring well with a low kick there.
Heimendahl moves in looking to clinch but Saric pushes him off. Heimendahl misses with a few strikes there.
Heimendahl misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2# Saric has closed the distance and engaged Heimendahl in a clinch.
Heimendahl lands a nice elbow. Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl looks to throw an elbow but misses. Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1# Heimendahl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Heimendahl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Heimendahl working aggressively here.
Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Saric blocks an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Saric uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2# Saric breaks from the clinch.
Heimendahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saric. Saric misses with a low kick. Heimendahl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saric. Heimendahl drops his hands momentarily and Saric takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Saric has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heimendahl. Saric is looking to chop away at Heimendahl's legs. An inside leg kick lands from Saric. #T2# The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Heimendahl on the wrong end of a nice hook. A swing and a miss from Saric. Saric thows a left - swing and a miss! Heimendahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl is winning the standup battle so far. Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saric moves away. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Saric throws a sloppy body shot
and Heimendahl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Saric buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heimendahl checks a low kick from Saric. Saric pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Saric throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL# and Heimendahl counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heimendahl. #BC2# Saric breaks the clinch.
Heimendahl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saric. Saric takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Heimendahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saric can do to turn this around?#CL# Heimendahl closes the distance and pushes Saric back into the cage. Heimendahl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T3# Saric is trying to break the clinch but Heimendahl has him pressed against the cage. Saric is trying to break the clinch but Heimendahl has him pressed against the cage. Saric takes an elbow to the temple. Heimendahl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saric backwards. Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saric wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heimendahl lands an uppercut. Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Thorbjorn Heimendahl has scored more points in the clinch so far. Saric prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Saric wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Heimendahl tries to throw a body punch but Saric avoids it by throwing Heimendahl back against the cage. Heimendahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Saric leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Saric prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Heimendahl has a couple of punches blocked by Saric.
Saric wants to get back to striking at distance but Heimendahl won't allow it.
#T4# Heimendahl has Saric pressed against the cage, preventing Saric from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Saric is trying to break the clinch but Heimendahl is controlling him. Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl lands a body punch. Saric is breathing heavily. Heimendahl lands a shot to the body. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heimendahl. Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as Saric controls the action.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl is leaning against Saric and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Heimendahl lands an uppercut. Heimendahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A frustrated look appears on Saric's face as he tries to break the clinch. Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Zdravko Saric's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! #R3# Heimendahl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Heimendahl has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Saric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Heimendahl. Saric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Saric ducks right into an uppercut from Heimendahl. Heimendahl misses with a series of wild punches.
Heimendahl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Saric misses with a looping right. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl feints and then cracks Saric's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saric down. Heimendahl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Heimendahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saric. Nice defenses there by Heimendahl. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL# Saric tries to keep at a distance but Heimendahl has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1# Heimendahl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Heimendahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Saric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heimendahl has him pressed against the cage. Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Heimendahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl lands a hook that snaps the head of Saric backwards. Heimendahl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saric or not. Saric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Heimendahl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Saric blocks the elbow strike.
Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heimendahl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A shot in the inside from Heimendahl. Zdravko Saric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Heimendahl lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands with a short shot to the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heimendahl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Saric takes an elbow to the temple. Saric is still on wobbly legs! Can Heimendahl finish him? Heimendahl lands a nice uppercut.#KD# Heimendahl drops Saric onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Saric is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! Saric avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl. Heimendahl tries to work over Saric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Saric tries to circle away but Heimendahl has him pinned against the cage. Saric blocks an elbow strike. Saric seems to have recovered his senses. A nice left hand lands by Heimendahl.
#T3# Heimendahl tries to throw a body punch but Saric avoids it by throwing Heimendahl back against the cage. Heimendahl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saric's efforts to push away. Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heimendahl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Heimendahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Saric controls his hands.
Saric wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saric has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A left hand lands to the body for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. #CUT# That has opened up Zdravko Saric's cut even more. Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Saric is trying to break the clinch but Heimendahl has him pressed against the cage. Saric blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside. A short body shot lands from Heimendahl as the two fighters clinch.
Heimendahl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4# Heimendahl lands with a short head shot on the inside. Heimendahl lands a body punch in the clinch. Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Heimendahl lands an elbow inside that Saric shrugs off. Saric's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Heimendahl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Saric tries to break free but Heimendahl pushes him back against the cage. Heimendahl presses Saric against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Heimendahl misses with an elbow over the top. Saric misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heimendahl. A short body shot lands from Heimendahl as the two fighters clinch.
Heimendahl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Thorbjorn Heimendahl showed his dominance in that final round. Well Heimendahl has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorbjorn Heimendahl! After winning the bout, Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GAMMA#719 Bubba v Saric
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1# Heimendahl feints and then cracks Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karlsson down. Heimendahl scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimendahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson. Heimendahl throws a quick inside leg kick. Heimendahl throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it. Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimendahl scoring well with a low kick there.
Heimendahl throws a body kick that misses. A solid body kick from Heimendahl. Heimendahl misses with the body kick and Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Karlsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Heimendahl makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Karlsson misses with a looping left.#T1# Heimendahl throws a poor cross that misses
and Karlsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Heimendahl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Karlsson looks winded! Heimendahl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heimendahl dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Heimendahl throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
A jab from Heimendahl does it's job there. Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimendahl.
Despite the aggression on Karlsson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Karlsson checks a leg kick. Heimendahl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Heimendahl throws an off balance right hand
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2# Heimendahl throws a wild body kick that Karlsson sees coming a mile off. Heimendahl throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Karlsson throws out a counter right but Heimendahl avoids it with no problem. Heimendahl moves in looking to clinch but Karlsson pushes him off. Karlsson misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl saw that one coming. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Heimendahl misses with a shot to the body and Karlsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Heimendahl connects with a solid leg kick. Karlsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heimendahl. Karlsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Heimendahl thumps Karlsson with a low kick. Heimendahl attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Heimendahl is looking to wear down Karlsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T3# Heimendahl lands with a nice body kick. Karlsson takes a shot right to the bread basket. Heimendahl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Karlsson misses. Heimendahl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karlsson. That did some damage! Heimendahl gets off balance looking for a body kick and Heimendahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Karlsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Heimendahl with a hook.#CUT# It looks like Kalle Karlsson has been cut. Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
#CL# and Heimendahl counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2# Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses. Karlsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T4# Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimendahl. Heimendahl is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Karlsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heimendahl. Heimendahl obviously looking to wear him down.
Heimendahl throws a low kick but Karlsson avoids it. Karlsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heimendahl connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karlsson scrambles back to his feet. Heimendahl is looking to land body kicks.#CL# Heimendahl rushes Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2# Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #KD# Heimendahl feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Karlsson sprawling to the canvas! Karlsson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Heimendahl finish him?!
#ROC# Karlsson is rocked! Heimendahl scores with a leg kick.
Karlsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Heimendahl finish him? Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heimendahl wobbles Karlsson with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Heimendahl dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Karlsson to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (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.
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Event:
GAMMA#714 Kruger v Pagnozzi
Date: Jun 16, 2018 |
#R1# Heimendahl slips a straight right by Gumption. A decent looking body kick lands there for Gumption. Gumption fakes the leg kick and cracks Heimendahl in the body. Heimendahl looks winded! Heimendahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gumption is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Heimendahl tries to clinch up but Gumption circles away and keeps his distance. Good work by Heimendahl as he checks the leg kick. Heimendahl on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Heimendahl closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Gumption wants to slow Heimendahl down by chopping away at his legs. Gumption loads up on a big right hand but Heimendahl slips the punch. Gumption has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Heimendahl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Gumption connects with the punch. Heimendahl lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heimendahl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Gumption darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses. Gumption misses with a right hand and Heimendahl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Gumption throws a wild body kick that Heimendahl sees coming a mile off.#T1# Heimendahl avoids the body shot from Gumption.
Gumption connects with a body shot. Gumption lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Gumption connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Gumption has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heimendahl. Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Gumption fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heimendahl looks up at the clock. Bad move! Gumption lands a right hand from hell, dropping Heimendahl. Gumption pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Gumption! Bubba Gumption very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
GAMMA#710 Bubba v Kruger
Date: May 26, 2018 |
#R1# Heimendahl throws a wild body kick that Force sees coming a mile off. Heimendahl wants to clinch and Force counters with a nice body shot. We've been told by Force's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Force ducks under a wild hook from Heimendahl. Force lands a nice shot to the body.
Force has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Heimendahl.#CL2# Heimendahl darts in and clinches Force up against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Force's face as he tries to break the clinch. Still in the clinch, Force scores with a nice short uppercut. Heimendahl working aggressively here.
Force tries to break free but Heimendahl pushes him back against the cage. Heimendahl told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight. Nice elbow from Heimendahl. Force misses with a hook from the clinch. Force tries to circle away but Heimendahl has him pinned against the cage.#BC# Force manages to break the clinch.
Force moves out of range of the body kick from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Force moves out of range easily. Force is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Heimendahl has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heimendahl there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1# Heimendahl lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Heimendahl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Force throws a chopping leg kick but Heimendahl manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Heimendahl blocks a jab. Heimendahl throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Force. An inside leg kick from Heimendahl misses. Heimendahl displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Force throws a hook to the side of Heimendahl's head but Heimendahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Heimendahl misses with a low kick. Heimendahl digs a good hook to Force's body.
Heimendahl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Force checks it well. Heimendahl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Force swats him away and circles back towards the center. Force throws a left and a right that both miss
and Force takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Heimendahl misses with a body kick. #T2# Heimendahl misses with a kick to the body and Force counters with a nice body shot. Force uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Heimendahl fakes the leg kick and cracks Force in the body. Heimendahl with a hook. Heimendahl misses with a body kick. Force cracks Heimendahl with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Heimendahl connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Force momentarily.
Heimendahl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Force counters with a left to the body. Heimendahl throws a head kick that half lands.
Force swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl lands with a shot to the body. Force walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimendahl. Force goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Force keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimendahl.#T3# Force misses with a straight left. Heimendahl throws a head kick that Force semi-blocks.
Force is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands with an uppercut that bounces Force off the cage and back into range. Heimendahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Force ducks right into an uppercut from Heimendahl. Force misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Forces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Force throws a body shot but no joy. Force misses with a body shot.
Heimendahl swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Heimendahl lands with a right and another and another! Force is in big trouble! Heimendahl lands again and this time it's lights out for Force! A quality knockout there for Heimendahl.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! An out of breath Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
GAMMA#707 Hoyce v Pagnozzi
Date: May 05, 2018 |
#R1# Glozman scores with a jab to the jaw. Glozman misses with a straight left. Glozman delivers a nice body kick. Glozman throws a half hearted mid kick. Glozman backing away here, and Heimendahl unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Glozman moves out of range of the body kick. Glozman misses with a body kick.#CL# Glozman clinches up with Heimendahl and pushes him back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glozman. A nice left hand lands by Glozman.
Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glozman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. Heimendahl managing to block the knees to the body from Glozman.
Glozman lands with a left to the head. 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 lands with a right to the head. Heimendahl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #KD# Glozman drops Heimendahl with a big knee straight up the middle! Heimendahl is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC# Heimendahl is rocked!#CUT# It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut. Glozman tries to clinch there but Heimendahl circles away.
Heimendahl looks like he wants to counter punch here. Glozman avoids a kick to the body.
Glozman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T1##CL# Glozman gets a clinch. Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Glozman uses good head movement to avoid it. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. A hook to the body from Glozman.
Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glozman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heimendahl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glozman lands a body punch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Glozman. Glozman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Glozman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Glozman wants to stall.
Glozman blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Glozman as the two fighters clinch.
Heimendahl looks winded! Glozman blocks an elbow strike. Glozman lands with a short head shot on the inside. Glozman misses with a knee strike.
#T2# Glozman misses with an elbow over the top. Glozman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glozman avoids the elbow strike from Heimendahl, against the cage.
Glozman has Heimendahl pushed against the cage. Glozman tries to land knees in the clinch but Heimendahl avoids the damage to the body. Glozman misses with the head strike.
Glozman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Glozman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Glozman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Heimendahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Glozman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glozman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heimendahl up against the cage. Glozman throws an elbow that misses.
Glozman controlling the action here for a moment.
Heimendahl tries a body shot but Glozman blocks it.
#T3# Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Glozman. Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimendahl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Heimendahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short uppercut from Heimendahl. Glozman misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl misses with a hook from the clinch. Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Glozman fails to land. Heimendahl misses with a hook from the clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Glozman. Glozman tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Glozman back against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Glozman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heimendahl's brow. Glozman lands with a right to the head. Glozman lands a hook that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Heimendahl being controlled against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Glozman fails to land. #T4# Glozman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Glozman.
Glozman leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heimendahl. 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 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Nice body punch from Glozman. Heimendahl misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Glozman.
Heimendahl throws a head punch that misses. Glozman blocks an elbow strike. Glozman has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Glozman lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Glozman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glozman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Glozman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glozman is leaning against Heimendahl and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Glozman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitzi Glozman dominated that round. The cut man is working on Thorbjorn Heimendahl's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Heimendahl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Glozman blocks a leg kick. Glozman misses with a body kick. Heimendahl now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Heimendahl drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Glozman scores with a leg kick.
Heimendahl misses the shot to the body. Heimendahl pushes Glozman away with a front kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Glozman. Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Glozman wants to clinch. Heimendahl keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heimendahl.#T1# Glozman lands a jab to the nose. Heimendahl is looking to land body kicks. Heimendahl throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Glozman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Glozman ducks under a wild hook from Heimendahl. Glozman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Glozman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heimendahl can do to turn this around? A bone on bone clash there as Heimendahl blocks the leg kick.
Heimendahl looks for the body kick but Glozman saw that one coming. Heimendahl moves away from the strike by Glozman. Heimendahl misses with a body kick. Heimendahl goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Glozman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heimendahl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Heimendahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glozman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heimendahl. Glozman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimendahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Glozman.#T2# Glozman throws a nice looking combination but Heimendahl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Glozman blocks a head kick by Heimendahl.
This has been an exciting period of action! Glozman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Heimendahl lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mitzi Glozman is winning the standup battle so far. Heimendahl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Glozman avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Heimendahl throws a body punch but Glozman moves out of range. Glozman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heimendahl looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL2# Heimendahl clinches. Glozman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Nice elbow from Glozman. Glozman lands an elbow inside that Heimendahl shrugs off. Heimendahl takes an elbow to the temple. Glozman misses with a knee to the head. Nice elbow from Glozman. Glozman lands a nice elbow. #T3# Glozman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heimendahl avoids it. Glozman trying to control the position but instead, Heimendahl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glozman into the cage. Glozman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glozman throws an elbow but it misses.
Glozman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Glozman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heimendahl is defending well for now. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heimendahl. Glozman lands with a short shot to the head. Glozman throws an elbow but it misses.
Heimendahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heimendahl misses with an elbow strike.
Mitzi Glozman has scored more points in the clinch so far. A short right from Glozman on the inside. A nice left hand lands by Glozman.
Heimendahl lands a right hand. Heimendahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl tries a body shot but Glozman blocks it.
Glozman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T4# Both guys are working to get underhooks. Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimendahl lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Heimendahl misses with a punch to the body.
Glozman takes an elbow to the forehead. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Glozman takes a shot to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Heimendahl. Heimendahl misses with a punch on the inside.
Heimendahl has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Glozman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heimendahl can turn it around. Glozman lands with a right to the head. Glozman tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. Glozman has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl has a couple of punches blocked by Glozman.
Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heimendahl avoids a wild elbow strike from Glozman. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitzi Glozman dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Thorbjorn Heimendahl's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# Heimendahl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glozman checks a leg kick. Glozman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL# Glozman has Heimendahl up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands an elbow that stopped Glozman in his tracks for a moment. Glozman missing with knees to the body.
Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike. Heimendahl takes a knee right on the jaw!
Glozman prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Glozman throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. A head punch on the inside from Glozman fails to land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl misses with an elbow strike.
Glozman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heimendahl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glozman takes a shot to the head. Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Glozman uses good head movement to avoid it. Heimendahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1# Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside. Heimendahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2# It looks like Mitzi Glozman has been cut. Glozman tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Glozman as the two fighters clinch.
Heimendahl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Glozman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heimendahl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heimendahl takes an elbow to the temple. Heimendahl throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Glozman on the inside. Glozman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Glozman tries to land a knee to the head but Heimendahl blocks with his arms.
Glozman tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Glozman back against the cage. Glozman avoids the elbow strike from Heimendahl, against the cage.
Glozman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heimendahl tries a body shot but Glozman blocks it.
Heimendahl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Nice elbow from Glozman. Thorbjorn Heimendahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Heimendahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. 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 misses with some punches.
Glozman controlling the action here for a moment.
Heimendahl digs a right hand into Glozman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Glozman's gas tank. A shot in the inside from Heimendahl. Glozman lands an elbow inside. Glozman looking to throw knees to the head but Heimendahl is blocking nicely.
Glozman is trying to stall.
Glozman avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl. Glozman has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Nice elbow from Glozman. Heimendahl blocks the elbow strike.
Glozman tries to stall but Heimendahl uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heimendahl working aggressively here.
A short right from Heimendahl. #T3# Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Glozman lands a good knee to the midsection. Heimendahl won't want to take too many of those. Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glozman's elbow. Nice elbow from Heimendahl. Glozman lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Glozman takes an elbow to the temple. Heimendahl lands with a right to the head. Heimendahl lands a hook that snaps the head of Glozman backwards. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. A nice left hand lands by Heimendahl.
Glozman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heimendahl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glozman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heimendahl.
Glozman blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glozman. Glozman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitzi Glozman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Glozman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Heimendahl misses with a punch on the inside.
Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimendahl tries to work over Glozman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Glozman uses good head movement to avoid it. With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses. Glozman prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Heimendahl cracks Glozman with a nice body shot. Glozman working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight! Thorbjorn Heimendahl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Glozman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitzi Glozman! A very excited looking Mitzi Glozman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
GAMMA#703 Bubba v Bryant 4
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
#R1# A head kick from Heimendahl lands but Perkele takes it in his stride. #CUT# It looks like Itse Perkele has been cut. A shot to the body from Perkele misses enabling Heimendahl to counter with a crisp jab. Heimendahl drops his hands momentarily and Perkele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Perkele misses with a wild body shot. A head kick misses from Heimendahl. Perkele let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Heimendahl misses with a body shot.
Perkele misses the jab. Perkele takes a swing at Heimendahl's ribcage but misses. Heimendahl looks to land a body kick but Perkele moved away. Itse Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heimendahl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Perkele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heimendahl at a distance.
