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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Friman (ranked 1392 p4p, 65 weight class) and Klahan Metharom (ranked 1189 p4p, 49 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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165 cm
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135 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klahan Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metharom lands with a cross.
Metharom missing with a left hand there. Friman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Friman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Metharom on the side of the head.
Friman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Metharom.
Friman tries to clinch up but Metharom circles away and keeps his distance.
Friman shoots in looking for a takedown but Metharom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Friman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Metharom! But no joy.
Metharom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Friman throws out the jab.
Metharom slaps away a takedown attempt from Friman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Friman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Metharom, right into the meat.
Friman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Friman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Metharom.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses.
Metharom tries a head kick but it misses.
Friman wants to clinch.
Friman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Secret Lab in the buildup to the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Metharom. That's going to slow Friman down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman misses the jab.
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Metharom.
Metharom lunges at Friman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Friman's hand.
Friman misses with a wild body shot.
Metharom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Friman.
Friman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Friman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Metharom throws a leg kick which misses Friman's front leg but catches the back leg as Friman tries to avoid it.
Friman throws a hook to the side of Metharom's head but Metharom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Metharom throws the left hand but Friman avoids the punch easily.
Friman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Friman drives through and clinches with Metharom against the cage.
Metharom tries to throw a body punch but Friman avoids it by throwing Metharom back against the cage.
Metharom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Metharom lands with an uppercut that bounces Friman off the cage and back into range.
Metharom throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metharom staying out of range there.
Metharom throws a leg kick which misses Friman's front leg but catches the back leg as Friman tries to avoid it.
Friman throws a series of punches but Metharom avoids them all with ease.
Metharom misses with a wild body shot.
Metharom cracks Friman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Metharom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Friman.
Klahan Metharom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Friman.
Metharom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Friman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Friman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metharom.
Metharom slips a jab from Friman.
Metharom misses with a straight left.
Metharom stuffs the takedown attempt from Friman. Friman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oskar Friman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Friman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Friman looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
A head kick misses from Metharom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Metharom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Metharom.
Friman throws a looping overhand right but Metharom ducks down to avoid it.
Friman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Metharom avoids the body shot from Friman.
Friman throws a looping overhand right but Metharom ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Friman misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Metharom! But no joy.
Friman digs a good body shot into Metharom's ribs.
Metharom thumps Friman with a low kick.
Metharom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Friman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Metharom! But no joy.
Metharom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Metharom there.
Friman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metharom scoring well with a low kick there.
Metharom sizes up Friman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Metharom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Friman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Metharom in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Friman or perhaps it was just good defense by Metharom, which made it look bad.
Friman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Metharom.
Friman tries to bum rush Metharom with a series of wild strikes but Metharom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Metharom misses.
A slow jab from Friman misses its intended target.
Friman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Friman misses with a looping left.
Metharom moves away from the strike by Friman.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Friman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metharom throws a low kick but it's checked well by Friman.
Metharom misses with a low kick.
Friman moves away from the strike by Metharom.
Metharom slaps away a takedown attempt from Friman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Metharom slips a jab from Friman.
Metharom lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metharom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Friman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Friman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Metharom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klahan Metharom dominated that round.
That's time! Friman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Metharom moves out of range of the strikes.
Metharom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Friman tries to clinch up
and Friman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Friman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Metharom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Friman is controlling him.
Friman won't allow Metharom to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friman trying to control but Metharom is working from the bottom.
Metharom lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Metharom not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Friman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Metharom looking to pass the guard.
Metharom controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Metharom stopping the sweep attempt from Friman.
Metharom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Friman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Friman pulls Metharom in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Friman keeping moving, preventing Metharom from controlling successfully.
Metharom wants to stand but Friman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Friman blocks a jab.
Friman misses with an uppercut.
Friman misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Metharom. Friman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Friman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klahan Metharom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Metharom lands a slapping body shot.
Metharom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Metharom moves out of range as Friman strikes.
Friman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Metharom.
Friman tries to counter with a takedown but Metharom is quick to defend against it.
Friman just misses with a punch to the body.
Metharom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Friman looks to land a right hand but Metharom moved out of range.
Metharom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Metharom throws an overhand right that lands on Friman's shoulder, as Friman tries to avoid the shot.
Friman attempts a counter takedown but Metharom avoids it well and moves away.
Friman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Metharom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Metharom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Friman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Metharom throws a sloppy head kick and Friman moves out of range easily.
Friman moves out of range of the body kick.
Metharom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Friman.
Friman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Friman dives in and scores a takedown into Metharom's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Metharom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Friman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Metharom has momentary wrist control but Friman slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Friman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Metharom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Friman throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Metharom seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Friman preventing the sweep.
Friman landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
Metharom keeping full guard, as Friman tries to pass.
Metharom keeping moving, preventing Friman from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Metharom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oskar Friman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Metharom staying out of range there.
Friman closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Metharom.
Metharom misses with some punches.
Friman has Metharom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Metharom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Friman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Friman wants to get back to striking at distance but Metharom won't allow it.
Friman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Metharom fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Metharom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metharom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Friman moves in looking to clinch but Metharom pushes him off.
Metharom misses with a left hand
and Friman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Metharom is looking to get back to is feet but Friman passes into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom tries to improve position but can't.
Friman tries to score with some ground and pound. Metharom controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Friman is looking to take a break and control but Metharom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Metharom manages to get back to half guard.
Friman 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.
Friman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Metharom with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Friman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Metharom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Friman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Friman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Metharom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Friman.
The fighters are battling for position here. Metharom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Friman being controlled here momentarily.
Friman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman stands up over Metharom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Friman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Friman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Metharom is on top in guard.
Metharom looking to pass the guard.
Friman controls Metharom momentarily but Metharom frees himself.
Metharom passes Friman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Metharom in particular looking to stall.
Friman is trying to maintain the position but Metharom is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman tries to roll over but Metharom keeps him under control.
Friman moves into full guard.
Metharom won't allow Friman to sweep him here.
Metharom slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Metharom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Metharom won't allow Friman to sweep him here.
Friman is trying to keep Metharom in close.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Metharom is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Friman defending well as Metharom loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Metharom.
Metharom scores with a decent looking hook.
Metharom connects with a body shot.
Good exchange - Friman coming out on top.
Friman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Metharoms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
An inside leg kick lands from Metharom.
Friman throws a lazy right hand but Metharom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Metharom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Metharom lands with a shot to the body.
Friman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Metharom wants to sweep here but Friman controlling him for the moment.
Friman working some strikes from top position.
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 Oskar Friman.
I think Friman 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oskar Friman!
A less than humble Oskar Friman misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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