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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olav Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Santucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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253 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olav Erikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Santucho!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Santucho is trying to defend but Erikson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Santucho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Erikson passes to side control.
Erikson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Erikson scores with punches from side control.
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!
Santucho is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Erikson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Erikson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Erikson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Santucho is avoiding damage well.
Santucho tries to improve position but can't.
Santucho defending against the ground and pound.
Erikson scoring with punches from side control.
Santucho struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Erikson wants to take a breather but Santucho manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Erikson.
Erikson postures up.
Santucho wants to sweep here but Erikson controlling him for the moment.
Erikson 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.
Santucho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Erikson.
Erikson throws a big elbow that misses.
Santucho is trying to keep Erikson in close.
Erikson throws a big right hand that misses.
Erikson wants to pass the guard but Santucho is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson throwing strikes but missing.
Erikson postures up.
Erikson wants to pass the guard but Santucho is keeping the position.
Erikson throws an elbow that misses. Santucho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Erikson's guard. Nice move by Santucho!
Santucho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Erikson's head.
Erikson working for a triangle but Santucho defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erikson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santucho throws an elbow that misses. Erikson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santucho's guard. Nice move by Erikson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santucho trying to keep a closed guard but Erikson is proving a slippery customer.
Erikson preventing the sweep.
Erikson is looking to work some ground and pound but Santucho has wrist control.
Santucho wants to sweep but no luck.
Erikson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Erikson throws a strike but Santucho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Erikson working for a triangle but Santucho defends it easily.
Santucho stopping the sweep attempt from Erikson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santucho advances position into side control!
Santucho is chipping away with strikes.
Erikson defending against the ground and pound.
Erikson prevents Santucho from moving into mount.
Erikson taking punishment in the form of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erikson is looking for a sweep.
Erikson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Erikson is looking to regain half guard here but Santucho keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erikson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Erikson tries to get to full guard but Santucho has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olav Erikson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Santucho throws a front kick aimed at Erikson's knee but Erikson avoids it well.
Erikson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santucho manages to avoid it.
Santucho looks to score with a jab to the body but Erikson is just out of range.
Erikson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santucho.
Erikson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santucho's half guard.
Olav Erikson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santucho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Erikson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Erikson's back!
Erikson turns into Santucho and is now in his guard.
Erikson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Erikson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Erikson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Erikson wants to control from the top but Santucho keeps moving.
Erikson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santucho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santucho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Erikson scoring with some ground and pound.
Santucho has momentary wrist control but Erikson slips an elbow through the middle.
Erikson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Erikson is looking to work some ground and pound but Santucho has wrist control.
Erikson passes into half guard.
Erikson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santucho trying to control from the bottom.
Erikson trying to control from half guard but Santucho is working away.
Erikson is pressing down on Santucho's thigh, looking to free his foot. Santucho is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santucho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Erikson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Erikson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Santucho regains half guard.
Erikson with the ground and pound but Santucho uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Erikson trying to control but Santucho is working from the bottom.
Santucho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santucho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Erikson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santucho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erikson is working Santucho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santucho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Erikson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Erikson throwing strikes but missing.
Erikson with a nice head shot there.
It looks like Pablo Santucho has been cut.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Erikson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Erikson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santucho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Erikson is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson wants to control from the top but Santucho keeps moving.
Erikson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Erikson lands a couple of digs.
Erikson landing some decent shots from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santucho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santucho working a defensive guard but Erikson passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Erikson connects with a nice short shot to Santucho's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santucho gets back to full guard.
Erikson landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olav Erikson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Santucho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Santucho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erikson was well out of range. Poor timing from Santucho.
Santucho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santucho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santucho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santucho misses the shot to the body.
Erikson looks for a takedown but Santucho sprawls well.
Erikson is looking to wear down Santucho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
An inside leg kick from Santucho misses.
Erikson throws an overhand right that lands on Santucho's shoulder, as Santucho tries to avoid the shot.
Santucho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erikson manages to avoid it.
Erikson 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.
Erikson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Erikson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erikson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Erikson looks up at the clock and then as Santucho takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Erikson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson is trying to ground and pound but Santucho uses the momentary lack of control by Erikson to regain half guard.
Santucho is refusing to be controlled, as Erikson sits in half guard.
Erikson throwing shots but Santucho is blocking nicely.
Erikson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santucho is trying to get back to full guard.
Erikson wants to work for an arm triangle but Santucho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Erikson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Erikson connects with a nice short shot to Santucho's temple.
Erikson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santucho trying to get back to full guard but Erikson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Erikson dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erikson lands a big shot there that rocks Santucho but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Santucho really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Erikson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santucho can do to turn this around?
A big strike lands for Erikson! That's really hurt Santucho and he's turned his back - Erikson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Erikson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olav Erikson!
Olav Erikson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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