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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sadollah (ranked 3953 p4p, 200 weight class) and Mikko Halonen (ranked 4415 p4p, 216 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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137 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Sadollah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikko Halonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Halonen.
Sadollah takes one on the button.
Halonen fails with the takedown.
Sadollah closes the distance and pushes Halonen back into the ropes.
Sadollah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Halonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadollah tries to work over Halonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sadollah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halonen is trying to pull guard but Sadollah turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Halonen pulls guard successfully.
Sadollah wanted to stand there but Halonen had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halonen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Sadollah presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Halonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sadollah misses with a punch on the inside.
Halonen successfully pulls guard.
Halonen trying to control the position.
Sadollah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sadollah is one step ahead there.
Sadollah wanted to stand there but Halonen had control of the position.
Halonen trying to keep a closed guard but Sadollah is proving a slippery customer.
Sadollah trying to stand up but can't free himself from Halonen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonen pulls Sadollah in close to his closed guard and prevents Sadollah from doing any damage or advancing position.
Halonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Halonen, not yet.
Halonen is trying to control the position but Sadollah postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sadollah checks a leg kick.
Sadollah tries to close the distance and clinch but Halonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sadollah is looking to clinch but Halonen is avoiding it.
Halonen swings widly with a right hand
and Sadollah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halonen throws out a loose jab but Sadollah uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah tries to clinch but Halonen is having none of it.
Sadollah moves into the clinch.
Halonen jumps guard but Sadollah stands there with Halonen around his waist. Halonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mike Sadollah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Halonen.
Halonen trying to stall but Sadollah improves his position.
Sadollah misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sadollah fails to land.
Halonen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sadollah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sadollah swings wildly with an uppercut but Halonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sadollah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sadollah misses with a punch on the inside.
Halonen blocks an uppercut.
Sadollah can't find room to land a body shot as Halonen controls the action.
Sadollah swings wildly with an uppercut but Halonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sadollah.
We've been informed that Halonen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halonen blocks an uppercut.
Halonen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sadollah prevents it.
Sadollah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Sadollah - that landed with a thud.
Sadollah tries a body shot but Halonen blocks it.
Sadollah lands a body punch.
Halonen jumps into guard, dragging Sadollah to the mat.
Sadollah trying to stand up but can't free himself from Halonen's guard.
Halonen trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadollah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halonen pulls Sadollah in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikko Halonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sadollah tries to clinch but Halonen is having none of it.
Nice shot by Halonen.
Halonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Sadollah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A shot to the liver by Halonen. Beautiful body shot.
Sadollah darts in and clinches Halonen up against the ropes.
Sadollah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sadollah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halonen's elbow.
Sadollah misses with some punches.
Sadollah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadollah working aggressively here.
Sadollah lands a hook that snaps the head of Halonen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sadollah.
Sadollah has a couple of punches blocked by Halonen.
Halonen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sadollah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Halonen being controlled against the ropes.
Mike Sadollah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen is trying to pull guard but Sadollah turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Halonen is trying to pull guard but Sadollah has him pressed against the ropes.
Mike Sadollah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Halonen.
Sadollah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halonen prevents a body shot from Sadollah.
Halonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sadollah walks away with a smile on his face. Halonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sadollah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halonen.
Halonen with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Sadollah counter with a right hand.
Halonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Sadollah sprawls well. He's pushed Halonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sadollah is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Halonen.
Sadollah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halonen misses with a double jab.
Sadollah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Sadollah wants to clinch up but Halonen keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sadollah instigates a clinch.
Sadollah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sadollah.
Halonen wants to break free but Sadollah has control.
Halonen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sadollah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sadollah avoids the body shot from Halonen.
Halonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Sadollah.
Sadollah wants to clinch up but Halonen keeps it at a distance.
Sadollah closes the distance but Halonen moves to the side
and Halonen counters with a three punch combo that has Sadollah backing up. Sadollah nods at Halonen to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halonen throws a jab when Sadollah was well out of range.
Sadollah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halonen tries to work over Sadollah's front leg with a kick but Sadollah checks it.
Sadollah tries to counter by clinching up but Halonen breaks away and moves out of range.
Sadollah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Sadollah is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah tries to clinch but Halonen is having none of it.
Sadollah takes the fight into the clinch.
Halonen prevents a body shot from Sadollah.
Sadollah scores with a shoulder strike.
Halonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Sadollah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halonen stalls.
Sadollah lands with a right to the head.
Sadollah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sadollah taking a breather.
Sadollah misses with a punch on the inside.
Sadollah tries to work over Halonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sadollah has him pressed against the ropes.
Sadollah struggles to land a body shot inside as Halonen controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halonen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sadollah misses with a body punch.
Halonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sadollah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sadollah misses with some punches.
Sadollah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halonen wants a takedown but no success here.
Sadollah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halonen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sadollah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Halonen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sadollah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sadollah tries to work over Halonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sadollah tries a body shot but Halonen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Sadollah dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sadollah tries to close the distance and clinch but Halonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sadollah doesn't manage to clinch there - Halonen circles away.
Sadollah tries to close the distance and clinch but Halonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sadollah instigates a clinch.
Halonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halonen wants to stall.
Sadollah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halonen blocks an uppercut.
Sadollah throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadollah working aggressively here.
Sadollah working aggressively here.
Sadollah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sadollah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sadollah throws a punch but it's blocked by Halonen.
Sadollah is looking to control Halonen's arms but Halonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sadollah has his back to the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen is trying to force a seperation but Sadollah has the dominant position.
Sadollah tries to throw a body punch but Halonen avoids it by throwing Sadollah back against the ropes.
Sadollah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sadollah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sadollah misses with some punches.
Sadollah throws a head punch that misses.
Halonen is trying to pull guard but Sadollah turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sadollah.
Sadollah tries a body shot but Halonen blocks it.
Halonen missing with knees to the body.
Halonen has a couple of punches blocked by Sadollah.
Sadollah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halonen trying to control the position but instead, Sadollah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Halonen into the ropes.
Halonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halonen clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sadollah misses with a punch on the inside.
Halonen prevents a body shot from Sadollah.
Sadollah has Halonen pressed against the ropes, preventing Halonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halonen blocks an uppercut.
Halonen blocks an uppercut.
Sadollah throws a head punch that misses.
Sadollah swings wildly with an uppercut but Halonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halonen takes a swing at Sadollah's ribcage but misses.
Sadollah tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Halonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halonen misses with a wild body shot.
Halonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Halonen misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Sadollah tries to sprawl out of it but Halonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Sadollah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halonen misses with a straight right.
Sadollah tries to clinch up but Halonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Halonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mike Sadollah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Halonen.
Sadollah is looking to clinch but Halonen is avoiding it.
Sadollah closes the distance and clinches.
Sadollah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Sadollah on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sadollah - that landed with a thud.
Sadollah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halonen's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halonen's elbow.
Sadollah tries to throw a body punch but Halonen avoids it by throwing Sadollah back against the ropes.
Sadollah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halonen backwards.
Sadollah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sadollah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sadollah lands with a light punch inside.
Halonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sadollah tries to clinch up.
Halonen throws out a counter right but Sadollah avoids it with no problem.
Mike Sadollah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sadollah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sadollah doesn't manage to clinch there - Halonen circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadollah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sadollah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sadollah moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Sadollah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sadollah 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Sadollah!
Mike Sadollah is the new bantamweight champion!
Mike Sadollah was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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