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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Faoa Sunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olve Eikemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eikemo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Unholy Forces Of Evil. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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158 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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181 cm
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149 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faoa Sunia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Olve Eikemo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eikemo tries to clinch up.
Eikemo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sunia throws the left hand but Eikemo avoids the punch easily.
Eikemo scores with a three punch combo!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sunia.
Sunia fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Sunia seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sunia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Eikemo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nice strikes from Sunia there.
Eikemo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sunia.
Sunia throwing shots but Eikemo is blocking nicely.
Sunia 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.
Sunia wants to pass to mount but Eikemo is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunia trying to control the pace.
Sunia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sunia wants to work for an arm triangle but Eikemo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Eikemo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sunia.
Sunia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Eikemo sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice body kick from Eikemo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Eikemo wants to clinch.
Olve Eikemo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eikemo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sunia circles away.
Sunia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eikemo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sunia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sunia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eikemo scores a nice knee to the body.
Sunia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Eikemo tries a knee to the head but Sunia blocks it.
Eikemo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eikemo landing knees to the head.
Eikemo looking to throw knees to the head but Sunia is blocking nicely.
Eikemo tries a knee to the head but Sunia blocks it.
Eikemo looks gassed!
A short body shot lands from Sunia as the two fighters clinch.
Sunia tries to throw a body punch but Eikemo avoids it by throwing Sunia back against the cage.
Sunia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sunia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eikemo's elbow.
Sunia managing to block the knees to the body from Eikemo.
Eikemo misses with a punch to the body.
Eikemo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sunia.
Eikemo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sunia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eikemo.
Sunia has picked Eikemo up - he's going for a ride! Sunia dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sunia prevents Eikemo from improving his position.
Sunia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sunia is looking to take a break and control but Eikemo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sunia lands with a punch from half guard.
Eikemo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sunia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sunia's back!
Eikemo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sunia has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Eikemo not allowing Sunia to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eikemo tries to keep control of the position but Sunia is staying busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sunia tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sunia regains half guard.
Eikemo trying to control the action but Sunia is working from the bottom.
Sunia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sunia is controlling Eikemo's posture.
Sunia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sunia misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faoa Sunia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eikemo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eikemo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sunia moves into the clinch.
Sunia cracks Eikemo with a nice body shot.
Sunia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eikemo's elbow.
Eikemo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eikemo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sunia stalling against the cage.
Sunia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eikemo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sunia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sunia is struggling to control the position.
Sunia presses Eikemo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eikemo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sunia avoids it.
Eikemo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sunia blocks it with crossed arms.
Sunia avoids the elbow strike from Eikemo, against the cage.
Sunia misses with a body punch.
Eikemo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sunia managing to block the knees to the body from Eikemo.
Sunia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sunia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eikemo is breathing heavily.
Sunia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sunia lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikemo tries a knee to the head but Sunia blocks it.
Sunia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Eikemo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sunia tries a body shot but Eikemo blocks it.
Eikemo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sunia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sunia avoiding damage as Eikemo throws knees to the body.
Sunia lands a shot to the body.
Sunia has Eikemo pressed against the cage.
Sunia managing to block the knees to the body from Eikemo.
A short right from Sunia.
A right handed body shot lands from Sunia.
Good body shot from Sunia.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sunia lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sunia passes to full mount!
Sunia landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sunia scoring with strikes but Eikemo is staying in there.
Sunia lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sunia scoring with strikes but Eikemo is staying in there.
Eikemo tries to lock up and control but Sunia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eikemo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sunia looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sunia throwing strikes here but Eikemo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sunia lands a big elbow.
Sunia lands a big elbow.
Sunia tries to control but Eikemo wriggling away.
BOOM! Sunia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Faoa Sunia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunia wants to control the pace but Eikemo is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Eikemo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sunia landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Eikemo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sunia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sunia misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faoa Sunia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Eikemo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sunia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eikemo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sunia tries to work over Eikemo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sunia has Eikemo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sunia pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Eikemo tumbling to the mat - Sunia dives into Eikemo's guard.
Eikemo working a defensive guard here.
Sunia tries to free his leg and advance position but Eikemo is retaining full guard.
Eikemo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sunia's guard.
Eikemo trying to control but Sunia is working from the bottom.
Eikemo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunia keeping moving, preventing Eikemo from controlling successfully.
Eikemo tries to free his leg and advance position but Sunia is retaining full guard.
Eikemo wants to control from the top but Sunia keeps moving.
Eikemo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sunia is on top in guard.
Sunia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eikemo looking to control.
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.
Sunia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sunia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sunia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eikemo is keeping the position for now.
Sunia pushes down on Eikemo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sunia is thwarting Eikemo's attempts to control the position.
Sunia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eikemo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Eikemo is just riding it out for now. Sunia eventually gives up the hold.
Eikemo tries to roll over but Sunia keeps him under control.
Sunia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four 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.
Sunia works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sunia throws some wild stikes that Eikemo manages to avoid easily.
Sunia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Faoa Sunia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sunia looking to finish Eikemo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eikemo!
Sunia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sunia breaks from Eikemo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Olve Eikemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eikemo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faoa Sunia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sunia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faoa Sunia!
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hype
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pop
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