PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 1961 p4p, 1885 weight class) and Ed Bridger (ranked 200 p4p, 196 weight class). Hanma comes to the cage accompanied by B-Complex - Beautiful Lies. This should be a great matchup!

Hanma
vs
Bridger

175 cm
26
145
8 - 9 - 0

178 cm
26
158
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Bridger!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Hanma misses.
Bridger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Bridger.
Bridger staying out of range there.
Hanma backing away here, and Bridger unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hanma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hanma throws a hook but Bridger avoids it easily.
Bridger looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
Hanma moves out of range of the body kick from Bridger.
Bridger feints and then cracks Hanma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanma down.
Hanma clobbers Bridger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bridger lands with a nice body kick.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Bridger is out of range.
Bridger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bridger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bridger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the liver by Hanma. Beautiful body shot.
Hanma cracks a nice hook into Bridger's ribs.
Bridger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridger connects with a solid leg kick.
Hanma takes a swing at Bridger's ribcage but misses.
Bridger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bridger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bridger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma throws an off balance right hand
and Bridger counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Hanma finds it's way through Bridger's defenses.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Bridger.
Bridger doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanma circles away.
Hanma throwing a counter right hand but Bridger manages to avoid it.
Bridger tries to land a front kick but Hanma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanma takes a swing at Bridger's ribcage but misses.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Bridger is out of range.
Hanma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bridger on the side of the head.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bridger moves away.
A left lands for Hanma.
Bridger tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanma misses with an uppercut.
Bridger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hanma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bridger throws a wild body kick that Hanma sees coming a mile off.
Bridger lands a leg kick that knocks Hanma off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanma misses the target.
Bridger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bridger pushes Hanma away with a front kick.
Bridger jabs Hanma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Bridger is just out of range.
Hanma throws a good cross that connects.
Hanma tests Bridger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Hanma misses.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Hanma misses with a hook
and Bridger counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanma misses with a left hand
and Bridger counters with an outside leg kick.
Bridger wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bridger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hanma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanma misses with a body punch
and Bridger counters with a nice body kick.
Bridger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanma on the side of the head.
Hanma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bridger was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanma.
Hanma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bridger cracks Hanma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bridger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Hanma misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws the left hand but Bridger avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma lands with a hook. Bridger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bridger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a shot to the body
and Bridger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanma throws an off balance right hand
letting Bridger counter with a right hand.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Bridger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanma tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Bridger.
Bridger throws a head kick that misses.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
Hanma moves out of range as Bridger throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanma. Bridger does a little dance to reset his feet.

Bridger clinches.
Bridger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bridger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanma avoids it.
Bridger misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Baki Hanma will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bridger loads up on a big right hand but Hanma slips the punch.
Bridger tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bridger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bridger misses with a kick to the body.
Bridger slips under a jab.
Hanma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Bridger.
Bridger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bridger feints and then cracks Hanma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanma down.

Bridger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hanma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanma tries to pull guard but Bridger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bridger missing with knees to the body.
Hanma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridger.
I was talking to Hanma's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bridger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanma.
Bridger looking to throw knees to the head but Hanma is blocking nicely.
Bridger scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanma lands a nice shot to the body.
Bridger tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanma avoids the damage to the body.
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Hanma.
Bridger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bridger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bridger is leaning against Hanma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hanma throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridger.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bridger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hanma - that landed with a thud.
Bridger with a knee to the head.

It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Bridger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Hanma tries a body shot but Bridger blocks it.
Hanma misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanma misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
Hanma tries to work over Bridger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanma managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Bridger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bridger connects with a knee to the head.
Hanma managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Hanma lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Bridger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanma.
A hook to the body from Hanma.
Hanma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hanma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanma lands a nice uppercut.
Bridger can't find room to land a body shot as Hanma controls the action.
Hanma has a couple of punches blocked by Bridger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanma scores with a hook to the body.
Hanma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanma takes a shot to the head.
Bridger landing knees to the head.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bridger lands a knee to the head.
Bridger misses with a knee to the head.
Bridger misses with a knee to the head.
Bridger throws a head punch that misses.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Bridger lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bridger obliges.
Bridger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
Bridger missing with knees to the body.
Bridger tries a body shot but Hanma blocks it.
Bridger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hanma fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Hanma.
Hanma avoiding damage as Bridger throws knees to the body.
Bridger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ed Bridger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hanma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanma lands with a right to the head.
Hanma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bridger backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
Hanma scores with a shot to the side of Bridger's head.
Hanma working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanma.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bridger landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bridger.
Hanma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bridger smiles and moves away.
Hanma throws a poor cross that misses
and Bridger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ed Bridger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bridger throws a head kick but Hanma moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Hanma misses
and Bridger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hanma jabs at Bridger's body.
Hanma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bridger moves away.
Bridger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanma. Bridger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Bridger moved out of range nicely.
Bridger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.

