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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Slinger (ranked 3170 p4p, 2647 weight class) and Frendy Saputra (ranked 204 p4p, 176 weight class). Slinger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hail Mary. Saputra has chosen Truckin' as his entrance music. Patrick Slinger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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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 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Slinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frendy Saputra!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Slinger. That's going to slow Saputra down.
Saputra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slinger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Saputra was covering up waiting for the punch and Slinger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slinger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slinger throwing strikes from guard but Saputra blocks nicely.
Saputra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slinger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slinger wants to control from the top but Saputra keeps moving.
Slinger throws a big elbow that misses.
Slinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slinger postures up.
Slinger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Slinger wants to control from the top but Saputra keeps moving.
Slinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slinger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saputra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saputra looking for a sweep. Not yet Saputra, not yet.
Slinger is looking to work some ground and pound but Saputra has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slinger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slinger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saputra did well to prevent Slinger getting side control.
Slinger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saputra keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Slinger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saputra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Slinger 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.
Slinger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Saputra sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slinger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saputra defending well though.
Slinger is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saputra has managed to free his arm - good work.
Slinger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Slinger in particular looking to stall.
Slinger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slinger throwing shots but Saputra is blocking nicely.
We've been hearing that Slinger has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Saputra is holding on to half guard well.
Slinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slinger controlling the pace.
Slinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saputra taking some punishment here, with Slinger in his half guard.
Slinger trying to control the action but Saputra is working from the bottom.
Saputra is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slinger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Slinger dominated that round.
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.
Slinger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saputra is fending him off so far but Slinger persists. Nope, Saputra circles away and we're back to standing.
Slinger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saputra tries to avoid it but Slinger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saputra to the ground. Saputra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slinger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saputra can do to turn this around?
Saputra lunges at Slinger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slinger's hand.
Slinger with a poor takedown
and Saputra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Slinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slinger shoots in for a double leg but Saputra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice side step and Saputra releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Slinger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Slinger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Slinger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slinger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slinger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Saputra working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saputra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patrick Slinger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saputra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Slinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slinger cracks Saputra with a solid left hand.
Saputra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slinger.
Slinger throwing strikes from guard but Saputra blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slinger preventing the sweep.
Slinger throws a strike but Saputra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slinger looking for a sweep. Not yet Slinger, not yet.
Saputra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saputra trying to control but Slinger is working from the bottom.
Slinger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saputra is one step ahead there.
Slinger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saputra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Saputra trying to control the position from guard on top but Slinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slinger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Saputra trying to control but Slinger is working from the bottom.
Slinger is adopting a defensive guard.
Saputra slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Saputra trying to control the position but Slinger is working away.
Saputra goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Slinger has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Saputra but great work by Slinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Slinger seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Saputra is trying to improve his position.
Slinger is trying to get an arm triangle but Saputra is defending well.
Saputra trying to remain calm as Slinger controls from the top position.
Slinger postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slinger working the ground and pound.
Slinger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Slinger trying to control the position but Saputra is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Slinger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Slinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frendy Saputra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slinger tries for a takedown but Saputra sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slinger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saputra pinned against the cage. Saputra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slinger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saputra is out of range and Slinger settles back down.
Slinger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saputra but Saputra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Slinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saputra looks to land a right hand but Slinger moved out of range.
Slinger gets the takedown into side control.
Saputra looks to move to half guard but instead Slinger has passed into mount! Damn!
Slinger with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slinger misses with some ground and pound and Saputra recovers position to half guard.
Slinger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saputra tries to get to full guard but Slinger has control of the leg.
Saputra tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Slinger has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Saputra avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputra avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slinger.
Slinger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Saputra can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Slinger thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slinger avoids the attempt from Saputra to control.
Slinger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Slinger lands a nice shot to the head.
Saputra is bucking up trying to escape but Slinger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saputra suckers Slinger into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Saputra is now in Slinger's guard!
Slinger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saputra defends it easily.
Slinger pulls Saputra in to control the position.
Saputra wants to pass the guard but Slinger is keeping the position.
Saputra trying to control the position from guard on top but Slinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slinger has his foot on Saputra's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Saputra works his way back into a safe position though.
Saputra looking to improve position, pressing down on Slinger's thigh with his hand. Slinger seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Saputra paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Saputra's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Slinger picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Patrick Slinger!
Patrick Slinger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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