Perkele scores with a jab. Heimendahl acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and Heimendahl counters with an inside leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Heimendahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Perkele lands a nice looking kick to the body. Heimendahl takes a step back to recover. Perkele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Perkele misses with a looping right.#T1# Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Perkele sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Perkele misses the shot to the body. Perkele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heimendahl. Heimendahl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Perkele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heimendahl's calf. Perkele throws a jab when Heimendahl was well out of range. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perkele. Heimendahl shrugs it off though. Heimendahl throws a combination. Perkele tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Heimendahl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Perkele misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Heimendahl. Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Perkele looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Perkele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heimendahl moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Heimendahl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2# Perkele misses with a body shot.
Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Heimendahl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele checks the leg kick. Perkele throws a series of punches but Heimendahl avoids them all with ease. Heimendahl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Heimendahl lands a nice looking body shot.
Heimendahl scores with a head kick.
Heimendahl throws out a powerful jab. Heimendahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses. Perkele connects with a crisp jab. Some wild striking there from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl moves out of range of the body kick.#T3# Heimendahl tries to clinch but Perkele moves out of range. Perkele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Perkele throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Heimendahl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkele swats him away and circles back towards the center. Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Heimendahl slips the punch. Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimendahl. That did some damage! A swing and a miss from Perkele. Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Nice defenses there by Heimendahl. Perkele misses with a low kick as Heimendahl jumps back. Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and Heimendahl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Perkele blocks a leg kick. Perkele looks to throw the jab but Heimendahl is out of range. Heimendahl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Heimendahl throws a right and a left that Perkele avoids nicely. Heimendahl looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range. Perkele follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#T4# A nice leg kick lands there from Heimendahl. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Perkele scores with a jab to the body. Heimendahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A solid body kick from Heimendahl. Perkele looks to throw the jab but Heimendahl is out of range. Heimendahl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Heimendahl uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkele has time to react. Heimendahl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Perkele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heimendahl moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Perkele 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. Perkele throws a push kick but Heimendahl slaps the foot to one side. Heimendahl is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Perkele. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL# Heimendahl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perkele, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2# Perkele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick. Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thorbjorn Heimendahl will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Itse Perkele's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Perkele throws a body punch but Heimendahl moves out of range. Heimendahl is looking to counter with a body kick. Heimendahl throws a half hearted mid kick. Heimendahl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Thorbjorn Heimendahl is winning the standup battle so far. Perkele takes a swing at Heimendahl's ribcage but misses. Heimendahl misses with an uppercut. Perkele saw that one coming. Perkele lands with a cross. Heimendahl takes a body punch but keeps moving. Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimendahl. A big right from Perkele misses. Perkele moves out of range as Heimendahl strikes. Perkele throws a hook but Heimendahl blocks it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Heimendahl moves out of range of the strikes. Heimendahl throws a series of punches but Perkele avoids them all with ease. Heimendahl moves out of range of the strikes. A quick step to the side and Heimendahl tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. A jab from Heimendahl finds it's way through Perkele's defenses. #T1# Perkele drops his hands momentarily and Heimendahl takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Perkele. Heimendahl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Heimendahl throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Heimendahl connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perkele's hands. Perkele misses the jab. Heimendahl throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Perkele slips under a jab. Heimendahl scores with a shot to the body.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Heimendahl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Perkele misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A low kick from Perkele is predictable there and Heimendahl counters with a nice uppercut. Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Heimendahl moved out of range nicely.#T2# Perkele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perkele there as he acknowledges the shot. Perkele clobbers Heimendahl with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Perkele swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Heimendahl misses its intended target. Perkele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Heimendahl looks to land a body kick but Perkele moved away. Heimendahl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target. Heimendahl throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Perkele moves out of range easily. Heimendahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heimendahl moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Perkele lands with a good body shot. Perkele throws a head kick but Heimendahl moves out of range.
#T3# Perkele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heimendahl closes the distance but Perkele moves to the side and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Heimendahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele. Perkele misses the shot to the body. Perkele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heimendahl has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Perkele cracks Heimendahl with an open hand slap. Heimendahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Heimendahl.#CL# Heimendahl moves into the clinch successfully.
Perkele blocks the elbow strike.
Perkele missing with knees to the body.
Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Perkele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heimendahl misses with some punches.
#T4# Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl. Heimendahl misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Perkele tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Heimendahl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkele or not. Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Perkele. Nice body punch from Heimendahl - that landed with a thud.
Perkele is breathing heavily. Heimendahl lands with a left to the head. Heimendahl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Heimendahl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow. Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. Heimendahl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heimendahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Heimendahl lands a hook to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Itse Perkele's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Heimendahl dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Heimendahl motions for Perkele to come forward. Heimendahl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Perkele misses with a looping left. Perkele feints and then cracks Heimendahl's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heimendahl down. Heimendahl scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Heimendahl misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl staying out of range there. A quick step to the side and Heimendahl tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Heimendahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkele can do to turn this around? Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele. Heimendahl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Heimendahl is looking to take this fight into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Perkele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Heimendahl throws the kick towards the body but Perkele avoids it. Perkele scores with a sloppy right hand. Heimendahl should have avoided that one. #T1# Heimendahl dodges the punch combination from Perkele.
Perkele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL# Heimendahl rushes Perkele and presses him up against the cage. Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Perkele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow. Heimendahl scores with a shoulder strike. Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Heimendahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Perkele looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside. Perkele wants to break free but Heimendahl has control.
Perkele is trying to break free. Heimendahl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heimendahl scores with an uppercut up the middle. Itse Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Perkele. Perkele avoids the elbow strike from Heimendahl, against the cage.
Perkele landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Heimendahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Perkele blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside. Perkele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow. Thorbjorn Heimendahl has scored more points in the clinch so far. Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Perkele. Perkele misses with a punch on the inside.
Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Perkele wants to break free but Heimendahl has control.
Heimendahl scores with an uppercut up the middle. A right handed body shot lands from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands an elbow that stopped Perkele in his tracks for a moment. With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses. Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T3##KD# Heimendahl drops Perkele onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Perkele is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC# Perkele is rocked! Heimendahl lands a big right hand! Perkele is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
GAMMA#699 Shin v Hyde
Date: Mar 24, 2018 |
#R1# Heimendahl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heimendahl throws a body shot but no joy. A looping hook to the body misses from DaCoca. Heimendahl does a little dance to reset his feet. Heimendahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DaCoca. DaCoca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. DaCoca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT# It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut. DaCoca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heimendahl. Heimendahl keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CUT2# It looks like Charles DaCoca has been cut. DaCoca sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Heimendahl listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Heimendahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily. DaCoca gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heimendahl throws a jab but it's blocked by DaCoca. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice defenses there by Heimendahl. Heimendahl counters with a body kick. Heimendahl misses with a body kick. Heimendahl ducks right into an uppercut from DaCoca. Heimendahl jabs at DaCoca's body.#T1# Heimendahl throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by DaCoca. Heimendahl throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. DaCoca throws out a loose jab but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. DaCoca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. DaCoca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. DaCoca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. DaCoca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from DaCoca lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Heimendahl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heimendahl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A jab from DaCoca does it's job there. A low kick from DaCoca is predictable there and Heimendahl counters with a nice uppercut. Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from DaCoca. DaCoca swings and misses with a shot to the body and Heimendahl counters with a low kick, right behind DaCoca 's knee. Charles DaCoca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. 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 thumps DaCoca with a low kick. Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
DaCoca throws a looping overhand right but Heimendahl ducks down to avoid it. DaCoca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Heimendahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2# Heimendahl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DaCoca. DaCoca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DaCoca lands with a nice body punch. Heimendahl tries to clinch but DaCoca is having none of it. DaCoca gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heimendahl. Heimendahl thows a left - swing and a miss! Jab, jab by Heimendahl - just one landing. Heimendahl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DaCoca sees it coming and avoids it easily. Heimendahl throws a nice looking combination but DaCoca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Heimendahl throws a sloppy body shot
enabling DaCoca to counter with a crisp jab. DaCoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DaCoca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. Heimendahl wants to clinch.#T3# DaCoca misses with a hook. Heimendahl tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Heimendahl on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Heimendahl slips a jab from DaCoca. A jab from Heimendahl finds it's way through DaCoca's defenses. DaCoca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl scores with a jab. Heimendahl throws a body kick that misses. DaCoca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL2# Heimendahl rushes DaCoca and presses him up against the cage. DaCoca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DaCoca. DaCoca blocks an uppercut.
DaCoca misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4# Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as DaCoca controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Heimendahl misses with a punch to the body.
DaCoca can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Heimendahl. Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Heimendahl.
DaCoca working hard to break the clinch. A head punch on the inside from DaCoca fails to land. Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but DaCoca uses good head movement to avoid it. DaCoca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
Heimendahl misses with a punch to the body.
DaCoca misses with a punch on the inside.
DaCoca leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thorbjorn Heimendahl will probably get the nod. 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! #R2# DaCoca lands with a cross. DaCoca misses with a body shot
and Heimendahl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. DaCoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DaCoca. DaCoca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heimendahl just manages to avoid it. DaCoca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heimendahl. Heimendahl obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be getting the better of the standup. DaCoca walks into a straight right hand from Heimendahl.#CUT2# Charles DaCoca's cut is getting worse. An inside leg kick lands from Heimendahl. DaCoca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heimendahl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Heimendahl works the jab nicely. DaCoca staying out of range there. DaCoca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DaCoca is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Heimendahl. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! DaCoca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heimendahl misses with a hook. DaCoca ducked under it nicely. A counter left hand to the body from DaCoca misses its target. DaCoca darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Heimendahl is looking to land body kicks. DaCoca was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T1# Heimendahl scores with a three punch combo!
#CUT2# Charles DaCoca's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. DaCoca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Heimendahl has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. DaCoca thuds a left hand into Heimendahl's body. Heimendahl misses with a body kick. Heimendahl scores with a body shot.
Heimendahl avoids the body shot from DaCoca.
The fighters circling - DaCoca throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Heimendahl lands a head kick!
Heimendahl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DaCoca.
DaCoca dips down and scores with a jab to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! DaCoca on the wrong end of a nice jab. DaCoca thows a left - swing and a miss! DaCoca scores with a push kick. Heimendahl is breathing heavily. Heimendahl misses with a kick to the body.
Heimendahl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DaCoca.
#T2# Heimendahl throws a lazy right hand but DaCoca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. DaCoca ducks under a wild hook from Heimendahl. DaCoca takes a shot right to the bread basket. DaCoca throws a leg kick but Heimendahl sees it coming and moves out of range. Heimendahl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Heimendahl misses with a right hand and DaCoca counters with a straight right hand. DaCoca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heimendahl's calf. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! DaCoca crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heimendahl - the referee stops the clock and DaCoca gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heimendahl. DaCoca manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Heimendahl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DaCoca doesn't seem bothered though. DaCoca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. DaCoca swings widly with a right hand
and Heimendahl counters with a thumping low kick. Heimendahl takes one to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Heimendahl 's head but he takes it in his stride. DaCoca misses with a hook
and Heimendahl makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3# DaCoca looks to throw the jab but Heimendahl is out of range. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Heimendahl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. DaCoca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Heimendahl under the eye.#ROC# Heimendahl is rocked! DaCoca misses with a body shot.
DaCoca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Heimendahl. DaCoca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL2# Heimendahl clinches. Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heimendahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DaCoca struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
DaCoca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Heimendahl looks to throw an elbow but misses. Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DaCoca avoids the elbow strike from Heimendahl, against the cage.
Heimendahl throws an elbow that misses.
#T4# DaCoca throws a head punch that misses. A short right from DaCoca. DaCoca avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC# DaCoca manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heimendahl. DaCoca looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimendahl is just out of range. Heimendahl doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. DaCoca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DaCoca there as he acknowledges the shot. DaCoca on the wrong end of a nice hook. Heimendahl defending well as DaCoca loads up on a big left hand. Heimendahl moves out of range of the body kick. A nice side step and Heimendahl releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Heimendahl avoids the body shot from DaCoca.
It seemed like Heimendahl was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. DaCoca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CUT2# Jeez, Charles DaCoca's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. DaCoca scores with a decent looking hook. DaCoca blocks a head kick by Heimendahl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thorbjorn Heimendahl will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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! This is the final round! #R3# Heimendahl is looking to clinch but DaCoca is avoiding it.
DaCoca misses the shot to the body. DaCoca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heimendahl checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. DaCoca throws a sloppy head kick and Heimendahl moves out of range easily. DaCoca misses with a lunging right hand
and Heimendahl counters with a right hand to the body. Heimendahl takes a body punch but keeps moving. Heimendahl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Heimendahl slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. DaCoca throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl with a hook. Heimendahl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. DaCoca swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. DaCoca takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
DaCoca lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! DaCoca looks to land a right hand but Heimendahl moved out of range.#T1# Heimendahl scores with a body shot.
Heimendahl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. DaCoca lands with a nice body punch. Heimendahl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Heimendahl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#KD# DaCoca lands a big head kick that sends Heimendahl tumbling to the mat! DaCoca takes a step backwards and waves Heimendahl back to his feet - he wants the finish! DaCoca takes a swing at Heimendahl's ribcage but misses. DaCoca is looking to wear down Heimendahl with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Heimendahl throws a hook but DaCoca blocks it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. DaCoca throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A little jabbing left from Heimendahl on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. DaCoca lands with a hook. Heimendahl tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Heimendahl is still on wobbly legs! Can DaCoca finish him? DaCoca throws a head kick but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl misses with a looping left. Heimendahl throws a body shot but no joy. Heimendahl seems to have recovered his senses. Heimendahl stuns DaCoca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Heimendahl doesn't manage to clinch there - DaCoca circles away.
Charles DaCoca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Heimendahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DaCoca. The fighters circle momentarily. Heimendahl darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. DaCoca throws a push kick but Heimendahl slaps the foot to one side. Heimendahl scores with a hook to the body. DaCoca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A slow jab from DaCoca misses its intended target. It seemed like Heimendahl was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Heimendahl tries to clinch but DaCoca is having none of it. DaCoca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
DaCoca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles DaCoca's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! After winning the bout, Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. The defeated Charles DaCoca had this to say: 'That was unexpected.. Well done.'.
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Event:
GAMMA#693 Volkov vs Shin 5
Date: Feb 24, 2018 |
#R1# Bryant clobbers Heimendahl with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Bryant moves into range and connects with a jab. Bryant 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. Bryant jabs at Heimendahl's body. Bryant avoids the body shot from Heimendahl.
Bryant now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Heimendahl takes a body punch but keeps moving. Bryant misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2# Bryant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Heimendahl on his heels. He'll look to pass Heimendahl's guard now, I'm sure.#ES# The fighters are working up against the cage. Heimendahl manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. 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 blocks a body shot from Bryant. Heimendahl scores with a hook to the body. I was talking to Heimendahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Bryant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Bryant.
Bryant misses with a hook from the clinch. Nice body punch from Bryant - that landed with a thud.
Bryant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Heimendahl is breathing heavily. Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Bryant. Bryant working aggressively here.
#T1# Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bryant misses with a punch on the inside.
Bryant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Heimendahl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Bryant tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Bryant back against the cage. Bryant misses with a punch on the inside.
Bryant blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Heimendahl lands a shot to the body. Bryant throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Bryant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bryant working some nice short punches in the clinch. Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bryant misses with a hook from the clinch. Bryant cracks Heimendahl with a nice body shot. Bryant scores with a nice hook to the head. Bryant goes for a takedown attempt but Heimendahl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bryant misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T2##CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryant uses good head movement to avoid it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bryant pushes Heimendahl back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Heimendahl throws an elbow that misses.
Bryant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bryant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bryant prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Bryant struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Heimendahl lands a body punch. Bryant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike. A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl. A right hook to the body lands for Bryant.
Bryant throws a head punch that misses. Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. #CUT# It looks like Gerbert Bryant has been cut.#T3# Heimendahl working aggressively here.
Bryant misses with some punches.
Bryant misses with a hook from the clinch. Bryant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heimendahl. Bryant scores with a shot to the side of Heimendahl's head. Bryant dodges an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
A short uppercut from Bryant. A short left from Bryant. Heimendahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Bryant lands with a right to the head. Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Bryant as the two fighters clinch.
Bryant tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
#TD2# Bryant gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. 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! Bryant takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Heimendahl is not content to let Bryant control the position. Bryant drops an elbow to the side of Heimendahl's head. #T4# The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bryant lands a nice short elbow. Bryant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Bryant not landing any meaningful shots this time. Heimendahl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Bryant is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Bryant has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Heimendahl's face.
#ROC2# Heimendahl is rocked! Bryant postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Heimendahl is out cold - huge knockout for Bryant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gerbert Bryant! A victorious Gerbert Bryant thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
GAMMA#690 Shin v Volkov 4
Date: Feb 03, 2018 |
#R1# Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away. Heimendahl throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curry counters with a nice uppercut. Heimendahl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Curry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A head kick misses from Heimendahl. Heimendahl throws a jab when Curry was well out of range. Curry throws a counter high kick but Heimendahl was just alert enough to avoid it. Heimendahl takes a kick to the side of the head. Nice uppercut lands for Heimendahl. That snapped Curry's head back.
Curry moves out of range as Heimendahl throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Curry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Curry blocks a low kick nicely. Curry scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Heimendahl misses its intended target. Curry thumps Heimendahl with a low kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A leg kick checked by Curry.#T1# A low kick from Heimendahl misses and Curry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Curry throws a hook but Heimendahl avoids it easily. Curry throws a body kick that misses letting Heimendahl counter with a right hand. #CUT2# It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut. Heimendahl slips under a jab from Curry. Curry throws a sloppy head kick and Heimendahl moves out of range easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimendahl! But no joy. Curry misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heimendahl.#CL2# Heimendahl moves into range and clinches up with Curry. Curry digs a right hand underneath Heimendahl's ribcage. Heimendahl let out a lung full of air as it connected. Heimendahl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Curry throws a head punch that misses. Curry lands a body punch. Curry lands an uppercut. Heimendahl lands an elbow just above Curry 's eye. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Heimendahl lands an elbow just above Curry 's eye. #T2# Heimendahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Curry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it. Curry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
Heimendahl gets through Curry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses. Curry working aggressively here.
#BC# Curry manages to break the clinch.
