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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Slyker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright. Slyker has chosen It's Amazing by Kanye West as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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215 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cain Slyker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slyker.
Pinta misses with a hook
and Slyker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pinta won't be happy with that.
Pinta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Pinta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Slyker working the strikes but Pinta uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Slyker thows a huge punch but Pinta dodges it nicely.
Pinta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slyker.
Pinta keeping hold of Slyker's head, controlling as best he can.
Slyker throws a strike but Pinta avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Slyker throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slyker throws and elbow that misses. Pinta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slyker's guard. Nice move by Pinta!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Slyker has Pinta pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thomas Pinta.
Slyker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pinta counters with a big head kick but Slyker shrugs it off.
Thomas Pinta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slyker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pinta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slyker.
Pinta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pinta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slyker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pinta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pinta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta prevents Slyker from getting the reversal.
Pinta breaks from Slyker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Slyker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pinta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slyker is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinta content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Pinta will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pinta misses with an uppercut
and Slyker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slyker.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Slyker throws and elbow that misses. Pinta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slyker's guard. Nice move by Pinta!
Slyker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pinta.
Pinta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pinta trying to control the position from guard on top but Slyker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinta stopping the sweep attempt from Slyker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta trying to control the position from guard on top but Slyker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thomas Pinta.
Pinta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Pinta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slyker's head.
Slyker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pinta counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinta swings widly with a right hand
and Slyker counters with a takedown into side control.
Slyker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Slyker working away.
Slyker scoring with punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Slyker.
Slyker working the strikes but Pinta uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Slyker throwing shots but Pinta is blocking nicely.
Slyker thows a huge punch but Pinta dodges it nicely.
Slyker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slyker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slyker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slyker drops an elbow to the side of Pinta's head.
Slyker winds up and cracks Pinta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Slyker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pinta tries to get to full guard but Slyker has control of the leg.
Slyker drops an elbow to the side of Pinta's head.
Slyker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pinta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slyker.
Slyker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta trying to control here.
Slyker throws a strike but Pinta avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slyker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slyker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slyker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slyker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slyker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slyker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pinta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slyker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Slyker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pinta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Slyker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slyker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pinta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pinta throws an overhand right that lands on Slyker's shoulder, as Slyker tries to avoid the shot.
Pinta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pinta throws a right hand that misses
and Slyker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Slyker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slyker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pinta's head.
Slyker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pinta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slyker.
Slyker with the ground and pound but Pinta uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Slyker throws and elbow that misses. Pinta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slyker's guard. Nice move by Pinta!
Pinta 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Pinta wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pinta tries to bum rush Slyker with a series of wild strikes but Slyker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta swings widly with a right hand
and Slyker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pinta won't be happy with that.
Pinta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Slyker throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pinta works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Pinta is looking to control Slyker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pinta avoid being mounted?
Pinta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slyker.
Slyker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta trying to control from the bottom.
Slyker is nestled in close to Pinta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Slyker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pinta wants to improve his position but Slyker is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slyker with the ground and pound but Pinta uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Slyker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Slyker throwing strikes from guard but Pinta blocks nicely.
Pinta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slyker won't allow Pinta to sweep him here.
Slyker throwing strikes from guard but Pinta blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slyker postures up in Pinta's guard and throws a big left but Pinta blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Slyker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slyker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Slyker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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