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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Pfiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Suvanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikko Suvanto is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Pfiel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikko Suvanto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfiel throws a head kick that misses.
Pfiel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pfiel misses with a body kick.
Pfiel throws a hook but Suvanto blocks it.
Pfiel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pfiel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pfiel throws a good cross that connects.
Josh Pfiel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pfiel just misses with a punch to the body.
Pfiel misses with a double jab.
Jab from Suvanto.
Suvanto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Suvanto with that takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pfiel. That's going to slow Suvanto down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfiel lands with a shot to the body.
Pfiel lunges at Suvanto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suvanto's hand.
Pfiel jabs Suvanto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Pfiel. Those never looked like landing.
Suvanto misses with a looping left.
Pfiel connects with a solid leg kick.
Pfiel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pfiel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suvanto doesn't seem bothered though.
Suvanto looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Pfiel misses.
Pfiel is looking to clinch.
Pfiel throws a right and a left that Suvanto avoids nicely.
Suvanto throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pfiel.
Pfiel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pfiel connects with a single shot there.
Suvanto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suvanto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pfiel moves in looking to clinch but Suvanto pushes him off.
Suvanto misses with an uppercut. Pfiel saw that one coming.
Suvanto loads up on a big right hand but Pfiel slips the punch.
Pfiel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pfiel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pfiel feints and then cracks Suvanto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suvanto down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suvanto.
A big left from Pfiel misses.
Pfiel connects with a jab.
Pfiel throws a head kick but Suvanto moves out of range.
A jab from Suvanto misses.
Pfiel wants to land a leg kick but Suvanto is out of range.
Pfiel throws a body kick that misses.
Josh Pfiel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pfiel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pfiel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suvanto. Suvanto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pfiel lands with a nice body punch.
Pfiel lands an overhand right.
Pfiel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pfiel misses with an uppercut. Suvanto saw that one coming.
Suvanto throws a lazy right hand but Pfiel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pfiel is looking to land body kicks.
Pfiel loads up on a big right hand but Suvanto slips the punch.
Pfiel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suvanto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pfiel throws a right and a left that Suvanto avoids nicely.
Suvanto avoids the body shot from Pfiel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suvanto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Suvanto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pfiel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Pfiel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suvanto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suvanto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suvanto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pfiel throws a jab but it's blocked by Suvanto.
Pfiel works Suvanto's body with a nice hook.
Pfiel is looking to chop away at Suvanto's legs.
Josh Pfiel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pfiel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suvanto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Pfiel misses.
Suvanto misses with a hook. Pfiel ducked under it nicely.
Pfiel scores with a nice strike.
Suvanto misses with a shot to the body
and Pfiel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suvanto's knee momentarily.
Suvanto defending well as Pfiel loads up on a big left hand.
Pfiel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfiel moves away from the strike by Suvanto.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pfiel, right into the meat.
Pfiel wants to clinch up but Suvanto keeps it at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pfiel.
Nice straight punches there by Pfiel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pfiel.
Suvanto lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick by Pfiel misses
and Suvanto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Josh Pfiel is winning the standup battle so far.
Pfiel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pfiel tries to bum rush Suvanto with a series of wild strikes but Suvanto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pfiel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danga de danga de dang - Pfiel scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Mikko Suvanto has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suvanto keeps the fight on the outside.
Suvanto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suvanto prevents Pfiel from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Suvanto in particular looking to stall.
Suvanto is looking to stall here but Pfiel recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto is fighting to break Pfiel's control of his arms but Pfiel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pfiel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Suvanto won't allow Pfiel to get back to his feet.
Suvanto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pfiel is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pfiel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suvanto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Pfiel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Suvanto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pfiel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Suvanto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Suvanto.
Suvanto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pfiel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suvanto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pfiel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suvanto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suvanto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pfiel.
Suvanto misses with the body kick
and Pfiel counters with a nice body kick.
Pfiel misses with a head kick.
Pfiel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pfiel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfiel tries to clinch but Suvanto moves away
and Suvanto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suvanto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pfiel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suvanto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Suvanto blocks the leg kick.
Pfiel throws a lazy head kick
and Suvanto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pfiel won't be happy with that.
Pfiel tries to bench press Suvanto off him but Suvanto keeps the position.
Pfiel prevents Suvanto from improving position.
Pfiel wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Suvanto trying to control the position but Pfiel is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfiel prevents Suvanto from moving into mount.
Pfiel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Suvanto off and has taken his back!
Pfiel is riding his opponent, not letting Suvanto buck him off.
Pfiel is not going to allow Suvanto to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
What can Suvanto do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Suvanto manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pfiel's guard. Nice work there by Suvanto.
Pfiel is trying to control the position but Suvanto postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mikko Suvanto just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mikko Suvanto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pfiel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suvanto blocks a head kick by Pfiel.
Pfiel tries to clinch but Suvanto moves away
and Suvanto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pfiel throws a leg kick but Suvanto checks it.
Pfiel tries to score with a low kick but Suvanto moves his leg out of the way.
Suvanto shoots for a double leg takedown but Pfiel sprawls well. He's pushed Suvanto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pfiel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Suvanto.
A punch lands to the side of Suvanto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Suvanto misses.
