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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klahan Metharom (ranked 3718 p4p, 184 weight class) and Anton Strålman (ranked 2708 p4p, 125 weight class). Strålman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Three Kings. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klahan Metharom! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anton Strålman! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Metharom throws a body shot but no joy. Strålman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strålman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Metharom throws an overhand right that lands on Strålman's shoulder, as Strålman tries to avoid the shot. Strålman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Metharom. Metharom circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Anton Strålman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Strålman pushes Metharom up against the cage in a clinch. Strålman throws a punch but it's blocked by Metharom. Strålman tries to throw a body punch but Metharom avoids it by throwing Strålman back against the cage. Metharom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strålman backwards. Metharom definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Metharom lands a hook to the side of the head. Metharom lands with a right to the head. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Strålman struggles to land a body shot inside as Metharom controls his hands.
Metharom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Metharom working some nice short punches in the clinch. 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! Strålman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Strålman fails to land. Strålman misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Strålman working aggressively here.
Metharom throws a punch but it's blocked by Strålman. Strålman misses with the head strike.
Strålman misses with a short punch on the inside. Strålman misses with the head strike.
Strålman lands a right hand. Strålman cracks Metharom with a nice body shot. Metharom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strålman struggles to land a body shot inside as Metharom controls his hands.
Metharom tries to throw a body punch but Strålman avoids it by throwing Metharom back against the cage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Metharom scores with a shot to the side of Strålman's head. Strålman has a couple of punches blocked by Metharom.
Strålman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Metharom backwards. Metharom blocks a body shot from Strålman. Strålman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strålman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Strålman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metharom. Metharom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strålman. Metharom misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Metharom. Strålman swings wildly with an uppercut but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it. 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! Strålman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Strålman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Metharom's elbow. Strålman taking a breather. Strålman scores with a hook to the body. Strålman misses with a punch on the inside.
Strålman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Strålman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strålman misses with the head strike.
Metharom misses with a punch on the inside.
Strålman misses with a short punch on the inside. Strålman pushes Metharom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Strålman pushes Metharom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metharom. Strålman misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Metharom. Metharom has a couple of punches blocked by Strålman.
Strålman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Metharom backwards. Strålman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Strålman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Metharom throws a head punch that misses. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Metharom. Strålman misses with a short punch on the inside. Strålman lands a right hand. Metharom blocking some punches.
Strålman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Metharom misses with a punch on the inside.
Metharom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Strålman misses with a short punch on the inside. Strålman lands with a left to the head. Strålman is working Metharom over against the cage. Metharom throws a punch but it's blocked by Strålman. Strålman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Strålman is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Strålman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metharom. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Strålman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strålman lands with a light punch inside. Metharom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strålman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Metharoms head. Metharom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strålman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Metharom backwards. Metharom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Strålman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Metharom blocks a body shot from Strålman. Strålman pushes Metharom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Metharom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Strålman misses with the head strike.
Strålman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strålman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Strålman dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good shot there by Metharom. Strålman tries to clinch up. Strålman scores with a leg kick.
Metharom throws the left hand but Strålman avoids the punch easily. Metharom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strålman. Metharom looks to land a left hand but Strålman moved out of range nicely. A punch lands to the side of Strålman 's head but he takes it in his stride. Strålman misses with a wild combination.
Metharom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strålman. Strålman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Metharom. Strålman misses the jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Strålman scores with the left hand. Metharom knows he should have avoided that one. Strålman just misses with a punch to the body.
Metharom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Strålman looks to land a left hand but Metharom moved out of range nicely. Strålman ducks under a wild hook from Metharom. Metharom checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Strålman takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Metharom throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Good work by Metharom as he checks the leg kick. Strålman lands with a nice body punch. Strålman pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Metharom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klahan Metharom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Strålman misses with an uppercut
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Strålman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Strålman looks to land a right hand but Metharom moved out of range. Metharom appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Strålman throws an off balance right hand
and Metharom counters with a straight right hand. Strålman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Metharom is out of range and Strålman settles back down. Strålman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Metharom.
Metharom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strålman. Strålman has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Strålman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Metharom. Strålman takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Strålman misses the jab. Strålman misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Metharom moves into range and connects with a jab. Strålman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Metharom blocks a head kick by Strålman.
Strålman ducks under a wild hook from Metharom. Metharom avoids the body shot from Strålman.
Metharom lands a body shot.
