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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban San Pedro (ranked 409 p4p, 46 weight class) and Oskar Friman (ranked 461 p4p, 52 weight class). San Pedro comes to the cage accompanied by Gunman. This should be fireworks!
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144 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Friman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro misses with an uppercut. Friman saw that one coming.
And Friman tries to counter it with a takedown but San Pedro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
San Pedro throws a looping overhand right but Friman ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Friman, as that shot connected.
Friman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and San Pedro counters with a nice uppercut.
Friman connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from San Pedro.
Horrible takedown attempt by Friman or perhaps it was just good defense by San Pedro, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman is looking to chop away at San Pedro's legs.
Friman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San Pedro.
Friman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but San Pedro defends it well.
San Pedro misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Friman. San Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
San Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Friman.
San Pedro throws a big shot that misses.
San Pedro lands a really nice looking cross but Friman seems unphased.
Friman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friman throws a lazy uppercut
and San Pedro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Friman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
San Pedro misses the jab.
San Pedro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Friman digs a good body shot into San Pedro's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro thows a leg kick but Friman checks it
and Friman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for San Pedro!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San Pedro is not content to let Friman control the position.
Friman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but San Pedro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Friman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
San Pedro is trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on Friman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
San Pedro gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
BOOM! Friman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Friman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro wants to hold on but Friman pushes him away.
Friman landing punches.
Friman lands with some strikes.
Friman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as San Pedro is looking to escape.
San Pedro gets back to half guard.
San Pedro trying to hold on to Friman's head to control him but Friman postures up.
Friman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Friman not doing much here.
Friman is thwarting San Pedro's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman is looking to advance position but San Pedro won't allow it.
San Pedro wants to improve his position but Friman is controlling well.
Friman passes into side control, despite San Pedro's attempt to control the position.
Friman trying to control the action but San Pedro is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskar Friman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Friman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as San Pedro throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Friman misses its intended target.
Esteban San Pedro is winning the standup battle so far.
Friman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from San Pedro.
Friman rushes San Pedro and presses him up against the cage.
Friman tries to score a body lock takedown but San Pedro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Friman blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
San Pedro digs a right hand underneath Friman's ribcage. Friman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro pushes Friman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from San Pedro.
Nice body punch from San Pedro - that landed with a thud.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Friman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Friman stalls.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from San Pedro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Friman.
San Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, San Pedro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Friman stalling against the cage.
San Pedro stalling in the clinch.
Friman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
San Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Friman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. San Pedro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Friman can turn it around.
Friman stalling in the clinch but San Pedro improves position.
San Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Friman's elbow.
Friman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. San Pedro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro tries to work over Friman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
San Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Friman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
San Pedro lands a leg kick that knocks Friman off balance momentarily.
San Pedro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
San Pedro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Friman throws the left hand but San Pedro avoids the punch easily.
San Pedro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Friman.
Friman moves out of range as San Pedro strikes.
Friman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
San Pedro scores with a hook to the body. Friman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro misses with a leg kick
and Friman counters with a single leg into guard. San Pedro didn't expect that.
Friman wants to control from the top but San Pedro keeps moving.
Friman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
San Pedro is pulling down on Friman's head. It's preventing any offense from Friman, at least for the moment.
Friman scoring with some ground and pound.
San Pedro is controlling Friman's posture.
San Pedro wants to hit a switch here but Friman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for San Pedro there!
San Pedro wants to control but Friman is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Friman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Friman wants to control the pace but San Pedro is squirming around nicely.
Friman content just to control the position here.
San Pedro is looking to improve his position but Friman isn't that keen on the idea.
Friman looking to control but San Pedro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 Esteban San Pedro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
San Pedro misses with a looping right.
San Pedro tried to score with a low kick but Friman checks it.
San Pedro misses the jab.
Friman with the counter takedown but San Pedro avoids it easily.
Friman takes one to the side of the head.
Friman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts San Pedro as he jumps to the side.
Friman misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman slips a straight right by San Pedro.
Friman throws a series of punches but San Pedro avoids them all with ease.
Friman misses the shot to the body.
San Pedro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Friman just manages to avoid it.
Friman throws a nice looking combination but San Pedro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman throws a series of punches but San Pedro avoids them all with ease.
San Pedro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
San Pedro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
San Pedro looks to land a right hand but Friman moved out of range.
Friman misses with a body shot.
Friman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
San Pedro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Friman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Friman.
San Pedro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
San Pedro wants to sweep but no luck.
Friman being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Friman is one step ahead there.
Friman trying to control the position from guard on top but San Pedro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
San Pedro is trying to control the position but Friman postures up.
Friman preventing the sweep.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Friman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Friman misses with a wild body shot.
Friman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck San Pedro on the side of the head.
San Pedro tries to land a front kick but Friman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Friman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San Pedro.
Friman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Decent striking displayed by Friman there.
San Pedro walks into a left hand.
Friman tries to bum rush San Pedro with a series of wild strikes but San Pedro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Friman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Friman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by San Pedro.
Friman checks a leg kick.
Friman with the counter takedown but San Pedro avoids it easily.
San Pedro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friman was well out of range. Poor timing from San Pedro.
Friman flicks out a counter leg kick but San Pedro steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
San Pedro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Friman drops his hands momentarily and San Pedro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from San Pedro.
Friman with a hook.
San Pedro connects with a solid leg kick.
Friman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and San Pedro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Friman's knee momentarily.
Friman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Friman with the counter takedown but San Pedro avoids it easily.
San Pedro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oskar Friman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Friman 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oskar Friman!
Oskar Friman 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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energy
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