Heimendahl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Curry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Heimendahl on the wrong end of a nice jab. Heimendahl throws out a loose jab but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it. As Heimendahl backs away, Curry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Heimendahl throws the kick towards the body but Curry avoids it. Curry throwing a counter right hand but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heimendahl checks a leg kick. #T3# Heimendahl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curry. Heimendahl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Curry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Heimendahl scores with a push kick. Heimendahl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Curry is breathing heavily. Curry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heimendahl thuds a left hand into Curry's body. Curry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL2# Curry tries to keep at a distance but Heimendahl has taken the fight into the clinch. Heimendahl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Currys head. Curry prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Curry lands with a right to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4# Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curry lands a body shot. Heimendahl has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Curry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heimendahl can turn it around. Heimendahl lands a nice elbow. Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land. Heimendahl scores with an uppercut up the middle. Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curry. Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Curry avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl. Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Curry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC# Curry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Heimendahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimendahl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thorbjorn Heimendahl will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Arthur Curry's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# Curry misses the jab. Heimendahl let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Curry throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Curry misses with a right hand and Heimendahl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Heimendahl connects with a single shot there. Heimendahl slips a straight right by Curry. Heimendahl misses with a hook. Curry ducked under it nicely. Curry half committed to a counter leg kick. Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Curry. Curry throws a sloppy body shot
and Heimendahl counters with a nice uppercut. Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be getting the better of the standup. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Heimendahl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Heimendahl throws the left hand but Curry avoids the punch easily. Heimendahl cracks Curry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T1# Curry with a jab. Curry throws a hook but Heimendahl avoids it easily. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Heimendahl. Curry shrugs it off though. Heimendahl swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Heimendahl throws an off balance right hand
and Curry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heimendahl's knee momentarily. Curry slips under a jab. Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses. Heimendahl fails in his attempt to clinch. Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heimendahl closes the distance looking to clinch and Curry counters with a flying knee. Nice. #CUT# It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut.#T2# A head kick from Heimendahl lands but Curry takes it in his stride. Heimendahl throws a wild body kick that Curry sees coming a mile off. Curry tests Heimendahl's chin there with a solid looking shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Curry misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl misses with a low kick as Curry jumps back. Heimendahl misses with a left hand #KD# and Curry counters with a nice right hand that sends Heimendahl toppling to the canvas! Heimendahl scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Curry finish him?!#ROC# Heimendahl is rocked! Heimendahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target. Heimendahl lands with a good body shot. Heimendahl misses with a wild body shot. Heimendahl drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T3# Heimendahl misses with a hook to the body
and Curry counters with a lovely straight right hand! Heimendahl is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him? Heimendahl moves in looking to clinch but Curry pushes him off. Heimendahl seems to have recovered his senses. A kick lands to the mid section there for Heimendahl. Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A quick step to the side and Curry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Heimendahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Heimendahl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry. Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Curry. Heimendahl raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Heimendahl misses with a hook to the body
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A decent looking cross lands there for Heimendahl. Heimendahl checks a leg kick. #T4# Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2# Heimendahl gets a clinch. Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC# Curry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Curry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heimendahl connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curry scrambles back to his feet. This has been an exciting period of action! Curry throws a shot from downtown. Heimendahl moves away and avoids it. Curry swats away the attempt to clinch by Heimendahl. Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Curry misses with a straight left. Heimendahl blocks a jab. Curry throws a body shot but no joy. 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 Arthur Curry will probably get the nod. 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! This is the final round! #R3# Heimendahl slips under a jab. A shot to the liver by Heimendahl. Beautiful body shot. Heimendahl jabbing away but nothing is landing. Heimendahl connects with a high kick. Curry 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. Curry throws a hook to the side of Heimendahl's head but Heimendahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Curry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl moves out of range of the leg kick from Curry. Heimendahl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Curry connects with a body shot that sends Heimendahl's belly button to the back. Heimendahl tries a head kick but it misses.
#T1# Curry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Curry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Curry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Heimendahl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Curry throws a leg kick that is checked and Curry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2# Curry is rocked! Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Curry moves out of range easily. Heimendahl scores with a nice head shot. Oh Curry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2# Heimendahl rushes Curry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it. Curry seems to have got his legs back now. Curry digs a right hand into Heimendahl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heimendahl's gas tank. Heimendahl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Heimendahl misses with a hook from the clinch. Curry misses with some punches.
#T2# An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry. Heimendahl blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC# Curry breaks from the clinch.
Heimendahl is looking to clinch but Curry is avoiding it.
Curry tried to counter with a leg kick but Heimendahl avoided it. Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Curry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heimendahl. Some bone on bone action there as Curry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Curry throwing a counter right hand but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. Heimendahl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Curry at a distance.
Curry throws a hook to the side of Heimendahl's head but Heimendahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Heimendahl raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Heimendahl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Curry throws out a powerful jab.#T3# Curry moves out of range of the body kick. Curry half committed to a counter leg kick. Curry swings widly with a right hand
and Heimendahl counters with a nice leg kick. Heimendahl looks to clinch enabling Curry to counter with a crisp jab. Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl wants to clinch up but Curry keeps it at a distance.#CL2# Heimendahl closes the distance and clinches. Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heimendahl misses with a short punch on the inside. Curry wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC# Curry manages to break the clinch.
Heimendahl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curry. Heimendahl misses with a straight left. #T4# Curry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Heimendahl misses with a hook. Curry ducked under it nicely. Heimendahl throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Curry takes a swing at Heimendahl's ribcage but misses. Heimendahl avoids the head kick by Curry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2# Heimendahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it. Curry working hard to break the clinch. Nice body punch from Heimendahl. Curry dodges an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl scores with a shot to the side of Curry's head. #CUT2# Arthur Curry's cut is getting worse. Curry blocks a body shot from Heimendahl.
And that's the end of the fight! Thorbjorn Heimendahl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Heimendahl 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorbjorn Heimendahl! A relieved looking Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. In defeat, Arthur Curry stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am hanging my gloves up for good. Just naked sparring with ur mamma thats it...'.
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Event:
GAMMA#685 Defoe v Bixby
Date: Jan 13, 2018 |
#R1# Simmons avoids a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Simmons.
Simmons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Heimendahl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Heimendahl misses with a jab to the body
and Simmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Simmons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Simmons throws a push kick but Heimendahl slaps the foot to one side. Simmons misses with a hook. Heimendahl ducked under it nicely. Heimendahl throws a lazy right hand but Simmons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Simmons thinks about the counter body kick. Simmons throws a body kick that misses. As Simmons tries to get set, Heimendahl tries to push him back and clinch up but Simmons manages to avoid the attempt. Heimendahl takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Simmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Heimendahl plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! A looping hook to the body misses from Heimendahl. Simmons does a little dance to reset his feet. Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Simmons counters with a straight right hand.#T1# A looping hook to the body misses from Simmons. Heimendahl does a little dance to reset his feet. Simmons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Simmons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Simmons throws a head kick but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Simmons throws the left hand but Heimendahl avoids the punch easily. Simmons throws the left hand but Heimendahl avoids the punch easily. Heimendahl throws a quick counter kick to the body but Simmons avoids it. Heimendahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heimendahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Simmons appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Heimendahl throws a head kick but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons delivers a nice body kick. Heimendahl takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Simmons misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl saw that one coming. An inside leg kick lands from Simmons. Simmons throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T2# Good work by Heimendahl as he checks the leg kick. Simmons scores with a slapping inside leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Simmons lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimendahl. Simmons does a little dance to reset his feet. Heimendahl connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Simmons avoids a kick to the body.
Heimendahl sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Heimendahl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Heimendahl throws a looping overhand right but Simmons ducks down to avoid it. Simmons throws a head kick that misses. Simmons takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Heimendahl throws a shot from downtown. Simmons moves away and avoids it. Simmons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Simmons counters with a solid body kick. #T3# An inside leg kick lands from Simmons. Simmons takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Heimendahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Heimendahl tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Simmons manages to circle out of the way. Heimendahl slips a straight right by Simmons. Brandon Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Simmons lets loose with a powerful body kick. Heimendahl will feel that in the morning. Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simmons. Simmons has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Simmons connects with a body shot that sends Heimendahl's belly button to the back. Simmons tries a head kick but it misses.
Heimendahl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Simmons lands a nice looking body shot.
Simmons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL# Heimendahl clinches up with Simmons and pushes him back against the cage. Heimendahl lands an elbow inside. This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2# Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T4# Simmons throws a hook but Heimendahl blocks it. Jab from Simmons. Simmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A little jabbing left from Simmons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Simmons chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Simmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimendahl.
Simmons throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heimendahl misses with a hook. Simmons ducked under it nicely. Simmons throws a head kick but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Simmons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heimendahl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Heimendahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simmons. Heimendahl misses with a right hand and Simmons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Simmons connects with a solid leg kick. Simmons throws a poor cross that misses
and Heimendahl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Simmons dominated that round. That's time! Heimendahl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Simmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heimendahl. Simmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimendahl is just out of range. Simmons walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Heimendahl clobbers Simmons with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Heimendahl stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Simmons throws a series of punches but Heimendahl moves out of range. A quick step to the side and Heimendahl tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Heimendahl keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#CL# Heimendahl clinches up against the cage. A right hook to the body lands for Heimendahl.
Simmons blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl keeps control of Simmons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Nice elbow from Heimendahl. #BC2# Simmons manages to break the clinch.
Heimendahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simmons. Simmons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simmons thumps Heimendahl with a low kick.#T1# Simmons lands a head kick. Heimendahl smiles back at him and beckons him forward. That kick from Simmons tenderised Heimendahl's leg. Heimendahl is trying to keep his angry face on. Simmons slips a jab from Heimendahl. Simmons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Heimendahl takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. A shot in the inside from Heimendahl. Simmons struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as Simmons controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Simmons.
Simmons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2# Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons lands a nice looking body shot.
Simmons feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heimendahl's calf. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Simmons misses with a straight right. #T2# Heimendahl tries to land a front kick but Simmons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Brandon Simmons seems to be getting the better of the standup. A head kick by Heimendahl misses and Simmons counters with a lovely straight right hand! Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Simmons. Heimendahl tries to clinch up but Simmons circles away and keeps his distance. Simmons counters with a body kick. Heimendahl misses the shot to the body. Simmons throws a hook but Heimendahl blocks it. Simmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimendahl moves away. Heimendahl has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Simmons. Simmons lunges at Heimendahl with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heimendahl's hand. Simmons throws a head kick but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Simmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Heimendahl as he checks the leg kick. Heimendahl misses with a left hand and Simmons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Simmons with a nice cross.#T3# Simmons throws a body punch but Heimendahl moves out of range. Heimendahl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Simmons scores with a push kick. Heimendahl moves in looking to clinch but Simmons pushes him off. Heimendahl throws a combination that misses and Simmons counters with a lovely straight right hand! Simmons lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Simmons digs a good hook to Heimendahl's body.
Heimendahl swings widly with a right hand
and Simmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Heimendahl slips a straight right by Simmons. Heimendahl throws an off balance right hand
letting Simmons counter with a right hand. Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Simmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Simmons misses with a body kick. Heimendahl throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely. #T4# The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Simmons. Heimendahl is looking to counter with head kicks. Simmons misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. It seemed like Simmons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Simmons throws a good cross that connects.
Heimendahl staying out of range there. Simmons throws a body punch but Heimendahl moves out of range. It looked like Heimendahl was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Heimendahl moves out of range of the leg kick from Simmons. Heimendahl will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Heimendahl scores with a body shot.
Simmons tests Heimendahl's chin there with a solid looking shot. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Heimendahl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Simmons throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Simmons lands a nice hook to Heimendahl's body. Heimendahl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Simmons throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Heimendahl keeps Simmons at a distance using the push kick. Heimendahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a body shot.
Heimendahl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heimendahl slips under a jab from Simmons. Heimendahl feinted there with a counter leg kick. Simmons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heimendahl at a distance.
Simmons connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A solid leg kick lands there for Simmons.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Both fighters circling a little - Simmons finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Simmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heimendahl counters with a straight right hand.#T1# Simmons fakes the leg kick and cracks Heimendahl in the body. Simmons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Heimendahl on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Heimendahl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simmons.
Heimendahl moves out of range as Simmons strikes. Simmons connects with a body shot that sends Heimendahl's belly button to the back. Heimendahl closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Good shot there by Simmons. Simmons lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Heimendahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl thuds his right hand into Simmons's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Simmons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heimendahl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Simmons. Thorbjorn Heimendahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Simmons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heimendahl doesn't seem bothered though. Heimendahl's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result. Simmons throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Heimendahl counters with a stiff right hand. Simmons scores with a kick to the midsection. Simmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heimendahl sees it coming and avoids it easily. Heimendahl wants to clinch. Heimendahl slips under a jab from Simmons. Some bone on bone action there as Heimendahl checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Simmons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Nice body punch from Simmons. Simmons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Heimendahl is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Simmons tries to land a front kick but Heimendahl steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T3# Simmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it. An attempted straight right counter from Heimendahl misses the target. Simmons ducks under a wild hook from Heimendahl. Simmons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Heimendahl is looking to counter with a body kick. Heimendahl takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Simmons lands with a nice body kick. Simmons lands with a kick to the ribs.
Heimendahl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Heimendahl moves out of range as Simmons throws a body kick.
Heimendahl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Heimendahl takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Heimendahl has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Simmons. Heimendahl takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T4# Heimendahl tries to land a front kick but Simmons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Heimendahl scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Simmons has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Simmons looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heimendahl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simmons. Simmons misses with a wild body shot. Heimendahl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Simmons if he has to take too many more of those.
Heimendahl keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Simmons misses with a hook
enabling Heimendahl to counter with a crisp jab. Heimendahl tries to clinch but Simmons is having none of it. Simmons jabs Heimendahl right on the nose. Heimendahl blinks but takes it well. Simmons throws a sloppy head kick and Heimendahl counters with a nice body kick.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Brandon Simmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Simmons 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Simmons! Brandon Simmons got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Event:
GAMMA#680 Diehard v Lane
Date: Dec 23, 2017 |
#R1# Nice takedown defense from Heimendahl. No joy for Chan on that attempt. Chan lunges at Heimendahl with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heimendahl's hand. Chan misses with a takedown and Heimendahl counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Heimendahl takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2# Heimendahl rushes Chan and presses him up against the cage. A short left from Chan. Chan lands a left hand.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chan's elbow. Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Chan misses with a punch to the body.
#BC# Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Chan misses with a looping right. Heimendahl tries to clinch and Chan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. 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! Chan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Chan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1# Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses. Chan misses the body punch and Heimendahl counters with an outside leg kick.
#TD# Chan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heimendahl to the mat! Heimendahl manages to get full guard. Chan wants to pass the guard but Heimendahl is keeping the position. Heimendahl is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Heimendahl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Chan postures up in Heimendahl's guard and throws a big left but Heimendahl blocks it. Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heimendahl swivels though and keeps the full guard. Chan is looking to work some ground and pound but Heimendahl has wrist control.#T2# Heimendahl pulls Chan in close to his closed guard and prevents Chan from doing any damage or advancing position. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Let's hope that Heimendahl has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Heimendahl slips under a jab. Chan scores with a decent looking hook. Heimendahl staying out of range there. Heimendahl throws a leg kick and Heimendahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Chan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heimendahl at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heimendahl blocks a jab. Heimendahl raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Heimendahl jabs Chan right on the nose. Chan blinks but takes it well. A nice inside leg kick there by Heimendahl. That's going to slow Chan down. Chan throws a right and a left that both miss. Chan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Heimendahl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3# Chan swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Chan takes one on the button. Chan misses the shot to the body. Chan lands a head kick. Heimendahl smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Heimendahl lands a leg kick that knocks Chan off balance momentarily. A solid body kick from Heimendahl. Heimendahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Heimendahl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chan. Chan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Chan throws a looping overhand right but Heimendahl ducks down to avoid it. Heimendahl is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chan with a body shot. Heimendahl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A good leg kick by Heimendahl. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2# Heimendahl has Chan up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T4# Chan blocks an elbow strike. Chan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chan is looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Heimendahl lands with a left to the head. Heimendahl prevents the takedown attempt.
Heimendahl lands a nice shot to the body. Chan lands a hook that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. #BC# Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Chan misses with a body punch
and Heimendahl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Chan connects with a crisp jab. Chan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimendahl. Chan is breathing heavily. Heimendahl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Heimendahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Heimendahl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. It looked like Chan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Good shot there by Heimendahl. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chan blocks a head kick by Heimendahl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thorbjorn Heimendahl will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# A decent looking body kick lands there for Heimendahl. Chan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. A jab from Chan misses. Chan misses with a shot to the body and Heimendahl counters with a lovely shot to the body. A slapping leg kick lands for Heimendahl.
Chan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Chan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimendahl. Heimendahl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chan if he has to take too many more of those.
Heimendahl scores with a jab to the jaw. Chan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Heimendahl counters with a left and a right that stings Chan. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heimendahl lands with a nice body kick. Heimendahl has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Heimendahl lands a jab to the nose.#ROC2# Chan is rocked! Heimendahl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Heimendahl scores with a shot to the body.
Heimendahl delivers a nice body kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1# Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Chan feints a jab promting Heimendahl to slip. Chan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Heimendahl slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Chan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be getting the better of the standup. Heimendahl throws a body kick that misses. Thorbjorn Heimendahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Heimendahl cracks the inside of Chan's front leg. Chan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Heimendahl tries to close the distance and clinch but Chan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Heimendahl throws a nice inside leg kick. Chan's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result. Heimendahl lands a right hook to the body.
Heimendahl tests Chan's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2# Heimendahl forces Chan back against the cage and clinches. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice right hand lands inside from Heimendahl. Chan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2# An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heimendahl. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heimendahl as Chan tries to tie him up. A right hand to the body from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan. Chan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Heimendahl fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Heimendahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Heimendahl jabs Chan to the body, keeping him at a distance. Heimendahl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Heimendahl. #KD2# Heimendahl lands a big head kick that sends Chan tumbling to the mat! Heimendahl takes a step backwards and waves Chan back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2# It looks like Jackie Chan has been cut. A decent looking body kick lands there for Heimendahl.#CL2# Heimendahl clinches with his opponent.
#T3# Chan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. Chan scores with a shoulder strike. Heimendahl lands an elbow inside. Heimendahl lands a nice shot to the body. Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Heimendahl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chan's defenses. Heimendahl scores with a shoulder strike. Heimendahl lands a right hand. Oh Chan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. A nice right hand lands inside from Heimendahl. Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside. Chan blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. Chan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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! Chan can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Heimendahl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Chan seems to have got his legs back now.#T4# Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow. Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside. #BC# Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#KD2# Heimendahl lands a big uppercut and Chan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chan looks OK. Heimendahl waves Chan back to his feet! Chan misses with a wild body shot. Heimendahl replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chan blocks it well. Heimendahl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chan throws out the jab. Chan tries to get into range but Heimendahl steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Chan! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Heimendahl scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! An out of breath Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
GAMMA#676 Defoe v Ericsson
Date: Dec 02, 2017 |
#R1# Putin dives in and grabs Heimendahl's left leg, looking for a takedown. Heimendahl pushes down on Putin's head and hops out. Heimendahl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Putin to score with a decent uppercut. Heimendahl scores with a shot to the body.