Hanma closes the distance and clinches.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bridger tries a knee to the head but Hanma blocks it.
Bridger landing knees to the head.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bridger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma tries a body shot but Bridger blocks it.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bridger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Bridger missing with knees to the body.
Hanma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanma.
Bridger blocks an uppercut.
Hanma lands with a short shot to the head.
Bridger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bridger prevents a body shot from Hanma.
Hanma managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
Bridger misses with a knee strike.
Bridger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bridger blocks an uppercut.
Hanma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bridger.
A short right from Bridger on the inside.
Hanma lands a nice uppercut.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Bridger controls the action.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bridger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bridger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bridger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanma misses with some punches.
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Bridger avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Bridger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hanma.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Bridger misses with some punches.
Bridger blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma fails to pull guard.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Bridger controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bridger's elbow.
Hanma takes a shot to the head.
Hanma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bridger backwards.
Bridger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bridger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bridger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bridger prevents a body shot from Hanma.
Bridger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bridger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bridger lands with a light punch inside.
Bridger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanma lands a body punch.
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
Bridger throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bridger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bridger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Bridger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanma.
Hanma is working Bridger over against the cage.
Hanma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Hanma on the inside.
Hanma lands with a right to the head.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Bridger avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
Hanma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bridger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
Hanma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bridger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanma.
Bridger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hanma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanma misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Baki Hanma did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bridger walks into a stiff left hand from Hanma.
Bridger keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bridger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baki Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanma slips a straight right by Bridger.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bridger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Bridger saw that one coming.
Bridger throws out a counter right but Hanma avoids it with no problem.
Bridger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
Bridger throws out a counter right but Hanma avoids it with no problem.
Hanma throws a shot from downtown. Bridger moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Bridger slams his shin into Hanma's torso.
Bridger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bridger.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Bridger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanma lands a nice hook to Bridger's body. Bridger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridger avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Good exchange - Bridger coming out on top.
Hanma misses with an uppercut
and Hanma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bridger moves out of range as Hanma strikes.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bridger.
As Hanma backs off Bridger throws a huge counter combo but Hanma manages to avoid it all.
Hanma misses the jab.
Bridger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Bridger moved out of range nicely.
Hanma will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bridger.
Bridger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hanma under the eye.
Bridger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hanma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanma misses with a left hand
and Bridger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanma's knee momentarily.
Hanma cracks Bridger with a good jab.
Hanma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bridger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bridger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bridger throws a body punch but Hanma moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Hanma.
Bridger connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bridger tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanma. That snapped Bridger's head back.
Bridger slips under a jab.
Bridger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bridger.
Bridger is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bridger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanma.
Hanma misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
Bridger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bridger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hanma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bridger.
Bridger slips under a jab.
Bridger looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bridger moves out of range as Hanma strikes.
Despite the aggression on Bridger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Bridger's head but Bridger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bridger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bridger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
Bridger throws a sloppy head kick and Hanma moves out of range easily.
Hanma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Hanma.
Bridger misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridger staying out of range there.
Hanma avoids the head kick by Bridger.
Bridger moves out of range of the strikes.
Bridger lunges at Hanma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanma's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bridger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bridger thuds his right hand into Hanma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hanma throws a jab but it's blocked by Bridger.
Hanma misses the jab.
Hanma throws out a loose jab but Bridger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bridger looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Bridger moved out of range nicely.
Bridger slips a straight right by Hanma.

Hanma clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Bridger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baki Hanma had his way with Ed Bridger in that round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bridger moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bridger moves away.
A big left from Hanma misses.
As Hanma backs off Bridger throws a huge counter combo but Hanma manages to avoid it all.
Hanma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanma cracks a nice hook into Bridger's ribs.
Bridger misses with a looping left.
Bridger lands with a slapping head kick.
Hanma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bridger lands a high kick!
Hanma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Hanma.
Bridger moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Bridger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Hanma misses
and Bridger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bridger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Bridger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bridger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bridger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a left hand
enabling Bridger to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma checks a low kick from Bridger.
Bridger ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bridger.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bridger! But no joy.
Hanma throws a hook but Bridger avoids it easily.
Hanma steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bridger. That one must have hurt.
Bridger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hanma back to the cage. Bridger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ed Bridger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bridger connects with an inside leg kick.
Bridger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanma.
Bridger throws out a counter right but Hanma avoids it with no problem.
Hanma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bridger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bridger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hanma staying out of range there.
Bridger tries to land a front kick but Hanma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bridger slips under a jab.
Bridger replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hanma blocks it well.
Bridger misses with a body kick.
Bridger ducks right into an uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma moves out of range as Bridger strikes.
Bridger slips a straight right by Hanma.
Hanma misses with a hook
and Bridger counters with an outside leg kick.
Bridger's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bridger duly obliges.
Hanma throws a hook but Bridger blocks it.
Hanma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looks to land a right hand but Bridger moved out of range.
Bridger just misses with a punch to the body.
Bridger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Bridger's head but Bridger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanma throws a hook but Bridger avoids it easily.
Bridger blocks a jab.
Bridger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bridger misses with a leg kick.
Hanma connects with a body shot that sends Bridger's belly button to the back.
Hanma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bridger.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bridger.
Hanma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bridger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Bridger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bridger moves forwards but Hanma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Hanma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries to clinch but Bridger moves out of range.
Hanma misses with a right hand
and Bridger makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hanma really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanma misses with a hook to the body
and Bridger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanma checks the leg kick.
Hanma throws a hook but Bridger avoids it easily.
Bridger misses with an uppercut. Hanma saw that one coming.

Hanma pushes Bridger up against the cage in a clinch.
Bridger blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridger.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Bridger controls the action.
Bridger missing with knees to the body.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Bridger controls the action.
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
Hanma prevents a body shot from Bridger.
Hanma managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.

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 Baki Hanma.
I think Hanma 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ed Bridger!
Ed Bridger is the new featherweight champion!
Ed Bridger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.