Metharom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Strålman lands with a shot to the body. Strålman is looking to clinch. Anton Strålman seems to be getting the better of the standup. Metharom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Metharom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Strålman throws out a token jab with nothing on it. An attempted straight right counter from Metharom misses the target. Metharom thows a left - swing and a miss! Strålman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Metharom on the side of the head. Strålman takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses. Strålman misses with a low kick. Metharom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Metharom getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Strålman looks to land a left hand but Metharom moved out of range nicely. Metharom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Strålman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Metharom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A swing and a miss from Metharom. Strålman ducks under a wild hook from Metharom. Strålman lands a leg kick that knocks Metharom off balance momentarily. A chopping leg kick lands by Strålman. Strålman scores with a hook. Strålman dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Metharom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strålman can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Strålman finds it's target. A big right from Strålman misses. Metharom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Metharom misses the jab. Strålman lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Strålman throws a leg kick and Metharom counters with a stiff right hand. Metharom connects with a jab. Strålman walks into a straight right hand from Metharom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Metharom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strålman swats him away and circles back towards the center. Metharom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Metharom throws a hook but Strålman blocks it. Strålman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Metharom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Metharom ducks under a wild hook from Strålman. Strålman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Strålman struggles to land a body shot inside as Metharom controls his hands.
Metharom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Metharom stalling the fight.
Metharom blocks an uppercut.
Strålman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strålman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strålman pushes Metharom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Metharom misses with a short punch on the inside. Metharom lands with a short shot to the head. Metharom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strålman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anton Strålman will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Strålman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Metharom. Strålman slips under a jab. Nice defenses there by Strålman. Metharom swats away the attempt to clinch by Strålman. Metharom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Strålman lands a high kick!
Strålman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Strålman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Strålman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strålman throws a looping overhand right but Metharom ducks down to avoid it. Strålman checks a leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Metharom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. An inside leg kick from Strålman misses. Metharom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Metharom throws a big shot that misses. Metharom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Strålman throws a leg kick and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Metharom checks a leg kick nicely. Strålman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Metharom under the eye. Metharom ducks under a wild hook from Strålman. A punch combination from Metharom misses. Strålman throws out a leg kick but Metharom moves out of range and Strålman only half commits. Metharom throws a hook to the side of Strålman's head but Strålman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Strålman lands a body shot.
Metharom ducks under a wild hook from Strålman. Metharom misses the shot to the body. Strålman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strålman misses with a straight left. Metharom slips a jab from Strålman. Strålman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Metharom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Metharom is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Metharom jabbing away but nothing is landing. Metharom drops his hands momentarily and Strålman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Strålman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Metharom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Metharom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strålman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Metharom throws a hook but Strålman avoids it easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strålman! But no joy. Strålman walks into a jab. Metharom throws a jab when Strålman was well out of range. Metharom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strålman swats him away and circles back towards the center. Strålman moves out of range of the body kick. Metharom gets in close and instigates a clinch. Strålman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Metharom looking to stall.
Metharom digs a right hand underneath Strålman's ribcage. Strålman let out a lung full of air as it connected. Strålman throws a punch but it's blocked by Metharom. A nice right hand lands inside from Strålman. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Metharom. Strålman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strålman blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Metharom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Metharom blocking some punches.
Metharom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strålman misses with a short punch on the inside. Strålman misses with a short punch on the inside. Metharom blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Metharom. Metharom pushes Strålman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Strålman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klahan Metharom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Strålman misses with a short punch on the inside. A short left from Metharom. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Strålman struggles to land a body shot inside as Metharom controls his hands.
Strålman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strålman can't find room to land a body shot as Metharom controls the action.
Strålman misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Metharom tries to throw a body punch but Strålman avoids it by throwing Metharom back against the cage. Metharom can't find room to land a body shot as Strålman controls the action.
Strålman looking for a takedown. Strålman throws a head punch that misses. A short right from Strålman on the inside. Strålman tries to work over Metharom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Strålman misses with a short punch on the inside. Strålman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Metharom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strålman blocking some punches.
Strålman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Metharom misses with a hook from the clinch. Strålman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Metharom fails to land. 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! An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strålman. Metharom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short right from Metharom. Strålman tries to throw a body punch but Metharom avoids it by throwing Strålman back against the cage. Strålman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Metharom or not.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Anton Strålman. Well Strålman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Strålman! Anton Strålman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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