Heimendahl throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Putin counters with a nice kick to the body. Heimendahl delivers a nice body kick. Heimendahl lets loose with a powerful body kick. Putin will feel that in the morning. Putin throws a good cross that connects.
Putin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Putin on the wrong end of a nice hook. Heimendahl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2# Heimendahl moves into the clinch. 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 lands an uppercut. Heimendahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Putin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Heimendahl digs a right hand underneath Putin's ribcage. Putin let out a lung full of air as it connected. With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses. #T1# Still in the clinch, Heimendahl scores with a nice short uppercut. Putin misses with a short punch on the inside. Putin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Heimendahl is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC# Putin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2# Heimendahl closes the distance and clinches. Putin wants to take the fight to the mat but Heimendahl manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beast Putin. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC# Putin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Heimendahl connects with a body shot. Putin connects with a nice looking jab.
Heimendahl looks for the body kick but Putin saw that one coming. Putin looks to land a combination but Heimendahl avoids it well. Heimendahl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Putin takes a swing at Heimendahl's ribcage but misses. Putin thuds a left hand into Heimendahl's body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Heimendahl stuffs the takedown attempt from Putin. Putin gets slowly back to his feet. #T2# Heimendahl moves out of range of the leg kick from Putin. Putin throws the left hand but Heimendahl avoids the punch easily. Heimendahl misses the shot to the body. #CL2# Heimendahl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Putin is looking to break free of the clinch but Heimendahl has double underhooks. Putin takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2# It looks like Beast Putin has been cut. Putin looking for a takedown. Putin is trying to drag Heimendahl to the mat but Heimendahl just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin takes a shot to the head. Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Heimendahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Putin wants to take the fight to the mat but Heimendahl manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Putin prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Putin lands a hook to the side of the head. Heimendahl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Putin is breathing heavily. Still in the clinch, Heimendahl scores with a nice short uppercut. Putin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T3# Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl is leaning against Putin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Heimendahl lands an elbow just above Putin 's eye. A shot in the inside from Heimendahl. Nice body punch from Heimendahl - that landed with a thud.
Putin is trying to break the clinch but Heimendahl has him pressed against the cage. Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC2# Putin is rocked! Heimendahl lands a big right hand that drops Putin! The killer instinct kicks in and Heimendahl finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Heimendahl!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! During a confident post fight interview, Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
GAMMA#674 Bryant v Mencken
Date: Nov 18, 2017 |
#R1# Hoyce staying out of range there. Hoyce thinks about countering with a head kick.#KD# Hoyce drops Heimendahl with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Heimendahl looks back up at him and smiles so Hoyce waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#CUT# It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut. Hoyce cracks Heimendahl with a hook to the temple - Heimendahl is on wobbly legs here! Hoyce swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Heimendahl falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hoyce wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hennan Hoyce! A victorious Hennan Hoyce thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
GAMMA#670 Curry v Mencken
Date: Oct 28, 2017 |
#R1# Boagrius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heimendahls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Boagrius looks to land a right hand but Heimendahl moved out of range. Heimendahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boagrius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Boagrius flicks out a counter leg kick but Heimendahl steps away. Heimendahl with a hook. Heimendahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Boagrius throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boagrius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heimendahl. Heimendahl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from Heimendahl lands but Boagrius takes it in his stride. Heimendahl explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. This has been an exciting period of action! Heimendahl misses with a body kick. Heimendahl throws a hook to the side of Boagrius's head but Boagrius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL# Heimendahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T1# A short uppercut from Heimendahl. Boagrius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl misses with a punch on the inside.
Boagrius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Boagrius avoids the elbow strike from Heimendahl, against the cage.
Heimendahl working aggressively here.
Boagrius blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. Boagrius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boagrius lands with a light punch inside. Heimendahl misses with an elbow strike.
Boagrius swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Boagrius is working Heimendahl over against the cage. Boagrius swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Boagrius prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boagrius. Heimendahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Heimendahl lands a left hand.
I was talking to Heimendahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. #T2# Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boagrius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action! Boagrius blocks an uppercut.
Boagrius throws a head punch that misses. Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Boagrius. Boagrius lands a nice shot to the body. Heimendahl is breathing heavily. Still in the clinch, Boagrius scores with a nice short uppercut. Boagrius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boagrius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Boagrius digs a right hand into Heimendahl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heimendahl's gas tank. Heimendahl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Heimendahl blocking some punches.
Boagrius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boagrius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Boagrius lands a hook to the side of the head. Boagrius swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Heimendahl pushes Boagrius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Boagrius lands a left hand.
#T3# A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl. Boagrius lands a nice shot to the body. Boagrius misses with the head strike.
Boagrius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boagrius tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Boagrius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Boagrius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boagrius prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. A short right from Heimendahl. Boagrius lands a shoulder strike. A short right hand to the side of the head by Boagrius. Boagrius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boagrius fails to land. Boagrius misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl. Boagrius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boagrius lands with a light punch inside. #T4# Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Boagrius struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Boagrius scores with an uppercut up the middle. Heimendahl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boagrius's defenses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl. Boagrius misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl misses with an elbow over the top. Boagrius swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. A short right from Heimendahl. Boagrius misses with a hook from the clinch. A short left from Boagrius. Boagrius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boagrius backwards. A short left from Boagrius. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A short body shot lands from Heimendahl as the two fighters clinch.
Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boagrius. Boagrius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orpheus Boagrius dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Heimendahl wants to clinch. Boagrius was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Heimendahl lands an overhand right. Heimendahl lands a head kick!
Nice cross by Heimendahl. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl needs to keep his hands up - Boagrius had a free shot at his head there. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boagrius. Heimendahl blocks a head kick by Boagrius.
#T1# Heimendahl wants to clinch up but Boagrius keeps it at a distance. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boagrius! But no joy. Heimendahl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#KD2# Boagrius cracks Heimendahl with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Boagrius has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Heimendahl to stand back up!#ROC2# Heimendahl is rocked! Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heimendahl scores with a decent looking hook. Heimendahl throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Boagrius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Boagrius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD2# Boagrius feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Heimendahl sprawling to the canvas! Heimendahl rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Boagrius finish him?!
Oh Heimendahl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL# Heimendahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl seems to have got his legs back now. Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boagrius. Boagrius prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Boagrius has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Boagrius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T2# Heimendahl takes a shot to the head. Boagrius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow. Boagrius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Heimendahl lands a body punch. Boagrius misses with a short punch on the inside. Heimendahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boagrius backwards. Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Boagrius. A shot in the inside from Heimendahl. Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boagrius. Boagrius scores with a nice hook to the head. With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses. A nice left hand lands by Boagrius.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boagrius. A left hand lands to the body for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T3# Heimendahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Boagrius misses with a short punch on the inside. Boagrius blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Boagrius. Boagrius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Boagrius misses with the head strike.
Orpheus Boagrius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Boagrius can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Heimendahl misses with a punch to the body.
Boagrius throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heimendahl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boagrius's brow. A head punch blocked on the inside by Boagrius. A short right from Heimendahl on the inside. Boagrius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike. Boagrius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boagrius misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses. Heimendahl misses with a hook from the clinch. Heimendahl is working Boagrius over against the cage.#T4# Boagrius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl presses Boagrius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Boagrius is breathing heavily. Boagrius swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice body punch from Boagrius - that landed with a thud.
Boagrius blocks an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Boagrius on the inside. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Heimendahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Boagrius controls his hands.
Boagrius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boagrius has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Boagrius misses with a hook from the clinch. Boagrius is working Heimendahl over against the cage. Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boagrius's elbow. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boagrius working aggressively here.
Boagrius misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orpheus Boagrius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Boagrius misses with a right hand and Heimendahl counters with a nice uppercut. Boagrius lands a nice looking body shot.
Heimendahl throws a lazy head kick #KD2# and Boagrius counters with a crisp right hand that drops Heimendahl! Boagrius lets Heimendahl back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Heimendahl blocks a jab. Boagrius cracks Heimendahl with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orpheus Boagrius! Orpheus Boagrius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
GAMMA#667 Bryant v Bubba 2
Date: Oct 14, 2017 |
#R1# Crushman avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Crushman misses with a wild body shot. We've been hearing reports that Crushman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Heimendahl throws an overhand right that lands on Crushman's shoulder, as Crushman tries to avoid the shot. Crushman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Heimendahl is looking to clinch. Crushman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crushman duly obliges. Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Heimendahl looks to land a left hand but Crushman moved out of range nicely. The fighters circle momentarily. Heimendahl darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CUT2# It looks like Daniel Crushman has been cut. Heimendahl throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crushman counters with a nice uppercut. Heimendahl throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Crushman misses with a two punch combination.
Heimendahl doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Crushman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimendahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Crushman. Heimendahl checks a low kick from Crushman. Heimendahl appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Crushman throws a big shot that misses.#CL2# Heimendahl moves into the clinch successfully.
Crushman prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. #T1# Heimendahl pushes Crushman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Crushman. Nice elbow from Heimendahl. Crushman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Crushman misses with a body punch.
Crushman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crushman struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Crushman takes an elbow to the forehead. A head punch blocked on the inside by Crushman. Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A body shot lands from Heimendahl.
Crushman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Heimendahl fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crushman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CUT2# Daniel Crushman's cut is getting worse. Crushman takes a swing at Heimendahl's ribcage but misses. Heimendahl works Crushman's body with a nice hook.#T2##CL2# Crushman gets tackled into the cage by Heimendahl. Heimendahl maintains the clinch. 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! Crushman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Heimendahl prevents it.
Heimendahl has a couple of punches blocked by Crushman.
Nice elbow from Heimendahl. Crushman prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. A right hook to the body lands for Crushman.
Heimendahl throws an elbow that misses.
Crushman is working for takedown but Heimendahl is calmly controlling the position for now. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Crushman. That's going to take a lot out of him. Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
#BC# Crushman manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Heimendahl - just one landing. Crushman fakes the leg kick and cracks Heimendahl in the body. Thorbjorn Heimendahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Crushman shoots for a takedown but Heimendahl saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Heimendahl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crushman. Crushman obviously looking to wear him down.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Heimendahl's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crushman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heimendahl scrambles back to his feet.#CL# Crushman has closed the distance and engaged Heimendahl in a clinch.
#T3# Crushman takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2# Daniel Crushman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Crushman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crushman misses with a punch on the inside.
Heimendahl gets through Crushman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Crushman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Crushman misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heimendahl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crushman's brow. Heimendahl tries to work over Crushman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crushman fails to land. Heimendahl lands an elbow inside. #CUT2# Jeez, Daniel Crushman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Crushman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! An out of breath Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
GAMMA#664 Defoe v Verama 2
Date: Sep 23, 2017 |
#R1# Heimendahl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boagrius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Boagrius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heimendahl finds it's way round the side to connect with Boagrius's head. Heimendahl misses with a kick to the body and Boagrius counters with a good, hard body kick but Heimendahl shrugs it off. Boagrius fails in his attempt to clinch. Heimendahl doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Heimendahl misses with a series of wild punches.
Heimendahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Boagrius fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heimendahl just manages to avoid it. Boagrius throws a jab when Heimendahl was well out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boagrius. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boagrius checks a leg kick. Heimendahl misses with a wild body shot. Boagrius throwing a counter right hand but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. Boagrius throws a sloppy body shot
and Heimendahl counters with an outside leg kick.
#T1# Heimendahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boagrius.
A big right from Boagrius misses. Heimendahl doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Boagrius clobbers Heimendahl with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Boagrius has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackthorn Reborn - Trinity in the buildup to the fight. Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heimendahl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boagrius throws out the jab. Heimendahl throws a jab but it's blocked by Boagrius. Heimendahl sizes up Boagrius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Heimendahl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heimendahl throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Heimendahl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heimendahl swings and misses with a shot to the body and Boagrius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Boagrius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heimendahls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Heimendahl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2# The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Heimendahl lands a nice looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Heimendahl blocks the low kick.#CL2# Heimendahl has managed to clinch.
Heimendahl blocking some punches.
Heimendahl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Boagrius has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Boagrius tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Boagrius back against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Heimendahl. Boagrius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Boagrius working aggressively here.
Boagrius swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Boagrius misses with some punches.
Heimendahl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boagrius backwards. #BC2# Heimendahl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Heimendahl connects with the punch.#T3# Heimendahl catches Boagrius with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Nice shot by Heimendahl. Boagrius 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. Heimendahl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boagrius is out of range. Boagrius is looking to counter punch. Heimendahl misses with a looping left. Boagrius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Boagrius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heimendahl. Heimendahl obviously looking to wear him down.
Boagrius connects with a single shot there. Boagrius misses with a lunging right hand
and Heimendahl counters with a straight right hand. Boagrius throws the left hand but Heimendahl avoids the punch easily. Heimendahl's corner calls for a 1-2. Heimendahl obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heimendahl.
Boagrius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Boagrius slips a straight right by Heimendahl. A big right from Boagrius misses. Crunch! Heimendahl slams his shin into Boagrius's torso.#CL# Boagrius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boagrius lands with a light punch inside. A short right from Boagrius. Boagrius throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Heimendahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boagrius. Boagrius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside. Boagrius tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Heimendahl has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boagrius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heimendahl can turn it around. Boagrius misses with a hook from the clinch. Heimendahl lands an elbow just above Boagrius 's eye. Boagrius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heimendahl. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Boagrius throws the kick towards the body but Heimendahl avoids it. Boagrius looks to land a right hand but Heimendahl moved out of range. A nice side step and Heimendahl releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. A swing and a miss from Boagrius. Heimendahl appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Heimendahl tries to score with a low kick but Boagrius moves his leg out of the way.#KD# Oooooh!!! Boagrius has knocked Heimendahl down with a huge combo! Boagrius steps away and waves a wobbly Heimendahl back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC# Heimendahl is rocked!#CUT# It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut. Boagrius thuds a left hand into Heimendahl's body. Heimendahl is still on wobbly legs! Can Boagrius finish him? Boagrius throws a right and a left that Heimendahl avoids nicely. Despite the aggression on Heimendahl's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Heimendahl is holding his hands too far apart here. Boagrius throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Heimendahl is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orpheus Boagrius! Orpheus Boagrius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
GAMMA#659 Defoe v Grigol
Date: Sep 02, 2017 |
#R1##CL# Heimendahl has Pagnozzi up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pagnozzi. Heimendahl lands with a left to the head. Heimendahl lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pagnozzi pushes Heimendahl back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Pagnozzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Heimendahl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pagnozzi or not. Heimendahl throws a head punch that misses. Heimendahl lands on the inside with an uppercut. Pagnozzi can't get the takedown.
Pagnozzi is trying to stall.
Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT# It looks like Callum Pagnozzi has been cut. A hook to the body from Heimendahl.
Pagnozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. A hook to the body from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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! Pagnozzi digs a right hand underneath Heimendahl's ribcage. Heimendahl let out a lung full of air as it connected. Pagnozzi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Heimendahl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T1# Pagnozzi misses with some punches.
Pagnozzi lands with a left to the head. Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Pagnozzi misses with a hook from the clinch. Pagnozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Pagnozzi misses with the head strike.
Heimendahl lands an elbow that stopped Pagnozzi in his tracks for a moment. A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl. Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Pagnozzi. Heimendahl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pagnozzi's defenses. A quick uppercut on the inside from Heimendahl. Pagnozzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow. Pagnozzi is looking to take this one to the mat. A nice glancing elbow lands by Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands a hook to the side of the head. Heimendahl scores with a hook to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pagnozzi takes an elbow to the temple. Heimendahl tries a body shot but Pagnozzi blocks it.
Pagnozzi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Pagnozzi wants to take the fight to the mat but Heimendahl manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Thorbjorn Heimendahl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Pagnozzi.#T2# Pagnozzi working aggressively here.
Pagnozzi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Pagnozzi misses with a punch to the body.
Pagnozzi lands a nice uppercut. Heimendahl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Heimendahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pagnozzi backwards. Heimendahl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pagnozzi's defenses. Pagnozzi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pagnozzi trying to stall but Heimendahl improves his position.
Pagnozzi is trying to maintain a safe position but Heimendahl gets an underhook and turns Pagnozzi into the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands an elbow just above Pagnozzi 's eye. #CUT# That has opened up Callum Pagnozzi's cut even more. Pagnozzi throws a head punch that misses. Pagnozzi trying to control the position but instead, Heimendahl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pagnozzi into the cage. Nice elbow from Heimendahl. Heimendahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Pagnozzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pagnozzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3# Heimendahl lands a hook that snaps the head of Pagnozzi backwards. Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike. Pagnozzi goes for a takedown attempt but Heimendahl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Heimendahl moves in looking to clinch but Pagnozzi pushes him off. Pagnozzi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Heimendahl checks the leg kick.#CL# Heimendahl has managed to clinch.
Pagnozzi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heimendahl has him pressed against the cage. Pagnozzi misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Heimendahl blocking some punches.
Heimendahl gets through Pagnozzi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heimendahl as Pagnozzi tries to tie him up. Heimendahl scores with a nice hook to the head. Pagnozzi takes a shot to the head. Pagnozzi blocks an elbow strike. 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! Pagnozzi lands with a right to the head. Heimendahl lands a right hand. Pagnozzi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T4# Pagnozzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Heimendahl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pagnozzi backwards. Heimendahl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pagnozzi takes a shot to the head. Heimendahl tries a body shot but Pagnozzi blocks it.
Pagnozzi tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short right from Heimendahl. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow. Pagnozzi tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Pagnozzi back against the cage. Pagnozzi takes a shot to the head. Pagnozzi wants to take the fight to the mat but Heimendahl manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Pagnozzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pagnozzi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Heimendahl is defending well. Heimendahl tries a body shot but Pagnozzi blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Heimendahl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Pagnozzi looks winded! Pagnozzi trying to control the position but instead, Heimendahl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pagnozzi into the cage. Pagnozzi misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that round. The cut man is working on Callum Pagnozzi's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Pagnozzi swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl cracks the inside of Pagnozzi's front leg. A big left from Pagnozzi misses. Heimendahl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Pagnozzi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heimendahl swivels and escapes. Heimendahl scores with a hook to the body. Pagnozzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A shot to the liver by Heimendahl. Beautiful body shot. Heimendahl is looking to clinch but Pagnozzi is avoiding it.
