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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 1140 p4p, 1448 weight class) and Aleksi Heimo (ranked 77 p4p, 93 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven misses with an uppercut. Heimo saw that one coming.
Heimo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Craven.
Nice defenses there by Craven.
Heimo throws a chopping leg kick but Craven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Craven walks into a stiff left hand from Heimo.
Craven plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Heimo.
Craven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Craven.
Heimo throws out a counter right but Craven avoids it with no problem.
Craven throws out a powerful jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heimo misses with a body shot.
Craven is looking to score with low kicks.
Craven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Craven throws a leg kick which misses Heimo's front leg but catches the back leg as Heimo tries to avoid it.
A big left from Craven misses.
We've been hearing reports that Craven has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Heimo loads up on a big right hand but Craven slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Heimo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heimo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Craven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heimo lands with a nice body punch.
Heimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Craven moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo blocks a head kick by Craven.
Heimo fakes the leg kick and cracks Craven in the body.
Heimo lands a jab to the head.
Craven looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Craven trying to control but Heimo is working from the bottom.
Heimo looking for a sweep. Not yet Heimo, not yet.
Heimo working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Craven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heimo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Craven trying to control the position from guard on top but Heimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heimo looking to control.
Heimo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Craven distracts Heimo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimo wants to stand and escape but Craven is having none of it.
Heimo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heimo keeping moving, preventing Craven from controlling successfully.
Craven stands up over Heimo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Heimo trying to control the position.
Craven stopping the sweep attempt from Heimo.
Craven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heimo looking to control.
Heimo looking for a sweep. Not yet Heimo, not yet.
Craven is looking to work some ground and pound but Heimo has wrist control.
Craven wants to pass the guard but Heimo is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimo working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Heimo connects with a nice looking jab.
Craven scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Craven passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Heimo!
Heimo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Craven controlling from mount.
Craven has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heimo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Craven wants to control the pace but Heimo is squirming around nicely.
Craven landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven avoids the attempt from Heimo to control.
Heimo is squirming around, avoiding Craven's attempts to control the action.
Heimo is looking to get to half guard.
Craven with the ground and pound from mount.
Heimo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craven unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Heimo wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Craven celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Destin Craven!
Destin Craven decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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