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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Heimo (ranked 6193 p4p, 419 weight class) and Gabriel Gracie (ranked 2372 p4p, 246 weight class). Gabriel Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimo throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Heimo throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Heimo.
Heimo swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Heimo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Heimo slips the punch.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Heimo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie catches Heimo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heimo blocks a jab.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heimo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Heimo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heimo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Heimo misses its target.
Gracie forces Heimo back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heimo misses with the head strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heimo as Gracie tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Heimo.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heimo smiles and moves away.
Aleksi Heimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gracie.
Heimo scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heimo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Heimo with a nice cross.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimo manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimo. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heimo is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimo misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Heimo misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimo moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Heimo.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Heimo keeps moving.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Heimo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Heimo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heimo's guard.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Heimo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Heimo has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Heimo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
Heimo wants to stand but Gracie is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Heimo maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is still trying to improve position.
Heimo controlling the pace for now.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Heimo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Heimo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Heimo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Heimo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heimo to score with a decent uppercut.
Heimo stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heimo throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aleksi Heimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Heimo cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heimo misses with a wild body shot.
Heimo misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Heimo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Heimo.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Heimo circles away easily
and Heimo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo connects with a nice looking jab.
Heimo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie misses with a combination
and Heimo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heimo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aleksi Heimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gracie.
Jab from Heimo.
Heimo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Heimo ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Heimo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Heimo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heimo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heimo scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Heimo.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimo throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie tries to clinch but Heimo moves away
and Heimo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Heimo jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heimo looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Heimo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heimo throws a shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Heimo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Heimo gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimo is just out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Heimo is trying to improve his position.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Heimo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie wants to improve his position but Heimo is controlling well.
Heimo wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Heimo is very close to passing his half guard.
Heimo wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heimo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Heimo works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Heimo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Heimo lands a body shot.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Heimo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Heimo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Heimo lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heimo.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Heimo sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimo lands a nice shot to the body.
Heimo jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heimo misses with the combination.
Gracie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings for the body but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie tries to clinch but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Heimo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Heimo digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Heimo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Nice uppercut there from Heimo.
Heimo misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heimo lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie lands with a hook. Heimo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heimo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heimo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Heimo stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimo is just out of range.
Heimo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heimo.
Heimo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Heimo looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimo.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Heimo.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimo throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Aleksi Heimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Heimo misses.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aleksi Heimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heimo cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Heimo.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heimo scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Heimo misses with an uppercut
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Heimo - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Heimo dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Heimo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Heimo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heimo takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Heimo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Aleksi Heimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gracie.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksi Heimo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heimo 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksi Heimo!
A victorious Aleksi Heimo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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