#CL# Heimendahl moves into the clinch. Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A body shot lands from Pagnozzi.
Heimendahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Pagnozzi misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pagnozzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Pagnozzi is breathing heavily. Pagnozzi working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heimendahl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pagnozzi's brow. Heimendahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Heimendahl scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1# Heimendahl lands a nice elbow from the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pagnozzi. Heimendahl tries to work over Pagnozzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Pagnozzi prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Heimendahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pagnozzi can do to turn this around? Pagnozzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Nice elbow from Heimendahl. Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimendahl digs a right hand into Pagnozzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pagnozzi's gas tank. A short uppercut from Heimendahl. Heimendahl scores with an uppercut up the middle. Thorbjorn Heimendahl has scored more points in the clinch so far. Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Pagnozzi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Heimendahl pulls him back up using the underhooks. Pagnozzi misses with a short punch on the inside. Pagnozzi wants a takedown but no success here.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Pagnozzi. Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heimendahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pagnozzi backwards. Heimendahl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #CUT# The cut above Callum Pagnozzi's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Heimendahl lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T2# A right hand to the body from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands an elbow inside that Pagnozzi shrugs off. Heimendahl lands an elbow inside. Pagnozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Nice elbow from Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Heimendahl scores with a shoulder strike. #CUT# Callum Pagnozzi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Heimendahl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pagnozzi backwards. Heimendahl lands an elbow that stopped Pagnozzi in his tracks for a moment. #ROC# Pagnozzi is rocked! Heimendahl creates a bit of distance and cracks Pagnozzi with a massive left hook! Pagnozzi crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Heimendahl stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! A victorious Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
GAMMA#653 Bryant v Rutten 2
Date: Aug 12, 2017 |
#R1# Heimendahl connects with a right hand. Mencken shakes it off. Heimendahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimendahl lands with a nice body punch. Heimendahl misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl throws a nice looking combination but Mencken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mencken takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mencken has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT# It looks like HL Mencken has been cut. Mencken pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Heimendahl misses with a lunging right hand
and Mencken counters with a one-two to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Heimendahl looks to land a right hand but Mencken moved out of range. A lazy body kick from Heimendahl and Mencken counters with a right hand to the body. Mencken throws a push kick but Heimendahl slaps the foot to one side. Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and Mencken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mencken throws a looping overhand right but Heimendahl ducks down to avoid it. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Heimendahl - that will leave a mark!
Mencken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Mencken blocks a head kick by Heimendahl.
#T1# No joy there for Heimendahl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heimendahl just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Mencken has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Mencken dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Mencken drops his hands momentarily and Heimendahl takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Sloppy strikes from Heimendahl. Those never looked like landing. Heimendahl dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Heimendahl throws a wild body kick that Mencken sees coming a mile off. Heimendahl looks to land a left hand but Mencken moved out of range nicely. Heimendahl throws a right and a left that both miss. Heimendahl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heimendahl checks a leg kick. Heimendahl throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mencken avoids it. Heimendahl tries to clinch there but Mencken circles away.
Mencken scoring well with a low kick there.
Heimendahl wants to clinch.#T2# Heimendahl delivers a nice body kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Good work by Mencken as he checks the leg kick. Nice defenses there by Mencken. Heimendahl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2# Mencken drives through and clinches with Heimendahl against the cage.
Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as Mencken controls the action.
Mencken tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Mencken throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Our sources have told us that Heimendahl has been working on his elbows in the gym. Mencken scores with a nice hook to the head. Heimendahl blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mencken. Heimendahl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mencken backwards. Heimendahl misses with an elbow over the top. Heimendahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Mencken leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T3# Mencken misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl lands with a short shot to the head. Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mencken misses with a punch on the inside.
Mencken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mencken struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Mencken takes an elbow to the forehead. Heimendahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl scores with an uppercut up the middle. Heimendahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Mencken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow. Heimendahl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mencken's defenses. A nice left hand lands by Mencken.
Mencken throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Heimendahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Mencken controls his hands.
Heimendahl tries to work over Mencken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Mencken throws a head punch that misses. Mencken dodges an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Mencken dodges an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
#T4# Mencken misses with a hook from the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. Mencken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heimendahl throws a head punch that misses. Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mencken can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Mencken. Mencken blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. Heimendahl misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Heimendahl. Mencken tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Mencken throws a head punch that misses. Heimendahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Mencken controls his hands.
Mencken tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Mencken tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Mencken scores with a shoulder strike. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Heimendahl scores with a nice hook to the head. Mencken throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. #BC2# Mencken breaks from the clinch.
Heimendahl scores with a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that round. The cut man is working on HL Mencken's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Mencken swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mencken.
Nice body kick there by Heimendahl. Mencken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl is winning the standup battle so far. Mencken keeps Heimendahl at a distance using the push kick. Heimendahl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mencken doesn't seem bothered though. Heimendahl cracks Mencken with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Nice straight punches there by Heimendahl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heimendahl. Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick enabling Mencken to counter with a crisp jab. Mencken looks to throw a body kick enabling Heimendahl to counter with a crisp jab. Heimendahl throws a body kick that misses. 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! A lazy body kick from Heimendahl and Mencken counters with a lovely straight right hand! Heimendahl throws a body kick that misses. Mencken tries a quick counter leg kick but Heimendahl is wise to it. Mencken goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Mencken staying out of range there.#T1# Heimendahl lands a jab to the head.
Heimendahl tries to clinch but Mencken moves out of range. Mencken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A looping hook to the body misses from Mencken. Heimendahl does a little dance to reset his feet. Mencken works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Heimendahl throws a body kick that misses. Mencken misses with a two punch combination.
Mencken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Heimendahl tries a head kick but it misses.
Mencken was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Mencken lands with an uppercut that bounces Heimendahl off the cage and back into range. Heimendahl throws the kick towards the body but Mencken avoids it. Heimendahl scores with a sloppy right hand. Mencken should have avoided that one. Heimendahl moves out of range of the strikes. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Heimendahl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mencken has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL# Heimendahl moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2# Mencken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Heimendahl lands a nice elbow. Heimendahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Mencken gets through Heimendahl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A hook to the body from Heimendahl.
Mencken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow. Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses. Mencken lands a shot to the body. Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Mencken uses good head movement to avoid it. Heimendahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mencken can do to turn this around? Heimendahl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Heimendahl throws a punch but it's blocked by Mencken. Mencken scores with a hook to the body. Mencken blocks an elbow strike. Mencken lands with a short head shot on the inside. Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Mencken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3# Mencken lands an uppercut. Mencken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mencken misses with a body punch.
Mencken misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mencken. Heimendahl misses with an elbow strike.
Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mencken blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. Mencken scores with a shot to the side of Heimendahl's head. Mencken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl lands a nice elbow. Mencken has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Mencken.
Mencken tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Mencken back against the cage. Heimendahl misses with a short punch on the inside. Mencken lands a hook to the side of the head. A short uppercut from Heimendahl. Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T4# Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mencken can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Mencken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Mencken lands a body punch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mencken scores with a nice hook to the head. Mencken misses with a body punch.
Mencken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow. Still in the clinch, Mencken scores with a nice short uppercut. Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Mencken avoids the elbow strike from Heimendahl, against the cage.
#BC2# Mencken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Heimendahl misses with a body shot
and Mencken counters with a nice uppercut. Heimendahl throws a quick inside leg kick. Heimendahl moves out of range of the body kick from Mencken.
A head kick misses from Heimendahl. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A good leg kick by Heimendahl. Heimendahl tries to clinch there but Mencken circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but HL Mencken will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on HL Mencken's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Mencken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A decent looking body kick lands there for Heimendahl. Heimendahl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Heimendahl takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Mencken misses the jab. Heimendahl throws a body shot but no joy. Mencken moves out of range as Heimendahl strikes. Mencken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimendahl moves away. A big left from Heimendahl misses. Nice cross by Heimendahl. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mencken swats away the attempt to clinch by Heimendahl. Heimendahl throws a lazy body kick letting Mencken counter with a right hand. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mencken lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Heimendahl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heimendahl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Mencken feints a counter leg kick.#T1# Mencken thuds his right hand into Heimendahl's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Mencken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Mencken takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mencken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimendahl. That did some damage! Mencken keeps the fight on the outside. Mencken is looking to clinch. Mencken keeps the fight on the outside. A head kick misses from Heimendahl. Mencken ducks under a wild hook from Heimendahl. Mencken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heimendahl doesn't seem bothered though. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Heimendahl needs to keep his hands up - Mencken had a free shot at his head there. Mencken thows a body kick. Heimendahl tries to catch it but that hurt him. Mencken connects with a solid leg kick. That kick from Mencken tenderised Heimendahl's leg. Heimendahl is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A lazy body kick from Heimendahl and Mencken counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Mencken scores with a jab. Heimendahl defending well as Mencken loads up on a big left hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Mencken. Heimendahl does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL# Heimendahl darts in and clinches Mencken up against the cage. Mencken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands a hook that snaps the head of Mencken backwards. Mencken misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl pushes Mencken back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. #BC2# Mencken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Heimendahl misses with the combination.
Mencken keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T3# Mencken slips under a jab from Heimendahl. Mencken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Mencken lands with a good body shot. Mencken looks to throw the jab but Heimendahl is out of range. Heimendahl is looking to clinch but Mencken is avoiding it.
Mencken throws a shot from downtown. Heimendahl moves away and avoids it. Heimendahl throws a right hand that misses
and Mencken counters with a one-two to the body. Heimendahl wants to clinch up but Mencken keeps it at a distance. Mencken avoids the head kick by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mencken lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Heimendahl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heimendahl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Heimendahl tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mencken manages to circle out of the way. Mencken lands a head shot. Heimendahl tries to clinch but Mencken is having none of it. Heimendahl looks for the body kick but Mencken saw that one coming. #T4# Mencken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Mencken blocks the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action! Heimendahl shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Heimendahl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. It seemed like Mencken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Mencken takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC2# Heimendahl is rocked! A swing and a miss from Mencken. Heimendahl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mencken lands a nice shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Heimendahl crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mencken - the referee stops the clock and Heimendahl gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mencken. Heimendahl manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Mencken scores with a hook. Oh Heimendahl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Heimendahl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mencken. Heimendahl seems to have got his legs back now. Mencken thows a leg kick but Heimendahl checks it #CL# and Heimendahl moves into the clinch. Mencken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Mencken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards.
And that's the end of the fight! HL Mencken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Mencken has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... HL Mencken! HL Mencken really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
GAMMA#651 Goodman v Hanolla
Date: Jul 29, 2017 |
#R1# Patterson misses with a wild body shot. A jab from Heimendahl misses. Patterson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Patterson #CL# and Heimendahl counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heimendahl. Heimendahl is leaning against Patterson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Patterson prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. #BC2# Patterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Patterson throws a front kick aimed at Heimendahl's knee but Heimendahl avoids it well. Heimendahl's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Patterson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heimendahl scrambles back to his feet. Heimendahl tries to clinch letting Patterson counter with a right hand. Heimendahl takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimendahl moves away. Patterson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CUT# It looks like Floyd Patterson has been cut. Heimendahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Heimendahl bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Patterson throws a low kick but Heimendahl avoids it. Heimendahl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Heimendahl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Floyd Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1# A low kick from Patterson is predictable there letting Heimendahl counter with a right hand. Patterson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Heimendahl tries to close the distance and clinch but Patterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Heimendahl throws out a loose jab but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it. Patterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Patterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heimendahl can pounce on him.
Heimendahl moves out of range of the strikes. Nice shot lands for Heimendahl. Heimendahl throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range. Heimendahl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab. Patterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patterson throws a lazy right hand but Heimendahl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Heimendahl throws a wild body kick that Patterson sees coming a mile off. Nice body kick from Patterson. Heimendahl tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.#T2# Patterson keeps the fight on the outside. Heimendahl wants to clinch up but Patterson keeps it at a distance. An inside leg kick lands from Heimendahl. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Patterson. Heimendahl on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Patterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimendahl. Patterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Heimendahl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson. Heimendahl tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range. Patterson throws out a counter right but Heimendahl avoids it with no problem. Patterson throws the kick towards the body but Heimendahl avoids it. Heimendahl looks to land a body kick but Patterson moved away. Patterson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Patterson throws a push kick but Heimendahl slaps the foot to one side. Heimendahl throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range. Patterson thuds his shin into the meat of Heimendahl's side. Heimendahl tries to clinch there but Patterson circles away.
#T3# Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses. Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimendahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson. Heimendahl scores with a spinning back kick! Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away. Heimendahl jabbing away but nothing is landing. Heimendahl wants to slow Patterson down by chopping away at his legs. Patterson moves out of range as Heimendahl strikes. Patterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nice jab there from Patterson. Patterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heimendahl misses with a wild body shot. A shot to the liver by Heimendahl. Beautiful body shot. Heimendahl tries to clinch there but Patterson circles away.
#T4# Heimendahl is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Patterson misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Heimendahl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Heimendahl is looking to clinch but Patterson is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Patterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Patterson tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Patterson lands an elbow that stopped Heimendahl in his tracks for a moment. Heimendahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Patterson. Heimendahl has a couple of punches blocked by Patterson.
Patterson can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Patterson throws an elbow but it misses.
Patterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Patterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thorbjorn Heimendahl will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Floyd Patterson's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Good shot there by Heimendahl. Patterson blocks a head kick by Heimendahl.
Patterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Heimendahl takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Patterson misses with a head kick.
Heimendahl looks for the body kick but Patterson saw that one coming. Patterson throws a body shot but no joy. Heimendahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Heimendahl looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well. Patterson throws a hook to the side of Heimendahl's head but Heimendahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Heimendahl missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl lands a front kick. Heimendahl moves into range and connects with a jab. Heimendahl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. 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! Patterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Heimendahl fakes the leg kick and cracks Patterson in the body. Heimendahl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson. Patterson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T1# Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heimendahl lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Heimendahl slips under a jab from Patterson. Heimendahl throws a nice looking combination but Patterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A shot to the body from Patterson misses and Heimendahl counters with a lovely shot to the body. Heimendahl takes a shot right to the bread basket. Patterson misses with a hook. Heimendahl ducked under it nicely. Heimendahl throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Heimendahl staying out of range there. Heimendahl lands a nice shot to the body.
Patterson tries a low kick but Heimendahl avoids it. A swing and a miss from Patterson. Patterson misses with a two punch combination.
#CL# Heimendahl clinches up against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heimendahl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Patterson's brow. #T2# Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimendahl blocks an elbow strike from Patterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heimendahl blocks an elbow strike from Patterson.
Patterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patterson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Heimendahl lands an elbow that stopped Patterson in his tracks for a moment. Heimendahl lands a right hand. Patterson gets through Heimendahl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT# That has opened up Floyd Patterson's cut even more. A short right from Heimendahl on the inside. Patterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patterson's elbow. Heimendahl tries to work over Patterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Heimendahl lands an elbow just above Patterson 's eye. Patterson avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl.#T3# Heimendahl throws a punch but it's blocked by Patterson. Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2# Patterson breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patterson. That's going to slow Heimendahl down. Heimendahl with a jab. Patterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heimendahl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patterson.#CL# Heimendahl moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Heimendahl scores with a nice short uppercut. Patterson tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Patterson back against the cage. Heimendahl avoids a wild elbow strike from Patterson. Heimendahl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patterson backwards. Heimendahl lands a body punch in the clinch. Patterson is breathing heavily. Good body shot from Heimendahl.
Patterson working aggressively here.
Heimendahl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patterson blocks an elbow strike.#T4# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Patterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Heimendahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around? Heimendahl cracks Patterson with a nice body shot. A short uppercut from Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands an elbow inside that Patterson shrugs off. #CUT# The cut above Floyd Patterson's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Heimendahl cracks Patterson with a nice body shot. Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimendahl lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #ROC# Patterson is rocked!#CUT# Floyd Patterson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Floyd Patterson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! A victorious Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
GAMMA#644 Origi v Defoe
Date: Jul 01, 2017 |
#R1# Jordan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Jordan digs a good hook to Heimendahl's body.
Jordan moves out of range of the body kick from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl avoids the body shot from Jordan.
Heimendahl moves out of range of the body kick from Jordan.
Heimendahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimendahl avoids the body shot from Jordan.
Heimendahl appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Jordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. A shot to the liver by Jordan. Beautiful body shot. Heimendahl moves out of range as Jordan strikes.#KD# Jordan lands a big head kick that sends Heimendahl tumbling to the mat! Jordan takes a step backwards and waves Heimendahl back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC# Heimendahl is rocked!#CUT# It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away. Heimendahl is still on wobbly legs! Can Jordan finish him? Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jordan. Heimendahl seems to have recovered his senses. Jordan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heimendahl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Jordan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Heimendahl looks winded! Jordan stuns Heimendahl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Jordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. Jordan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1# Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Jordan cracks a nice hook into Heimendahl's ribs. Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A solid body kick from Jordan. Jordan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Jordan tries to land a front kick but Heimendahl steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A left lands for Jordan. Heimendahl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jordan. Heimendahl keeps the fight on the outside. Heimendahl misses with a wild combination.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
Joe Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jordan misses the shot to the body. Jordan misses with a low kick. Jordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2# Heimendahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jordan misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Heimendahl counter with a right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#KD# Jordan cracks Heimendahl with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Heimendahl looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jordan finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Heimendahl does a little dance to reset his feet. That kick from Heimendahl tenderised Jordan's leg. Jordan is trying to keep his angry face on. Heimendahl just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#KD# Jordan lands a big right hand that sends Heimendahl crashing to the mat! Jordan stays standing though and waves Heimendahl back to his feet! Heimendahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jordan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Jordan looks to throw a body kick and Heimendahl counters with a straight right hand. Jordan scores with a body shot.
Heimendahl just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Jordan misses its target. Heimendahl takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T3# Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jordan connects with a body shot that sends Heimendahl's belly button to the back. Jordan jabs at Heimendahl's body. Heimendahl moves out of range of the body kick from Jordan.
Jordan swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl throws a right hand that misses
#KD# and Jordan counters with a nice right hand that sends Heimendahl toppling to the canvas! Heimendahl scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jordan finish him?! Jordan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jordan throws a body shot but no joy. Jordan misses with a body kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jordan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Heimendahl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heimendahl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A nice inside leg kick there by Jordan. That's going to slow Heimendahl down. Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimendahl is just out of range. Good leg kick by Heimendahl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heimendahl throws a looping overhand right but Jordan ducks down to avoid it. A head kick misses from Jordan. Heimendahl lands a right hook to the body.
