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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Porbi Petterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porbi Petterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Porbi Petterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petterson is fending him off so far but Hunter persists. Nope, Petterson circles away and we're back to standing.
Petterson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Petterson stops Hunter from standing up.
Petterson passes Hunter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Petterson is trying to work for a kimura but Hunter is defending well.
Petterson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Petterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Petterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hunter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Petterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hunter looks gassed!
Hunter working for a triangle but Petterson defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petterson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Petterson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Petterson passes Hunter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Petterson stands up out of the half guard.
Petterson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hunter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Petterson.
Petterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hunter tries to lock up and control but Petterson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hunter taking shots to the head.
Petterson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hunter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Petterson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petterson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Petterson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Petterson is trying to work for a kimura but Hunter is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hunter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wriggles free and stands up.
Petterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petterson.
Petterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter tries to clinch but Petterson moves out of range.
Petterson misses with a takedown
and Hunter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Petterson is retaining full guard.
Petterson controlling the position.
Hunter postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Porbi Petterson dominated that 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.
Petterson 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.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Petterson from controlling successfully.
Petterson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Petterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
Petterson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Petterson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Petterson postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petterson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petterson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hunter has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Petterson has passed into side control.
Hunter is not content to let Petterson control the position.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Porbi Petterson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hunter tries to keep at a distance but Petterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petterson gets a takedown into half guard.
Petterson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Petterson tries to control but Hunter wriggling away.
Hunter is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petterson looking to finish Hunter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hunter!
Petterson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hunter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hunter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petterson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Petterson won't let Hunter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hunter is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Petterson controlling from mount.
Petterson prevents Hunter from getting the reversal.
Petterson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunter is squirming around, avoiding Petterson's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Porbi Petterson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Petterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petterson gets a takedown into half guard.
Hunter looking for subs from the bottom but Petterson mounts him!
Petterson landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petterson tries to control but Hunter wriggling away.
Hunter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petterson takes Hunter's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Hunter is in trouble.
What can Hunter do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Petterson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hunter wants to escape the position.
Petterson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Hunter tries to escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
I really don't envy Hunter right now.
Petterson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hunter.
Hunter tries to escape but Petterson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to break free.
Petterson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Petterson is persistently looking for the submission but Hunter is defending it well.
Petterson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hunter.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Porbi Petterson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petterson.
Hunter tightens his grip and picks Petterson up, before dumping him to the ground. Petterson manages to land in guard.
Petterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Petterson controlling the position.
Petterson is trying to keep Hunter in close.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Petterson is keeping the position.
Sam Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Porbi Petterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petterson 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Porbi Petterson!
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