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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morrison Erikksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison Erikksen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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256 lbs
23 - 8 - 1 |
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190 cm
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300 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ari Kantola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morrison Erikksen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikksen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kantola napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kantola wants to control but Erikksen postures up.
Kantola is trying to get back to half guard.
Kantola sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kantola wants to get back to full guard.
Kantola is positioning himself well to prevent Erikksen advancing to mount.
Kantola wants to improve his position but Erikksen is controlling well.
Erikksen decides to return to a standing position.
Erikksen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kantola tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Erikksen is in Kantola's guard.
Kantola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Erikksen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kantola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Kantola.
Erikksen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Erikksen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Erikksen working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kantola is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kantola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kantola'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.
Kantola gets back to full guard.
Kantola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Erikksen is one step ahead there.
Kantola is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two 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.
Kantola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Erikksen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A head kick from Kantola lands but Erikksen takes it in his stride.
Erikksen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kantola is trying to defend but Erikksen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kantola is trying to control but can't.
Kantola is pressing down on Erikksen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kantola is adopting a defensive guard.
Kantola has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kantola 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kantola is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erikksen trying to control the position here.
Kantola is working Erikksen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Erikksen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kantola's guard.
Kantola is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Erikksen stands and steps away. Kantola gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Erikksen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Erikksen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Erikksen stopping the sweep attempt from Kantola.
Kantola is adopting a defensive guard.
Kantola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Erikksen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Erikksen lands in his opponent's guard.
Kantola bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Erikksen's guard.
Kantola throws a strike but Erikksen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Erikksen preventing the sweep.
Kantola has his hands on Erikksen's head, controlling the position.
Kantola wants to sweep here but Erikksen controlling him for the moment.
Erikksen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Erikksen 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.
Kantola lands with a nice combination. Erikksen backs away looking to recover.
Erikksen 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erikksen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kantola, up you get!
Kantola lands with a slapping head kick.
Kantola has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Erikksen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kantola manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kantola controlling the position.
Kantola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Erikksen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kantola.
Kantola throws a strike but Erikksen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kantola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Erikksen looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola scoring with some ground and pound.
Kantola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kantola with a nice head shot there.
Kantola landing some decent shots from guard.
Morrison Erikksen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kantola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kantola throws a big elbow that misses.
Kantola throws a strike but Erikksen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kantola trying to control the position here.
Kantola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Erikksen is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen gets to his feet - Kantola follows without any prompting.
Kantola throws a sloppy head kick and Erikksen moves out of range easily.
Kantola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Erikksen.
Kantola gets caught napping as Erikksen dives in and scores a takedown. Kantola manages to retain guard.
Kantola is controlling Erikksen's posture.
Erikksen stands up from Kantola's guard - Erikksen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Erikksen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kantola wants to improve his position but Erikksen is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kantola is trying is best to control the position here.
Kantola manages to get to full guard.
Kantola trying to control the position here.
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.
Kantola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kantola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kantola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kantola lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
It looks like Morrison Erikksen has been cut.
Erikksen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kantola.
Kantola 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.
Kantola is nestled in close to Erikksen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kantola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kantola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kantola thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kantola working the head and body with strikes.
Kantola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Kantola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Morrison Erikksen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Erikksen shoots in and gets a takedown into Kantola's guard.
Erikksen is fighting to break Kantola's control of his arms but Kantola is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Further stalling from Kantola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kantola looking for a sweep. Not yet Kantola, not yet.
Kantola managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kantola lands a lovely overhand right.
Erikksen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kantola quickly recovers to half guard.
Erikksen postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kantola to stand up.
Erikksen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kantola trying to control the position here.
Erikksen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Erikksen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantola is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Erikksen stands up and beckons Kantola to join him on the feet.
Erikksen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kantola to the mat! Kantola manages to get full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kantola holds on and takes a little breather.
Kantola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Erikksen is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kantola is controlling Erikksen's posture.
Erikksen preventing the sweep.
Kantola wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kantola closes the distance and pushes Erikksen back into the cage.
Erikksen letting Kantola take a breather here.
Erikksen wants to stall.
Erikksen misses with some punches.
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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kantola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Erikksen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Erikksen lands an uppercut.
Kantola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Erikksen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kantola lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Morrison Erikksen's cut even more.
Kantola utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kantola lands an elbow inside that Erikksen shrugs off.
Kantola lands an elbow just above Erikksen 's eye.
The cut above Morrison Erikksen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A knee to the head by Kantola.
Erikksen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kantola is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Erikksen is trying to stall.
Kantola lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ari Kantola.
I think Kantola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Kantola!
Ari Kantola tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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