#T4# Jordan swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl pushes Jordan away with a front kick. Jordan is looking to wear down Heimendahl with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Heimendahl scores with a nice head shot. Jordan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jordan throws a wild body kick that Heimendahl sees coming a mile off. Heimendahl blocks a jab. Jordan blocks a jab. Heimendahl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Heimendahl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jordan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A head kick misses from Jordan. It looks like Jordan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Jordan tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL2# Jordan gets tackled into the cage by Heimendahl. Heimendahl maintains the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Thorbjorn Heimendahl's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Heimendahl lands a body shot.
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, Jordan has got the better of the exchanges. Jordan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jordan slips under a jab from Heimendahl. Heimendahl swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A telegraphed right hand from Jordan misses the target. Jordan lands a body shot.
Heimendahl scores with a spinning back kick! Jordan scores with a leg kick.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that Jordan semi-blocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jordan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Heimendahl takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Heimendahl keeps Jordan at a distance using the push kick. Heimendahl walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jordan. Heimendahl is breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jordan fakes the leg kick and cracks Heimendahl in the body. #T1# Jordan punishes Heimendahl's body with a nice straight punch. Jordan throws a wild body kick that Heimendahl sees coming a mile off. Jordan swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimendahl! But no joy. Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimendahl is just out of range. A countering left hand to the body from Heimendahl misses. Jordan slips a straight right by Heimendahl. Jordan throws a shot to the body.
Heimendahl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jordan swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Jordan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Jordan misses with a kick to the body.
Heimendahl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jordan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heimendahl - the referee stops the clock and Jordan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heimendahl. Jordan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Jordan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. A head kick misses from Jordan. Jordan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T2# Jordan misses with a body shot
and Heimendahl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Jordan throws a body punch but Heimendahl moves out of range. Jordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Heimendahl. Jordan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Jordan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heimendahl misses the shot to the body. Jordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Heimendahl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heimendahl checks a low kick from Jordan.#CL2# Jordan gets tackled into the cage by Heimendahl. Heimendahl maintains the clinch. With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses. Jordan lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3# Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Jordan. Jordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Heimendahl. Jordan tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Jordan back against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heimendahl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jordan's brow. Jordan has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jordan backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands a left hand.
Heimendahl has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jordan. A short right from Jordan. Jordan misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heimendahl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jordan's brow. Jordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heimendahl can do to turn this around? Heimendahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Jordan lands a body punch. Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. #T4# Heimendahl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Heimendahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Jordan controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. Jordan takes a shot to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jordan lands a nice shot to the body. Jordan tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Jordan back against the cage. Jordan lands a right hand. A right hand to the body from Jordan.
Jordan lands a nice uppercut. Heimendahl takes a shot to the head. Jordan lands a shoulder strike. Jordan blocking some punches.
Jordan lands a left hand.
Heimendahl has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jordan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heimendahl can turn it around. Jordan looking to stall.
Heimendahl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Thorbjorn Heimendahl's cut. That's time! Jordan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! #R3# Heimendahl swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan throwing a counter right hand but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. Heimendahl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Heimendahl is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jordan on the wrong end of a nice jab. Jordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it. Heimendahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range. Jordan throws a body punch but Heimendahl moves out of range. Jordan punishes Heimendahl's body with a nice straight punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jordan sees it coming and avoids it easily. Jordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Heimendahl misses with the combination.
Heimendahl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Jordan scores with a nice head shot.#T1# Heimendahl throws a half hearted mid kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jordan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Heimendahl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heimendahl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Heimendahl sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimendahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan. Jordan scores with a push kick. Heimendahl avoids the body shot from Jordan.
Jordan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Jordan misses with a head kick.
Jordan scores with a hook to the body. Heimendahl takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Jordan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid body kick from Jordan. Jordan lands a nice looking body kick. The fighters circle momentarily. Jordan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Thorbjorn Heimendahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Heimendahl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Heimendahl's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jordan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jordan scores with a body shot.
Jordan throws the kick towards the body but Heimendahl avoids it. Heimendahl looks to land a right hand but Jordan moved out of range. Jordan throws the kick towards the body but Heimendahl avoids it. Heimendahl misses with an uppercut. Jordan saw that one coming. Heimendahl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jordan is looking to counter with head kicks. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jordan, right into the meat.
Heimendahl lands a front kick. Jordan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Heimendahl. Jordan shrugs it off though. #T3# Heimendahl misses with a looping left. Jordan moves out of range as Heimendahl throws a body kick.
Heimendahl throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordan. Jordan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Heimendahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimendahl avoids the body shot from Jordan.
Heimendahl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimendahl. Jordan punishes Heimendahl's body with a nice straight punch.#CL2# Heimendahl clinches up against the cage. Jordan takes an elbow to the forehead. Heimendahl tries to work over Jordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Heimendahl lands with a short shot to the head. Jordan tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Jordan back against the cage. Heimendahl blocking some punches.
#T4# Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan dodges an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands a hook to the side of the head. Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jordan tries to stall but Heimendahl uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jordan. Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jordan gets through Heimendahl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Jordan lands a nice uppercut. Jordan lands an uppercut.#BC# Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heimendahl chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heimendahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight! Joe Jordan showed his dominance in that final round. Well Jordan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Jordan! A very excited looking Joe Jordan 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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Event:
GAMMA#642 Shin v McTearson
Date: Jun 17, 2017 |
#R1# Klitschko throws a combination that misses and Heimendahl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2# Heimendahl forces Klitschko back against the cage and clinches. Klitschko controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heimendahl. Klitschko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heimendahl.
Klitschko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Our sources have told us that Klitschko has been working on his elbows in the gym. Klitschko misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Klitschko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Heimendahl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Heimendahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Klitschko can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Heimendahl lands a hook that snaps the head of Klitschko backwards. Still in the clinch, Heimendahl scores with a nice short uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A short right from Heimendahl on the inside. Klitschko tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1# Heimendahl cracks Klitschko with a nice body shot. Klitschko is breathing heavily. Good body shot from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands a hook to the side of the head. Klitschko takes an elbow to the forehead. Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heimendahl scores with a hook to the body. Nice body punch from Heimendahl - that landed with a thud.
Heimendahl lands with a right to the head. Klitschko throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Heimendahl has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Klitschko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heimendahl can turn it around. Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside. Nice body punch from Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2# Klitschko is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2# Heimendahl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Heimendahl lands a nice hook to Klitschko's body. Klitschko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Heimendahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Klitschko is just out of range. Heimendahl shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Klitschko takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Heimendahl sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Klitschko bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
GAMMA#637 Volkov v Shin 3
Date: May 27, 2017 |
#R1# Heimendahl defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand. Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss. Cruz tries to clinch there but Heimendahl circles away.
Cruz slips a straight right by Heimendahl. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.#CL2# Cruz has Heimendahl up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Heimendahl.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land. Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cruz stalling against the cage.
Cruz is trying to stall.
Heimendahl blocking some punches.
Cruz working aggressively here.
#T1# Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Cruz. Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead. #BC# Heimendahl manages to break the clinch.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz misses with a hook. Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimendahl.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing. Heimendahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Heimendahl moves out of range easily. Heimendahl throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily. Cruz connects with a right hand. Heimendahl shakes it off. Heimendahl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heimendahl. Heimendahl digs a good hook to Cruz's body.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2# Cruz takes the fight into the clinch. #T2# Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC# Heimendahl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jab, jab by Heimendahl - just one landing. Heimendahl bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Heimendahl saw that one coming. An attempted straight right counter from Heimendahl misses the target. Heimendahl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heimendahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Heimendahl on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heimendahl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing. Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Heimendahl. Heimendahl connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Heimendahl. Cruz shrugs it off though. Heimendahl lands with a shot to the body. Cruz looks winded!#T3# Heimendahl throws a nice inside leg kick. Cruz blocks a leg kick. Cruz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Heimendahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Cruz staying out of range there. Cruz throws out a counter right but Heimendahl avoids it with no problem. Cruz misses the shot to the body. Cruz throws out a loose jab but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Heimendahl lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming. Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Cruz. Cruz misses with a looping left. Cruz throws a head kick that misses. Cruz tries to clinch but Heimendahl is having none of it. Heimendahl tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Heimendahl throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range. Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Heimendahl's head back.
#T4# Heimendahl lands a nice looking body kick. Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl throws a big shot that misses. Heimendahl lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. 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! Cruz closes the distance looking to clinch and Heimendahl counters with a slapping leg kick. Cruz scores with the left hand. Heimendahl knows he should have avoided that one. Cruz lands a jab-cross combination. Heimendahl takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses. Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl scores with a shot to the body.
Cruz moves out of range as Heimendahl strikes. Heimendahl throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cruz's head. Heimendahl swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heimendahl with a body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thorbjorn Heimendahl will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# An inside leg kick from Heimendahl misses. Cruz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Cruz walks into a jab.#CL2# Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heimendahl, pushing him back against the cage. Heimendahl letting Cruz take a breather here. A nice glancing elbow lands by Heimendahl. Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heimendahl is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Cruz tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz. Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. #T1# Heimendahl scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head. Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heimendahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heimendahl blocks it with crossed arms. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heimendahl as Cruz tries to tie him up. Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Heimendahl misses with an elbow over the top. Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz is looking to control Heimendahl's arms but Heimendahl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cruz has his back to the cage. A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land. Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cruz.#T2# Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Still in the clinch, Cruz scores with a nice short uppercut. Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Cruz. Cruz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Heimendahl seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cruz can turn it around. A nice left hand lands by Heimendahl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A body shot lands from Heimendahl.
Cruz is breathing heavily. Heimendahl lands a body punch in the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands with a short shot to the head. Heimendahl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not. Heimendahl pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Heimendahl looks to throw an elbow but misses. Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz. Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
#T3# Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch. Heimendahl lands with a right to the head. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Heimendahl is working Cruz over against the cage. Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heimendahl is defending well for now. Tre Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Heimendahl lands with a right to the head. Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike. Cruz taking a breather. Cruz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heimendahl is keeping busy. I was talking to Heimendahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC# Heimendahl breaks from the clinch.
Cruz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Heimendahl. That one must have hurt. Heimendahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl is winning the standup battle so far.#T4# Heimendahl connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Heimendahl moved away. Heimendahl throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Heimendahl misses the shot to the body. Heimendahl takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Heimendahl cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Heimendahl scores with a kick to the midsection. Heimendahl connects with a crisp jab. Heimendahl plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Cruz to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Cruz just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! During a confident post fight interview, Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
GAMMA#630 Belliveau v Rokicki
Date: Apr 29, 2017 |
#R1# Brewer cracks Heimendahl with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Heimendahl lands a nice hook to Brewer's body. Brewer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Heimendahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brewer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A nice leg kick lands there from Brewer. Brewer misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Brewer. Heimendahl wants to clinch up but Brewer keeps it at a distance. Brewer moves out of range of the body kick from Heimendahl.
Good leg kick by Brewer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brewer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimendahl moves away. Brewer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Heimendahl moves out of range as Brewer throws a body kick.
Heimendahl misses with a hook. Brewer throws a sloppy head kick and Heimendahl moves out of range easily. Brewer throws a wild body kick that Heimendahl sees coming a mile off. Frank Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brewer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heimendahl if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Brewer throws a low kick but Heimendahl moves out of range easily. Heimendahl avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T1# Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brewer. Heimendahl shrugs it off though. Brewer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Good work by Brewer as he checks the leg kick. Brewer misses with the body kick#CL# and Heimendahl counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heimendahl. Heimendahl working aggressively here.
Brewer tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Brewer back against the cage. Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Heimendahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimendahl throws a head punch that misses. A short uppercut from Brewer. Brewer blocks an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Brewer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heimendahl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brewer's elbow. Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2# Nice elbow from Heimendahl. Brewer blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. Brewer scores with a nice hook to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Brewer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A shot in the inside from Heimendahl. Brewer can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Brewer blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. Heimendahl scores with a shoulder strike. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Still in the clinch, Brewer scores with a nice short uppercut. Heimendahl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brewer. Brewer tries to break free but Heimendahl pushes him back against the cage. Brewer blocks an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Brewer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3# Brewer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it. Heimendahl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brewer scores with a shoulder strike. Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brewer tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nice elbow from Heimendahl. #CUT# It looks like Frank Brewer has been cut. Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Brewer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Heimendahl misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heimendahl. Brewer takes an elbow to the forehead. #T4# Brewer takes an elbow to the forehead. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Brewer is working Heimendahl over against the cage. Brewer has Heimendahl pressed against the cage.
Heimendahl lands with a left to the head. Brewer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Brewer. Heimendahl throws a head punch that misses. Heimendahl cracks Brewer with a nice body shot. Brewer wants to get back to striking at distance but Heimendahl won't allow it.
Brewer tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
#BC2# Brewer breaks from the clinch.
#CL# Heimendahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that round. The cut man is working on Frank Brewer'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. #R2# Heimendahl misses with a body kick. Brewer scores with a spinning back kick! Heimendahl moves in looking to clinch but Brewer pushes him off. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brewer. Heimendahl shrugs it off though. Brewer throws the kick towards the body but Heimendahl avoids it. Brewer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heimendahl checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Brewer takes a body punch but keeps moving. Heimendahl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brewer manages to avoid it. Brewer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Heimendahl looks to land a body kick but Brewer moved away. Brewer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Heimendahl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brewer was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimendahl. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Good standup being displayed there by Brewer as he connects with a hook. Brewer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Brewer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimendahl thumps Brewer with a low kick.#CL# Heimendahl takes the fight into the clinch. Thorbjorn Heimendahl has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1# Brewer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Brewer. A short right hand to the side of the head by Heimendahl. Heimendahl misses with a short punch on the inside. Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as Brewer controls the action.
Heimendahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Brewer controls his hands.
Brewer is pushing Heimendahl up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. Heimendahl misses with an elbow strike.
#BC2# Brewer manages to break the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brewer. Heimendahl shrugs it off though. A cross from Brewer lands.#T2# Brewer throws a push kick but Heimendahl slaps the foot to one side. Heimendahl clobbers Brewer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Heimendahl tries a head kick but it misses.
Heimendahl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brewer if he has to take too many more of those.
Heimendahl swings widly with a right hand
and Brewer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Brewer misses with a body kick. Brewer misses with a straight right. Heimendahl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Heimendahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brewer.
Brewer looks for the body kick but Heimendahl saw that one coming. Brewer throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL# and Heimendahl counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heimendahl. Heimendahl tries to throw a body punch but Brewer avoids it by throwing Heimendahl back against the cage. A hook to the body from Brewer.
Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl lands an elbow inside that Brewer shrugs off. #T3# Brewer stalling in the clinch.
Heimendahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brewer controlling the action here for a moment.
Brewer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimendahl misses with an elbow over the top. Heimendahl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heimendahl will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Brewer is looking to break free of the clinch but Heimendahl has double underhooks. Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Brewer. Heimendahl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it. Heimendahl pushes Brewer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Brewer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4# Brewer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Brewer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heimendahl lands with a left to the head. Heimendahl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brewer backwards. Brewer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Brewer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimendahl lands a hook that snaps the head of Brewer backwards. A left hand lands to the body for Brewer.
A short left from Heimendahl. Brewer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heimendahl. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Heimendahl presses Brewer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Frank Brewer's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# Brewer throws a jab when Heimendahl was well out of range. Brewer misses with a kick to the body.
Heimendahl is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brewer. Brewer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heimendahl checks it well. A swing and a miss from Heimendahl. Brewer moves out of range as Heimendahl strikes. Heimendahl throws a body shot but no joy. Brewer looks to land a body kick but Heimendahl moved away. Brewer throws a leg kick but Heimendahl sees it coming and checks it nicely. No joy there for Heimendahl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frank Brewer seems to be getting the better of the standup. Brewer moves forwards but Heimendahl connects with a nice, crisp jab. Brewer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brewer misses with a body kick. Brewer throws a half hearted mid kick. Brewer delivers a nice body kick. Heimendahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T1# Heimendahl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brewer can pounce on him.
Brewer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimendahl throws out the jab. Brewer is looking to score with low kicks. Brewer dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Brewer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimendahl. That did some damage! Brewer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heimendahl if he has to take too many more of those.
Brewer scoring well with a low kick there.
Brewer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. A chopping leg kick lands by Brewer. Heimendahl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Heimendahl is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Brewer throws the kick towards the body but Heimendahl avoids it. Brewer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Brewer. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brewer tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Heimendahl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2##CL# Heimendahl rushes Brewer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it. Heimendahl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brewer backwards. Heimendahl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brewer misses with a punch to the body.
Frank Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Brewer lands with a right to the head. Heimendahl lands a left hand.
Heimendahl lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brewer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heimendahl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Heimendahl lands an elbow just above Brewer 's eye. Brewer blocks an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heimendahl lands with a right to the head. #CUT# That has opened up Frank Brewer's cut even more.#T3# Heimendahl is working Brewer over against the cage. Heimendahl tries to throw a body punch but Brewer avoids it by throwing Heimendahl back against the cage. Heimendahl lands a nice uppercut. Heimendahl lands an elbow that stopped Brewer in his tracks for a moment. Brewer takes a shot to the head. Heimendahl lands an uppercut.#ROC# Brewer is rocked! A nice glancing elbow lands by Heimendahl. Brewer is still on wobbly legs! Can Heimendahl finish him? Heimendahl lands a right hand. Heimendahl scores with a hook to the body.#KD# Heimendahl drops Brewer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Brewer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Good body shot from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl scores with a shot to the side of Brewer's head. Heimendahl creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Brewer out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.
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Event:
GAMMA#625 Gunnar v Fjera 2
Date: Apr 08, 2017 |
#R1# Chan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heimendahl has time to react. Heimendahl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Jab from Chan. Chan lands with an overhand left. Chan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Heimendahl throws out a loose jab but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it. Chan ducks under a wild hook from Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands a slapping body shot.
