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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Heimo (ranked 999 p4p, 1564 weight class) and Leo Vuce (ranked 68 p4p, 101 weight class). Vuce has chosen MC Yankoo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuce takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heimo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vuce counters with an inside leg kick.
Heimo clobbers Vuce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heimo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vuce counters with an outside leg kick.
Heimo looks to land a left hand but Vuce moved out of range nicely.
Vuce is looking for the big counter here.
Nice takedown defense from Heimo. No joy for Vuce on that attempt.
Heimo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vuce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vuce avoids a kick to the body.
Heimo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vuce fails to land the takedown.
Heimo throws a head kick that misses.
Heimo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vuce.
Vuce throws a solid leg kick but Heimo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vuce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vuce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heimo.
Vuce tries to counter by closing the distance.
Heimo walks into a jab.
Heimo throws a leg kick
and Vuce counters with a slapping leg kick.
Heimo gets tackled into the cage by Vuce. Vuce 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!
Heimo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vuce is keeping busy.
Vuce is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo is trying to break the clinch but Vuce is controlling him.
Heimo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vuce landing knees to the body.
Heimo tries to circle away but Vuce has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vuce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heimo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vuce lands with a short shot to the head.
Vuce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heimo avoids it.
Heimo looking to stall.
Heimo manages to break the clinch.
Heimo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vuce makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vuce has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Heimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vuce.
Heimo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some bone on bone action there as Vuce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heimo looks to throw the jab but Vuce is out of range.
Vuce closes the distance and pushes Heimo back into the cage.
Heimo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vuce counters with a good low kick that Heimo was not able to check.
A nice leg kick from Vuce, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vuce wants to clinch.
Vuce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vuce throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vuce gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vuce moves into range and clinches up with Heimo.
Heimo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vuce swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vuce using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vuce creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vuce keeps control of Heimo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heimo gets through Vuce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heimo is looking to break free of the clinch but Vuce has double underhooks.
Heimo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heimo has had enough of the clinch but Vuce keeps him there for the moment.
Vuce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heimo avoids it.
Vuce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heimo is defending well for now.
Vuce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vuce tries to stall but Heimo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heimo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heimo throws out a loose jab but Vuce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimo avoids the head kick by Vuce.
Vuce walks into a left hand.
Vuce tries to close the distance and clinch but Heimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vuce forces Heimo back against the cage and clinches.
Vuce creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heimo's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vuce obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuce avoids the elbow strike from Heimo, against the cage.
Heimo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vuce has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vuce pushes off an throws an elbow but Heimo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heimo lands a body punch.
Vuce missing with knees to the body.
Heimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heimo misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Vuce.
Heimo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heimo throws an overhand right that lands on Vuce's shoulder, as Vuce tries to avoid the shot.
Vuce clinches.
Heimo works on Vuce's body with a couple of short punches.
Heimo presses Vuce against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vuce dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Heimo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Vuce dominated that round.
That's time! Heimo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Heimo 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.
Vuce shapes to counter with a head kick.
Heimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Heimo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heimo.
Heimo lands a nice looking body shot.
Heimo lands with a good body shot.
Vuce attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heimo misses with a hook. Vuce ducked under it nicely.
Heimo throws a lazy uppercut
and Vuce counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heimo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heimo lands a glancing blow to the side of Vuce's head.
Vuce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vuce throws a front kick that sends Heimo stumbling back into the cage.
Vuce tries to clinch but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vuce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vuce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heimo throws the kick towards the body but Vuce avoids it.
Aleksi Heimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce slips a straight right by Heimo.
Vuce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimo throws out the jab.
Heimo misses the body punch
and Vuce counters with an inside leg kick.
Vuce doesn't manage to clinch there - Heimo circles away.
Heimo misses with an uppercut
and Vuce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vuce.
Heimo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vuce tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vuce moves out of range of the strikes.
Heimo swats away the attempt to clinch by Vuce.
Heimo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vuce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Heimo avoids it really well and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Heimo misses the target.
Heimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vuce throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vuce slips a jab from Heimo.