Pfiel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Pfiel misses
and Suvanto moves into the clinch.
Suvanto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvanto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suvanto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suvanto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pfiel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suvanto.
Pfiel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pfiel fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Suvanto fails to land.
Suvanto slows down the pace here.
Pfiel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suvanto is keeping busy.
Pfiel misses with the head strike.
Pfiel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suvanto blocks it with crossed arms.
Pfiel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pfiel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Suvanto tries to throw a body punch but Pfiel avoids it by throwing Suvanto back against the cage.
Suvanto lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pfiel.
Suvanto taking a breather.
Pfiel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pfiel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suvanto is defending well for now.
Suvanto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pfiel backwards.
Pfiel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suvanto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pfiel trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pfiel.
Suvanto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pfiel lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Suvanto scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pfiel.
Suvanto tries to work over Pfiel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Pfiel.
Suvanto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pfiel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suvanto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Suvanto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Suvanto.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Suvanto working aggressively here.
Suvanto swings wildly with an uppercut but Pfiel uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pfiel throws an elbow but misses.
Suvanto has a couple of punches blocked by Pfiel.
Pfiel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pfiel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pfiel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pfiel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Suvanto fails to land.
Pfiel throws an elbow that misses.
Suvanto works on Pfiel's body with a couple of short punches.
Suvanto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pfiel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Suvanto.
Pfiel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suvanto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suvanto is working Pfiel over against the cage.
Suvanto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suvanto.
Suvanto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pfiel throws an elbow that misses.
Suvanto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pfiel's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Suvanto.
Suvanto stalling in the clinch.
Suvanto misses with a punch to the body.
Pfiel lands a body shot.
Pfiel taking a breather.
Pfiel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pfiel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suvanto struggles to land a body shot inside as Pfiel controls his hands.
Pfiel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Suvanto presses Pfiel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suvanto misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pfiel blocking some punches.
Suvanto has a couple of punches blocked by Pfiel.
Pfiel lands an elbow inside that Suvanto shrugs off.
Suvanto stalling in the clinch.
Suvanto is looking to control Pfiel's arms but Pfiel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suvanto has his back to the cage.
Pfiel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pfiel blocking some punches.
Suvanto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pfiel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pfiel misses with an elbow strike.
Pfiel throws an elbow but it misses.
Pfiel lands an elbow inside.
Suvanto stalling against the cage.
Suvanto pushes Pfiel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Suvanto.
Pfiel misses with an elbow strike.
Suvanto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pfiel's elbow.
Suvanto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pfiels head.
Pfiel lands a body punch.
Suvanto works on Pfiel's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Suvanto dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Suvanto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pfiel lands a lovely overhand right.
Suvanto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pfiel.
No joy there for Pfiel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pfiel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pfiel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pfiel lands a head kick!
Pfiel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pfiel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pfiel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Suvanto misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfiel tries to score with a low kick but Suvanto moves his leg out of the way.
Pfiel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pfiel tries to clinch
and Suvanto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pfiel scores with a head kick. Suvanto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pfiel scores with a jab. Suvanto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pfiel.
Suvanto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suvanto tries to clinch there but Pfiel circles away.
Pfiel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suvanto throws a lazy right hand but Pfiel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfiel throws a lazy head kick
and Suvanto moves into the clinch.
Suvanto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pfiel.
Pfiel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pfiel pushes off an throws an elbow but Suvanto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Suvanto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suvanto tries to work over Pfiel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suvanto working aggressively here.
Suvanto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pfiel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suvanto avoids it.
Suvanto misses with a body punch.
Pfiel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suvanto staying out of range there.
Suvanto has managed to clinch.
Suvanto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suvanto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pfiel blocks a body shot from Suvanto.
Suvanto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suvanto is looking to break free of the clinch but Pfiel has double underhooks.
Suvanto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pfiel taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suvanto throws a punch but it's blocked by Pfiel.
Suvanto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pfiel trying to land knees to the body.
Suvanto trying to stall but Pfiel improves his position.
Suvanto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pfiel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suvanto avoids a wild elbow strike from Pfiel.
Suvanto working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Suvanto as Pfiel tries to tie him up.
Suvanto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Suvanto fails to land.
Suvanto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mikko Suvanto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Suvanto lands with a short shot to the head.
Pfiel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suvanto takes an elbow to the temple.
Pfiel misses with the head strike.
Suvanto takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Pfiel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Suvanto looking to stall.
Suvanto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suvanto.
Pfiel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pfiel taking a breather.
Suvanto cracks Pfiel with a nice body shot.
Pfiel lands an elbow inside that Suvanto shrugs off.
Pfiel lands a damaging elbow.
Pfiel prevents a body shot from Suvanto.
Suvanto digs a right hand into Pfiel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pfiel's gas tank.
Pfiel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Suvanto working aggressively here.
Suvanto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suvanto swings wildly with an uppercut but Pfiel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suvanto presses Pfiel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suvanto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Suvanto misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pfiel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pfiel pushes off an throws an elbow but Suvanto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Suvanto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suvanto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pfiel blocks a body shot from Suvanto.
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 Josh Pfiel.
I think Pfiel 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Josh Pfiel!
Josh Pfiel is the new light heavyweight champion!
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