Heimendahl explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Chan throws a jab when Heimendahl was well out of range. Chan works Heimendahl's body with a nice hook. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Heimendahl is looking to land body kicks. Heimendahl lands a jab. Jackie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Chan lands with a right hand. Chan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Heimendahl defends well and Chan ends up having to push Heimendahl into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Heimendahl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Chan throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimendahl. #T1# Heimendahl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chan on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL# Heimendahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chan is leaning against Heimendahl and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2# Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Heimendahl looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2# Heimendahl gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chan to score an easy takedown into full guard. Chan stands up over Heimendahl, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Chan scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Chan throwing strikes from guard but Heimendahl blocks nicely. Heimendahl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2# Chan lands a couple of decent looking shots. Chan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heimendahl is keeping the position for now. Chan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Chan with a flurry of punches that miss. Chan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Chan showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Heimendahl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3# Heimendahl moves away from the strike by Chan. #TD2# Chan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Heimendahl to the ground. Chan is now in Heimendahl's guard. Heimendahl wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Chan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Heimendahl keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully. Chan working some strikes from top position. Chan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heimendahl works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Chan with a flurry of punches that miss. Chan sitting in guard here, content to control. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T4# Chan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Heimendahl explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Chan lands a jab to Heimendahl's midsection. Heimendahl tries to land a front kick but Chan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Chan looks for a takedown but Heimendahl sprawls well. Thorbjorn Heimendahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Chan throws a looping overhand right but Heimendahl ducks down to avoid it. Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Heimendahl counters with a lovely shot to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Heimendahl. Chan does a little dance to reset his feet. Chan misses with a right hand enabling Heimendahl to counter with a crisp jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimendahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Chan. Chan misses with a straight left. Nice shot lands for Chan. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackie Chan will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Heimendahl throws a jab when Chan was well out of range. Chan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Chan getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Heimendahl connects with a solid leg kick. Chan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Heimendahl looks to land a left hand but Chan moved out of range nicely. Heimendahl misses with a kick to the body.
Chan tries to land a body kick and Heimendahl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2# Chan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Well, if Chan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T1# Chan throwing shots but Heimendahl is blocking nicely. Chan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Chan thows a huge punch but Heimendahl dodges it nicely.
Heimendahl controlling the position well. Heimendahl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chan. Chan missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Chan wants to take a breather but Heimendahl is having none of it. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Chan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Chan swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Chan lands the left hand. Nice body kick from Heimendahl. Nice straight punches there by Chan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chan. Chan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Heimendahl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Heimendahl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Heimendahl avoids the body shot from Chan.
Chan thuds his right hand into Heimendahl's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Chan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chan throws a hook but Heimendahl blocks it. Chan throws a hook to the side of Heimendahl's head but Heimendahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Chan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimendahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Chan. Chan throws a jab when Heimendahl was well out of range. Heimendahl thinks about countering with a body kick.#T3# Chan throws the left hand but Heimendahl avoids the punch easily. Heimendahl throws a looping overhand right but Chan ducks down to avoid it. Chan misses with a hook. Heimendahl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chan counters with a left to the body. Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Heimendahl throws a big shot that misses. Heimendahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Heimendahl is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chan. Heimendahl slips a jab from Chan. Heimendahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range. Chan throws a big shot that misses. Heimendahl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chan if he has to take too many more of those.
Chan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Chan misses the shot to the body. Heimendahl is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it.#T4# Chan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Heimendahl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chan throws out the jab. Heimendahl misses with a hook. A swing and a miss from Chan. An attempted straight right counter from Heimendahl misses the target. Chan shoots in looking for a takedown. Heimendahl tries to sprawl out of it but Chan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heimendahl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Chan moves out of range of the body kick from Heimendahl.
Chan cracks Heimendahl with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimendahl moves away. Heimendahl throws a quick counter kick to the body but Chan avoids it. Heimendahl tries to close the distance and clinch but Chan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Heimendahl misses the body punch #CL2# and Chan counters by clinching up. #BC2# Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heimendahl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Chan avoids the body shot from Heimendahl.
Chan tries to counter by closing the distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Chan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! #R3# Heimendahl misses with a kick to the body.
Chan misses with a hook to the body
#CL# and Heimendahl counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Chan lands a hook to the side of the head. Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Chan blocks the elbow strike.
#BC2# Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan lands with a straight right. Heimendahl didn't see that one coming. Heimendahl misses with a left hand and Chan counters with a nice uppercut. Chan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Chan lands a body shot.
Chan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan moves out of range as Heimendahl strikes. Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Chan. Chan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1# Heimendahl on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Heimendahl checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Heimendahl takes one on the button. Heimendahl slips under a jab. Chan works Heimendahl's body with a nice hook. Heimendahl misses with a body shot.
Jackie Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup. No luck for Chan with that takedown attempt. Heimendahl misses with a right hand #CL2# and Chan counters by clinching up. A short right hand to the side of the head by Heimendahl. Chan tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage. Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan is working for takedown but Heimendahl is calmly controlling the position for now. Chan is trying to push Heimendahl away but Heimendahl has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2# Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Thorbjorn Heimendahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Chan lands with a shot to the body. Chan misses with a left hand and Heimendahl counters with a nice body kick.
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Heimendahl lands with a nice body punch. Heimendahl swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Heimendahl misses the target. Heimendahl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan. A swing and a miss from Chan. Heimendahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimendahl is just out of range. Heimendahl quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Chan blocks a head kick by Heimendahl.
Chan scores with a leg kick.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heimendahl sees it coming and avoids it easily. Chan has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Heimendahl throws a body kick that misses. Heimendahl wants to clinch.#T3# Jab by Chan. Chan stuns Heimendahl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimendahl takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Heimendahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Heimendahl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heimendahl takes a shot right to the bread basket. Heimendahl misses with a looping left. Heimendahl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heimendahl throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T4# Nice body punch from Chan. Chan stalks Heimendahl and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Heimendahl's face. Heimendahl staggers backwards, shaken. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Heimendahl lands a nice looking body kick. Heimendahl is looking to clinch. Chan misses with an uppercut
and Heimendahl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A head kick by Heimendahl misses and Heimendahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Heimendahl scores with a hook to the body. Chan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Chan lands a really nice looking cross but Heimendahl seems unphased.
Chan lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackie Chan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Chan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Heimendahl. Chan lands with an overhand left. Chan swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl throws the kick towards the body but Chan avoids it. Heimendahl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chan throws out a counter right but Heimendahl avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight! Jackie Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Chan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackie Chan!
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Event:
GAMMA#622 Williams v Volkov 4
Date: Mar 25, 2017 |
#R1# Heimendahl throws a half hearted mid kick. Curry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands a slapping body shot.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Curry throws a leg kick but Heimendahl moved away. Jab, jab by Curry - just one landing. Heimendahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heimendahl feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Curry's calf. Heimendahl misses with a straight left. Curry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimendahl throws out the jab. A slapping leg kick lands for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl slips under a jab. Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Curry. Curry misses with a leg kick letting Heimendahl counter with a right hand. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Curry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heimendahl sees it coming and avoids it easily. Heimendahl is looking to slow Curry down with leg kicks. Heimendahl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Curry lands a nice hook to Heimendahl's body. Heimendahl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1##KD# Curry lands a big head kick that sends Heimendahl tumbling to the mat! Curry takes a step backwards and waves Heimendahl back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT# It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut. Heimendahl avoids the head kick by Curry.
Heimendahl was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Curry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Curry throws a nice inside leg kick. Curry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Heimendahl lands with a thumping leg kick.
#CL2# Heimendahl has Curry up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Curry.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl presses Curry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Curry is trying to break free.#BC# Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Curry throws a sloppy body shot
and Curry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Heimendahl tries to clinch and Curry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Heimendahl takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
#T2# Nice jab there from Curry. Heimendahl listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heimendahl walks into a straight right hand from Curry. Heimendahl has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Curry throws a sloppy head kick and Heimendahl moves out of range easily. Heimendahl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Curry misses with a hook to the body
and Heimendahl counters with a leg kick. #KD# Curry lands a big head kick that sends Heimendahl tumbling to the mat! Curry takes a step backwards and waves Heimendahl back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC# Heimendahl is rocked! Heimendahl is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Curry doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Heimendahl crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Heimendahl's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Curry! Post fight, an emotional Arthur Curry said 'It was an honor fighting such a legend Im sure u will never forget it !'.
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Event:
GAMMA#617 Shin v Williams 2
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
#R1# The crowd cheers as Putin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heimendahl doesn't seem phased though. Putin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Heimendahl swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heimendahl checks a leg kick. Heimendahl chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heimendahl throws a nice looking combination but Putin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Putin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Heimendahl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Putin was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimendahl. A chopping leg kick lands by Putin. Heimendahl misses with a left hand and Putin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Putin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Putin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimendahl. Putin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimendahl. Heimendahl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Putin's head backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Putin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heimendahl. Putin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Heimendahl takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Heimendahl shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Putin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1# Putin tries to land a front kick but Heimendahl steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Putin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Putin looks like he wants to counter punch here. A solid body kick from Putin. Heimendahl moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Thorbjorn Heimendahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Putin connects with a body shot. Heimendahl ducks right into an uppercut from Putin. Heimendahl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Putin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Putin lands a slapping body shot.
Putin with a hook. Putin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Heimendahl eats them both and turns towards Putin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. 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 takes a shot right to the bread basket. Heimendahl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Putin. Heimendahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range. Heimendahl scores with a jab. Putin acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away. Putin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Heimendahl throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Putin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T2# Putin slips under a jab from Heimendahl. Putin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Heimendahl looks to land a body kick but Putin moved away. Putin thinks about the counter body kick. Donk. Heimendahl catches Putin right on the button with a cross. Putin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heimendahl sees it coming and avoids it easily. Heimendahl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Putin. Heimendahl throws a big shot that misses. Putin avoids the head kick by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Putin. Heimendahl connects with a body shot that sends Putin's belly button to the back. Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Putin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Heimendahl misses with a body kick. Putin checks a leg kick. Heimendahl is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Heimendahl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Putin scores with a jab to the body.#T3# Putin has a takedown stuffed. Putin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimendahl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimendahl. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet. Putin cracks Heimendahl with a right hand to the side of the head. Heimendahl checks a leg kick nicely. Heimendahl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Heimendahl moves forwards but Putin connects with a nice, crisp jab. A jab from Heimendahl misses. A slow jab from Putin misses its intended target. Heimendahl quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Putin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Putin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Putin works the jab nicely. Putin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Heimendahl had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimendahl moves away. The fighters circling - Heimendahl throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Heimendahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4# No luck with that takedown attempt from Putin. Heimendahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Heimendahl thows a left - swing and a miss! Putin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Heimendahl throws a hook to the side of Putin's head but Putin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Heimendahl looks to land a left hand but Putin moved out of range nicely. Putin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Putin throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Heimendahl throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Heimendahl misses with an uppercut. Putin saw that one coming. Putin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL# Heimendahl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Putin, pushing him back against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Heimendahl lands a nice elbow. #CUT# It looks like Beast Putin has been cut. Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Putin misses with a hook from the clinch. Heimendahl misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Beast Putin will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Beast Putin's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Putin thows a left - swing and a miss! Heimendahl misses with a wild combination.
Putin misses with a looping right. Heimendahl feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Putins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Heimendahl throws a hook but Putin avoids it easily. Putin throws a shot from downtown. Heimendahl moves away and avoids it. Putin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heimendahl. Putin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heimendahl. Putin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Heimendahl thows a left - swing and a miss! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An inside leg kick lands from Putin. Heimendahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Putin throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Heimendahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl misses with a left hand and Putin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1# Heimendahl misses with a hook. Putin ducked under it nicely. Heimendahl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Putin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Heimendahl throws a hook but Putin avoids it easily. Heimendahl swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.
Putin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Heimendahl slips a straight right by Putin. Putin throws a hook but Heimendahl blocks it.#CL# Heimendahl pushes Putin up against the cage in a clinch. Heimendahl misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Heimendahl. Putin lands with a right to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin. Putin avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl. Putin can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Heimendahl.
#TD2# Putin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Putin manages to end up in side control.#T2# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2# Putin is trying to get an arm triangle but Heimendahl is defending well. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Putin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Heimendahl will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. Heimendahl might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Putin trying to control the action but Heimendahl is working from the bottom. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T3# Putin trying to control the action but Heimendahl is working from the bottom. Heimendahl is looking to regain half guard here but Putin keeps moving and retains side control. Putin takes a little break here. Heimendahl wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Heimendahl is trying to control Putin's posture but Putin avoids it. #SUB2# Putin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Heimendahl knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T4# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Putin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Putin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimendahl. Heimendahl misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Putin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl blocks a jab.#CL# Heimendahl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Putin, pushing him back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Beast Putin will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Beast Putin's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! #R3# Putin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Putin moves away from the strike by Heimendahl. Putin throws a shot from downtown. Heimendahl moves away and avoids it. Heimendahl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Heimendahl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Putin manages to avoid it. Heimendahl is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Putin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Putin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Putin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heimendahl. Putin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Putin wants to slow Heimendahl down by chopping away at his legs. Heimendahl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Heimendahl swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.
Heimendahl's corner calls for a 1-2. Heimendahl obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Putin thuds his right hand into Heimendahl's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Putin throws a head kick but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Putin ducks right into an uppercut from Heimendahl. Heimendahl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putin.
#CL# Heimendahl moves into the clinch successfully.
Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1# Heimendahl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards. Putin working aggressively here.
Putin has Heimendahl pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Heimendahl manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC2# Putin manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Heimendahl misses. Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses. Heimendahl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putin.
Putin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heimendahl if he has to take too many more of those.
Heimendahl throws a hook but Putin avoids it easily. Putin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heimendahl's sensitive parts. Putin misses with a body kick. An attempted straight right counter from Heimendahl misses the target. Putin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Heimendahl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Nice body punch from Putin. Nice jab there from Heimendahl. Putin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Beast Putin seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2# Putin dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Heimendahl connects with a crisp jab. Putin digs a good hook to Heimendahl's body.
Putin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws a big shot that misses. Putin tries to counter by closing the distance. Heimendahl tries to move into range but Putin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Putin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heimendahl. Heimendahl just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Putin catches Heimendahl right on the button with a cross. Heimendahl looks to land a body kick but Putin moved away. Heimendahl avoids a kick to the body.
Heimendahl wants to clinch. Putin cracks Heimendahl with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T3# Heimendahl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Putin moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Putin tries to counter with a clinch but Heimendahl shakes him off and moves away. Heimendahl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Putin. Putin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Putin cracks a nice hook into Heimendahl's ribs. A punch combination from Heimendahl misses. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Heimendahl tries to clinch but Putin is having none of it. Putin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Heimendahl throws a jab when Putin was well out of range. Heimendahl throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Heimendahl clobbers Putin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Putin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The fight stays on the outside here - Heimendahl looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Putin scores with a nice strike. Heimendahl throws a body punch but Putin moves out of range. Heimendahl throws out a loose jab but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice defenses there by Putin. Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away. Beast Putin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Putin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heimendahl doesn't seem bothered though. Putin moves into range and connects with a jab. Heimendahl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Heimendahl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimendahl throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Putin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Heimendahl throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Putin counters with a lovely shot to the body. A punch lands to the side of Heimendahl 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight! Beast Putin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Putin 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Beast Putin! In his post fight interview, Beast Putin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
EVO 02112017
Date: Feb 11, 2017 |
#R1# Heimendahl misses with a jab to the body
and Kristoffer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Heimendahl checks the leg kick. Kristoffer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heimendahl swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kristoffer is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Kristoffer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kristoffer thows a left - swing and a miss! Nice shot lands for Heimendahl. A combination from Heimendahl does no damage. Heimendahl tries to bum rush Kristoffer with a series of wild strikes but Kristoffer uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kristoffer throws a combination that misses and Heimendahl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Lars Kristoffer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kristoffer looks to throw the jab but Heimendahl is out of range. Heimendahl seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Heimendahl fails in his attempt to clinch. Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kristoffer moves away. Kristoffer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heimendahl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kristoffer moves away from the strike by Heimendahl. #CL2# Kristoffer clinches up with Heimendahl and pushes him back against the cage.#T1# Heimendahl scores with a hook to the body. Heimendahl lands a nice elbow. Stalling in the clinch from Kristoffer.
Kristoffer working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kristoffer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Heimendahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kristoffer as the two fighters clinch.
Kristoffer misses with a punch on the inside.
Heimendahl misses with a punch on the inside.
Kristoffer lands an uppercut. Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kristoffer's elbow. Kristoffer working aggressively here.
Kristoffer blocks an uppercut.
Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kristoffer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimendahl misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2# Heimendahl tries a body shot but Kristoffer blocks it.
Kristoffer taking a breather. Heimendahl lands with a short shot to the head. Heimendahl throws an elbow that misses.
Kristoffer takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT# It looks like Lars Kristoffer has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Heimendahl blocking some punches.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kristoffer throws a head punch that misses. A nice left hand lands by Kristoffer.
Kristoffer looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Kristoffer. Kristoffer blocking some punches.
Heimendahl lands with a right to the head. Kristoffer throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Kristoffer takes an elbow to the forehead. #T3# Kristoffer blocks an elbow strike. Heimendahl scores with an uppercut up the middle. Kristoffer looking to slow down the pace here. Heimendahl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kristoffer's defenses. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heimendahl as Kristoffer tries to tie him up. Come on Kristoffer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kristoffer lands with a left to the head. Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kristoffer avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl. A nice right hand lands inside from Kristoffer. Heimendahl looks to throw an elbow but misses. Kristoffer scores with a shoulder strike. Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Kristoffer lands with a short head shot on the inside. Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside. #T4# Kristoffer works on Heimendahl's body with a couple of short punches. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kristoffer takes an elbow to the forehead. With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses. Heimendahl lands a body punch. Kristoffer scores with a nice hook to the head. Kristoffer working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heimendahl. Still in the clinch, Heimendahl scores with a nice short uppercut. Kristoffer dodges an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
A short left from Heimendahl. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kristoffer. Heimendahl lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. I was talking to Heimendahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Kristoffer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lars Kristoffer'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. #R2# Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Kristoffer looks to land a right hand but Heimendahl moved out of range. Heimendahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nice shot lands for Kristoffer. Kristoffer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Kristoffer tries to clinch but Heimendahl moves out of range. A quick step to the side and Heimendahl tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Heimendahl staying out of range there. A looping hook to the body misses from Kristoffer. Heimendahl does a little dance to reset his feet. Heimendahl misses with a wild body shot. Nice jab there from Heimendahl. Thorbjorn Heimendahl is winning the standup battle so far. Heimendahl jabs Kristoffer to the body, keeping him at a distance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kristoffer takes a body punch but keeps moving. Heimendahl on the wrong end of a nice jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Heimendahl lands with an overhand left. Heimendahl misses with a hook. Kristoffer ducked under it nicely. Heimendahl is looking to clinch but Kristoffer is avoiding it.
#T1# Heimendahl throws a shot from downtown. Kristoffer moves away and avoids it. Kristoffer tries to bum rush Heimendahl with a series of wild strikes but Heimendahl uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Heimendahl appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Kristoffer is looking to land body kicks. Kristoffer avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kristoffer throws a leg kick and Heimendahl counters with a nice uppercut. Heimendahl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Kristoffer loads up on a big right hand but Heimendahl slips the punch. Kristoffer misses with a body shot.