Heimo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVuce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuce avoids the body shot from Heimo.
Heimo throws a body kick that misses.
Heimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vuce manages to avoid it.
Vuce tries to clinch but Heimo moves out of range.
Vuce lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Vuce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vuce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aleksi Heimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Heimo swings for the body but Vuce moves out of range.
Leo Vuce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heimo connects with a leg kick.
Heimo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vuce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Vuce's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vuce scores with a kick to the body.
Vuce instigates a clinch.
Heimo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vuce trying to land knees to the body.
Vuce lands a knee to the body.
Heimo tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuce taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimo trying to control the position but instead, Vuce has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heimo into the cage.
Heimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vuce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimo throws out the jab.
Aleksi Heimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimo throws a solid leg kick but Vuce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heimo.
Vuce clinches.
Vuce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vuce lands an elbow inside that Heimo shrugs off.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leo Vuce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vuce tries to land a knee to the head but Heimo blocks with his arms.
Vuce looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heimo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vuce effectively controlling the action here.
Heimo looking to slow down the pace here.
Vuce pushes off an throws an elbow but Heimo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heimo as Vuce tries to tie him up.
Heimo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heimo working hard to break the clinch.
Vuce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heimo is defending well for now.
Vuce tries a knee to the head but Heimo blocks it.
Vuce misses with a body punch.
Heimo manages to break the clinch.
Heimo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vuce misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heimo. That's going to slow Vuce down.
Heimo lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heimo looks to land a left hand but Vuce moved out of range nicely.
Vuce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Heimo misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Vuce.
Heimo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vuce at a distance.
Vuce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is 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!
Vuce looks to land a combination but Heimo avoids it well.
Vuce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vuce clinches with his opponent.
Heimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heimo throws a shot to the body.
Vuce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vuce throws a sloppy head kick and Heimo moves out of range easily.
Heimo misses with a looping left.
Heimo swings for the body but Vuce moves out of range.
Heimo misses with a low kick.
Vuce blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Heimo.
Vuce shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Vuce.
Vuce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heimo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vuce.
Vuce gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heimo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce shoots in and drives through. Heimo sprawls well.
Heimo throws a jab but it's blocked by Vuce.
Heimo is looking to score with low kicks.
Heimo throws a hook to the side of Vuce's head but Vuce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heimo throws a lazy uppercut
and Vuce counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Heimo misses with a straight right.
Heimo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vuce has managed to clinch.
Heimo tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vuce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vuce wants to stall.
Vuce trying to land knees to the body.
Heimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vuce's elbow.
Vuce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vuce'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.
Heimo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuce tries to close the distance and clinch but Heimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heimo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vuce smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Heimo misses with a looping left.
Vuce tries to clinch there but Heimo circles away.
Heimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vuce moves in looking to clinch but Heimo pushes him off.
Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimo lands with a nice body punch.
Heimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vuce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVuce.
Vuce tries for a takedown but Heimo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heimo swats away the attempt to clinch by Vuce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vuce wants to clinch up but Heimo keeps it at a distance.
Vuce has Heimo up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heimo stalling.
Vuce tries a body shot but Heimo blocks it.
Heimo dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vuce.
Heimo breaks from the clinch.
Heimo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vuce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimo.
Heimo throws an off balance right hand
and Vuce counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Heimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vuce manages to avoid it.
Heimo misses with a looping right.
Vuce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heimo looks to throw the jab but Vuce is out of range.
Vuce only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vuce is looking to clinch but Heimo is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuce lands a head kick!
Vuce tries to close the distance and clinch but Heimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vuce checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heimo cracks Vuce with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vuce throws an off balance right hand
and Heimo counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Heimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vuce manages to avoid it.
Heimo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVuce.
Vuce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heimo throws a jab when Vuce was well out of range.
Vuce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vuce walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimo.
A clash of legs there as Vuce blocks the low kick.
Vuce forces Heimo back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Vuce.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksi Heimo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heimo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksi Heimo!
An out of breath Aleksi Heimo 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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