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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thanh Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damir Sertic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damir Sertic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thanh Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damir Sertic!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sertic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hunt on his heels. He'll look to pass Hunt's guard now, I'm sure.
Hunt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sertic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunt.
Sertic tries to roll over but Hunt keeps him under control.
Hunt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sertic trying to control but Hunt postures up.
Hunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sertic has his hands clasped together around Hunt's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sertic has hold of Hunt's hands but Hunt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunt winds up and cracks Sertic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hunt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hunt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sertic wants to improve his position but Hunt is controlling well.
Hunt slips a nice elbow through Sertic's hands, connecting with Sertic's forehead.
Sertic is trying to maintain the position but Hunt is very close to passing his half guard.
Hunt takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sertic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunt not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt throwing shots but Sertic is blocking nicely.
Sertic is looking to control Hunt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sertic avoid being mounted?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hunt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sertic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sertic defending well though.
Hunt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sertic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sertic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hunt tries to keep at a distance but Sertic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Sertic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Sertic saw that one coming.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sertic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sertic keeps the fight on the outside.
Sertic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sertic tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt darts in looking for a takedown but Sertic gets double underhooks and turns Hunt into the cage.
Sertic wants to clinch
and Hunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sertic's guard.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Sertic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hunt defends it easily.
Sertic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sertic looks winded!
Hunt is working Sertic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt connects with a couple of short punches.
Hunt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanh Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sertic gets a takedown into half guard.
Hunt is staying active underneath Sertic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sertic can do to turn this around?
Sertic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sertic is thwarting Hunt's attempts to control the position.
Sertic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunt keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt trying to control from the bottom.
Hunt trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Hunt sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sertic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sertic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hunt is controlling Sertic's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sertic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hunt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sertic.
Sertic is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunt is looking to escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hunt 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.
Hunt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sertic is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hunt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sertic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hunt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sertic tries to bench press Hunt off him but Hunt keeps the position.
Hunt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sertic is avoiding damage well.
Hunt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sertic dodges the ground and pound from Hunt.
Hunt is putting a hurting on Sertic here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sertic down.
Hunt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sertic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hunt grinds an elbow into Sertic's temple.
Sertic is breathing heavily.
Sertic wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Sertic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Sertic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sertic is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunt is trying to get an arm triangle but Sertic is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sertic taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanh Hunt dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sertic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Sertic tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Sertic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hunt sprawls well initially but Sertic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hunt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sertic won't allow Hunt to get back to his feet.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sertic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sertic looking to sit in guard and control but Hunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sertic 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.
Hunt landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sertic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunt is aware though and is defending well.
Sertic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sertic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunt is one step ahead there.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hunt stands up over Sertic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hunt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hunt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hunt distracts Sertic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hunt distracts Sertic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thanh Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hunt with a nice head shot there.
Sertic has momentary wrist control but Hunt slips an elbow through the middle.
Hunt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hunt landing with the ground and pound.
Hunt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sertic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hunt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sertic's head.
Hunt connects with a couple of short punches.
Hunt lands a couple of digs.
Hunt scoring with some ground and pound.
Sertic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hunt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunt drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Hunt seems to have locked his on tight now - Sertic screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Hunt, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Thanh Hunt!
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energy
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hype
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