Kristoffer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Heimendahl lands with an overhand left.#ROC# Kristoffer is rocked! Heimendahl drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kristoffer right on the button. Kristoffer goes down! Heimendahl follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Heimendahl gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! After winning the bout, Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
EVO 284: Napoleon vs Heimendah
Date: Dec 10, 2016 |
#R1# 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?" #CUT# 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.#CUT2# It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.#T1# 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.
#T2# 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. #T3# 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.#T4# 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! #R2# 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
#CL# 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.#T1# Napoleon tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC# Napoleon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL# 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. #BC# 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.#T2# 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.#T3# 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.#T4# 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. #R3# 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.#T1# 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.#T2# 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.
#T3# 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.#T4# 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.#CL2# 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! #R4# 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.
#T1# 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. #T2# 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.
#T3# 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.#T4# 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! #R5# 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.#T1##CL# 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!#T2# 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.#T3# 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. #KD2# 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!#ROC2# Napoleon is rocked!#CUT2# 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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Event:
Epic Hype Night 2: Overload
Date: Oct 26, 2016 |
#R1# Geisler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimendahl.
Geisler throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Geisler takes a shot right to the bread basket. Heimendahl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Geisler misses with a body shot.
Heimendahl misses with a hook. Geisler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Heimendahl blocks a jab. Geisler connects with a single shot there. Heimendahl throws a looping overhand right but Geisler ducks down to avoid it. Heimendahl throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heimendahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Geisler moves out of range easily. Heimendahl misses the jab.#CL2# Geisler has closed the distance and engaged Heimendahl in a clinch.
Geisler lands a nice uppercut. Heimendahl has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Geisler blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. Geisler scores with an uppercut up the middle. Geisler lands a left hand.
Geisler tries to stall but Heimendahl uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T1# Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Geisler. Geisler tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Geisler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Geisler digs a right hand underneath Heimendahl's ribcage. Heimendahl let out a lung full of air as it connected. Geisler misses with a body punch.
Geisler misses with some punches.
Geisler tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Geisler back against the cage. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Geisler. Heimendahl misses with some punches.
Geisler stalling the fight.
Geisler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Geisler. Geisler is stalling here.
Heimendahl scores with an uppercut up the middle. A shot in the inside from Geisler. #T2# Heimendahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heimendahl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Geisler. Heimendahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heimendahl blocking some punches.
Geisler stalling in the clinch but Heimendahl improves position. Nice elbow from Heimendahl. Geisler tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Geisler back against the cage. Heimendahl looks to throw an elbow but misses. Geisler throws a head punch that misses. Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Heimendahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Geisler backwards. Geisler is trying to maintain a safe position but Heimendahl gets an underhook and turns Geisler into the cage. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. Heimendahl tries a body shot but Geisler blocks it.
Geisler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Geisler misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3# A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Geisler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl. Geisler tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A bit of stalling here from Geisler.
Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Geisler misses with a hook from the clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Geisler. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. Heimendahl misses with a hook from the clinch. Geisler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Geisler. Heimendahl scores with a nice hook to the head. Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4# Geisler misses with the head strike.
Heimendahl pushes Geisler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. Geisler struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
#BC# Heimendahl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Heimendahl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Geisler at a distance.
Heimendahl jabs at Geisler's body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Good shot there by Heimendahl. Geisler dips to his left and cracks Heimendahl with an uppercut!#KD# Oooooh!!! Heimendahl has knocked Geisler down with a huge combo! Heimendahl steps away and waves a wobbly Geisler back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC# Geisler is rocked! Geisler lands a jab to Heimendahl's midsection. Geisler moves away from the strike by Heimendahl. Geisler moves out of range of the body kick from Heimendahl.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Geisler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Geisler getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Heimendahl throws a lazy uppercut
and Geisler counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Geisler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Otto Geisler will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2##KD# Heimendahl drops Geisler with a beautiful combination! Geisler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Heimendahl is looking for the KO! Geisler is still on wobbly legs! Can Heimendahl finish him? Heimendahl throws a hook to the side of Geisler's head but Geisler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A little jabbing left from Geisler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Geisler seems to have recovered his senses. Geisler misses with a wild body shot. Geisler misses with a hook. Heimendahl ducked under it nicely. Heimendahl takes a swing at Geisler's ribcage but misses. Geisler misses the jab. Geisler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heimendahl avoids the body shot from Geisler.
A little feinted left hand from Heimendahl on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Geisler lands with a nice body punch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Heimendahl throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Geisler on the side of the head. Nice jab there from Geisler. Heimendahl jabs Geisler right on the nose. Geisler blinks but takes it well. Geisler throws a looping overhand right but Heimendahl ducks down to avoid it. Heimendahl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Geisler misses the jab. Geisler moves out of range as Heimendahl strikes.#T1# Jab from Geisler. Geisler connects with a body shot that sends Heimendahl's belly button to the back. Heimendahl dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Heimendahl misses with a body kick. Geisler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Geisler just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl staying out of range there. Geisler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heimendahl if he has to take too many more of those.
Geisler loads up on a big right hand but Heimendahl slips the punch. Geisler throws a good cross that connects.
Heimendahl uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Geisler has time to react. Heimendahl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Geisler sees it coming and avoids it easily. A big left from Geisler misses. Geisler takes a body punch but keeps moving. 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 fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Nice defenses there by Heimendahl.#T2# Heimendahl throws a right hand that Geisler ducks under and follows up with a left that Geisler also avoids with ease. Heimendahl misses with a body kick. Heimendahl throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Geisler throws out a counter right but Heimendahl avoids it with no problem. Geisler misses with a looping right. Geisler tries to close the distance and clinch but Heimendahl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Heimendahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Heimendahl slips a straight right by Geisler. Heimendahl defending well as Geisler loads up on a big left hand. Geisler throws out a loose jab but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Geisler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimendahl throws out the jab. Geisler needs to keep his hands up - Heimendahl had a free shot at his head there. Heimendahl misses with a jab to the body
and Geisler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Geisler avoids the head kick by Heimendahl.
Geisler with a body punch. A glancing blow. Geisler dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3# Geisler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. The fighters circling - Geisler throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Heimendahl throws the kick towards the body but Geisler avoids it. Geisler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heimendahl. Heimendahl misses with a wild body shot. A nice side step and Geisler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Geisler tries to clinch but Heimendahl moves out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Geisler misses the target. Geisler lands with a shot to the body. Geisler throws a series of punches but Heimendahl moves out of range. Heimendahl misses with a looping right. Geisler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Geisler ducks under a wild hook from Heimendahl. Geisler steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Geisler misses with a straight right. The fighters circling - Geisler throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Heimendahl throws a right hand that misses
and Geisler counters with a straight right hand. Heimendahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geisler.#T4# Heimendahl falls off balance throwing a combination
and Geisler counters with a left to the body. Heimendahl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Geisler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimendahl. Heimendahl connects with the punch. Geisler avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Heimendahl scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Heimendahl's jab looks to have found its range, popping Geisler under the eye. Heimendahl misses with a hook
and Geisler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2# Heimendahl tries to keep at a distance but Geisler has taken the fight into the clinch. Geisler working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Geisler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Geisler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Geisler avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Otto Geisler will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Heimendahl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heimendahl throws out a loose jab but Geisler uses good head movement to avoid it. Heimendahl goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Heimendahl paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Geisler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimendahl.
Geisler throws the left hand but Heimendahl avoids the punch easily. Geisler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. A big left from Geisler misses. Geisler swings and misses with a shot to the body and Heimendahl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Geisler misses with a hook
and Heimendahl counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Geisler badly! He tries to strike back but Heimendahl puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Geisler out cold! Oh man, Geisler will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! After winning the bout, Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GEN presents EPIC HYPE NIGHT!
Date: Sep 21, 2016 |
#R1# Jab by Heimendahl.#CUT2# It looks like Billy Gruff has been cut. Gruff avoids the head kick by Heimendahl.
Gruff misses with a right hand and Heimendahl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Heimendahl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Gruff misses with a body shot.
#CL# Gruff moves into the clinch successfully.
Gruff misses with a punch on the inside.
Gruff tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Heimendahl tries to work over Gruff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Gruff. Heimendahl tries a body shot but Gruff blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Heimendahl. Gruff misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Heimendahl. Gruff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gruff throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl. Gruff effectively controlling the action here. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Heimendahl lands with a short shot to the head. #T1# Heimendahl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. I was talking to Gruff's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruff's elbow. Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gruff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gruff taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gruff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gruff. Nice body punch from Gruff. Gruff works on Heimendahl's body with a couple of short punches. Heimendahl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gruff's defenses. Heimendahl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Gruff lands a body punch in the clinch. Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Gruff. Gruff wants to stall.
Gruff cracks Heimendahl with a nice body shot.#T2# Gruff tries for a takedown but Heimendahl manages to get underhooks.
Gruff scores with a hook to the body. Gruff stalling against the cage.
Gruff tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
A short left from Gruff. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Gruff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gruff scores with a hook to the body. Heimendahl looks winded! Gruff tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gruff scores with a nice hook to the head. Gruff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Gruff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gruff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Gruff stalling in the clinch but Heimendahl improves position. Heimendahl throws a head punch that misses. Gruff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Gruff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T3# Gruff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gruff tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Gruff lands a hook that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Gruff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl can't find room to land a body shot as Gruff controls the action.
Gruff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Heimendahl as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Gruff. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heimendahl. Gruff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gruff tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Gruff misses with a short punch on the inside. Gruff trying to stall but Heimendahl improves his position.
Gruff misses with a body punch.
#T4# Gruff misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gruff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimendahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gruff swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it. Gruff tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Gruff wants to stall.
Heimendahl tries to work over Gruff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gruff blocks a body shot from Heimendahl. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruff. Heimendahl lands with a left to the head. Heimendahl blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Heimendahl scores with a nice hook to the head. Heimendahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gruff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Gruff will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Billy Gruff's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# A swing and a miss from Heimendahl. Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gruff throws a hook but Heimendahl blocks it.#CL# Gruff has closed the distance and engaged Heimendahl in a clinch.
Gruff lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruff's elbow. Gruff working aggressively here.
Gruff taking a breather. Heimendahl lands an elbow inside that Gruff shrugs off. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruff. A short right from Gruff. Heimendahl misses with a punch on the inside.
Gruff tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Gruff back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A shot in the inside from Heimendahl. Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl scores with a nice hook to the head. Gruff scores with a hook to the body. Heimendahl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gruff or not. Gruff throws a head punch that misses. #T1# Heimendahl tries to throw a body punch but Gruff avoids it by throwing Heimendahl back against the cage. Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heimendahl being controlled against the cage. Gruff lands a left hand.
Gruff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gruff struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Heimendahl lands a nice elbow. A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruff. Heimendahl throws a big uppercut that drops Gruff! More strikes from Heimendahl and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gruff lies dazed against the cage as Heimendahl celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! Thorbjorn Heimendahl seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
G #36 - End of an Era
Date: Aug 27, 2016 |
#R1# Heimendahl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magnusson was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimendahl. Heimendahl thuds a left hand into Magnusson's body. Magnusson throws a body punch but Heimendahl moves out of range. Heimendahl pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Magnusson is looking for the big counter here. Magnusson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Heimendahl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heimendahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Magnusson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Magnusson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimendahl. Magnusson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Magnusson throws the left hand but Heimendahl avoids the punch easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Magnusson throws a poor cross that misses
and Heimendahl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Heimendahl slips a straight right by Magnusson. Heimendahl moves forwards but Magnusson connects with a nice, crisp jab. Magnusson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1##CL# Heimendahl closes the distance and pushes Magnusson back into the cage. Magnusson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Heimendahl pushes Magnusson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Heimendahl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magnussons head. #CUT# It looks like Magnus Magnusson has been cut. Magnusson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Heimendahl looks to throw an elbow but misses. Heimendahl throws a head punch that misses. Heimendahl misses with a short punch on the inside. Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Heimendahl on the inside. Heimendahl throws a punch but it's blocked by Magnusson. A head punch on the inside from Magnusson fails to land. #T2# A quick uppercut on the inside from Heimendahl. Magnusson prevents a body shot from Heimendahl. Magnusson misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnusson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Magnusson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Heimendahl pulls his leg out and moves away.
Magnusson takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been told by Heimendahl's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. This has been an exciting period of action! Heimendahl scores with a sloppy right hand. Magnusson should have avoided that one. Magnusson throws a series of punches but Heimendahl avoids them all with ease. Heimendahl connects with a crisp jab. #CUT# That has opened up Magnus Magnusson's cut even more. Heimendahl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magnusson. #T3# Heimendahl misses with a body shot.
Heimendahl cracks Magnusson with a right hand to the side of the head. Magnusson throws a right and a left that both miss. Heimendahl throws an off balance right hand
and Magnusson counters with a nice body shot. Heimendahl jabbing away but nothing is landing. Heimendahl scores with a punch to the head. Magnusson shoots in for a takedown but Heimendahl shows good takedown defense. Nice defenses there by Magnusson. Magnusson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimendahl defending well as Magnusson loads up on a big left hand. Heimendahl takes a swing at Magnusson's ribcage but misses. Magnusson is looking for the big counter here. Thorbjorn Heimendahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4# Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Magnusson moves out of range easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magnusson! But no joy. Heimendahl lands a right hook to the body.
Magnusson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Heimendahl lands a nice shot that snaps Magnusson's head back.
Heimendahl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heimendahl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnusson manages to avoid it.#CL# Heimendahl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Magnusson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heimendahl. Heimendahl misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Both fighters working to control the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that round. The cut man is working on Magnus Magnusson's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# Heimendahl throws a hook but Magnusson blocks it.#TD2# Heimendahl gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Magnusson to score an easy takedown into full guard. Heimendahl is wriggling around but Magnusson manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR# Magnusson is trying to control the action in half guard but Heimendahl is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Heimendahl tries to kick Magnusson off but Magnusson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Heimendahl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Magnusson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Heimendahl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magnusson. #T1# Still in half guard, Magnusson seems content to control. Heimendahl is trying to maintain the position but Magnusson is very close to passing his half guard. Magnusson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Magnusson trying to control the pace. Magnusson thows a huge punch but Heimendahl dodges it nicely.
Heimendahl is refusing to be controlled, as Magnusson sits in half guard. Heimendahl tries to roll over but Magnusson keeps him under control.#T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Magnusson not landing any meaningful shots this time. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Magnusson throws a series of punches but Heimendahl avoids them all with ease. Heimendahl misses with the body kick and Magnusson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The fighters circle momentarily. Heimendahl darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Nice body punch from Heimendahl. Heimendahl connects with a body shot that sends Magnusson's belly button to the back. Heimendahl with a jab. Heimendahl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Heimendahl misses with a wild body shot. #T3##CL# Heimendahl closes the distance and pushes Magnusson back into the cage. A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land. Magnusson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Heimendahl gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Magnusson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Magnusson.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Magnusson. Heimendahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heimendahl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heimendahl pushes Magnusson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from Magnusson fails to land. A quick uppercut on the inside from Magnusson. Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT# The cut above Magnus Magnusson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T4# Heimendahl has a couple of punches blocked by Magnusson.
Heimendahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magnusson backwards. Magnusson wants to take the fight to the mat but Heimendahl manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Magnusson wants to take the fight to the mat but Heimendahl manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Heimendahl lands an elbow that stopped Magnusson in his tracks for a moment. #CUT# Magnus Magnusson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Magnus Magnusson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! A very excited looking Thorbjorn Heimendahl 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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Event:
G #30 KOIZUMI vs GOODMAN
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1# Nice body kick there by Lungu. Lungu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heimendahl's hands. Heimendahl throws a shot to the body.
Heimendahl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heimendahl fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. A slapping body kick lands there for Lungu. Heimendahl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lungu can pounce on him.
#CL2# Lungu instigates a clinch. Lungu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lungu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lungu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. I was talking to Heimendahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Lungu misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lungu scores with a shoulder strike. Lungu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Heimendahl avoids the elbow strike from Lungu, against the cage.
Lungu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heimendahl or not. Lungu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Lungu. A short body shot lands from Lungu as the two fighters clinch.
Heimendahl is breathing heavily.#T1# Lungu blocking some punches.
Heimendahl takes an elbow to the forehead. A right handed body shot lands from Lungu.
Nice body punch from Lungu. Lungu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Lungu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards. Lungu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lungu controlling the action here for a moment.
Lungu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lungu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lungu scores with an uppercut up the middle. Lungu misses with a short punch on the inside. Lungu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lungu lands an uppercut. Heimendahl tries to work over Lungu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Lungu looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T2# Lungu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lungu blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lungu. #ROC2# Heimendahl is rocked! Lungu creates a bit of distance and cracks Heimendahl with a massive left hook! Heimendahl crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Lungu stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sandu Lungu! A victorious Sandu Lungu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
G #23 KOIZUMI vs GASASPO
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1# Spunkly throws a nice looking combination but Heimendahl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Heimendahl throws a right and a left that both miss. Good exchange - Spunkly coming out on top. Tyrone Spunkly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heimendahl scores with a punch to the head. Spunkly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heimendahl counters with a straight right hand.#CL# Heimendahl has Spunkly up against the cage in a clinch.
Spunkly takes a shot to the head. Spunkly is trying to force a seperation but Heimendahl has the dominant position. Spunkly is trying to force a seperation but Heimendahl has the dominant position. A short right from Heimendahl. Heimendahl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spunkly or not. Spunkly is trying to push Heimendahl away but Heimendahl has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Spunkly tries to circle away but Heimendahl has him pinned against the cage. Heimendahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Spunkly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Spunkly is trying to break the clinch but Heimendahl is controlling him. Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside. #T1# Spunkly is trying to force a seperation but Heimendahl has the dominant position. Spunkly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Spunkly is trying to break the clinch but Heimendahl has him pressed against the cage. A hook to the body from Heimendahl.
Spunkly looks winded! Heimendahl lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Heimendahl lands a body punch. Heimendahl lands an elbow inside that Spunkly shrugs off. #CUT# It looks like Tyrone Spunkly has been cut. A right hand to the body from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl is working Spunkly over against the cage. Spunkly takes an elbow to the forehead. Heimendahl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Heimendahl pushes Spunkly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike. #ROC# Spunkly is rocked! Heimendahl pushes Spunkly against the cage. Heimendahl is working some dirty boxing. Heimendahl pushes off with a quick right hook! Spunkly goes down! Spunkly tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Heimendahl moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorbjorn Heimendahl! Thorbjorn Heimendahl seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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