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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Pontare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Nevinyrral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Nevinyrral will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 cm
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145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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189 cm
24
154 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Pontare! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcin Nevinyrral! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nevinyrral shoots for a takedown but Pontare saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Nevinyrral. Pontare does a little dance to reset his feet. Pontare scores with a takedown into Nevinyrral's guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Nevinyrral looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Pontare looking to pass the guard. Pontare lands a couple of decent looking shots. Pontare stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nevinyrral swivels though and keeps the full guard. Nevinyrral being controlled here, momentarily. Pontare stands and throws Nevinyrral's legs to the side, diving into side control. Pontare prevents Nevinyrral from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nevinyrral is trying to escape the position but Pontare is controlling the position. Nevinyrral tries to get back to half guard but can't. Pontare advances to full mount. Pontare landing strikes, looking to finish! Pontare raining down hammerfists from mount. Nevinyrral is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Pontare controlling from the full mount. Nevinyrral tries to reverse the position but Pontare maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pontare controlling from mount. Pontare has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nevinyrral's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pontare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Pontare lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pontare controlling his opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pontare dominating with strikes here. Nevinyrral wants to control but Pontare is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pontare controlling his opponent. Pontare raining down shots from the mount! Nevinyrral wants to hold on but Pontare pushes him away. Pontare controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nevinyrral bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Pontare pushes Nevinyrral off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nevinyrral shoots and misses and Pontare counters by moving into the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nevinyrral trying to control the position but instead, Pontare has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nevinyrral into the cage. Pontare jumps guard.
Pontare on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pontare tries to get out of the position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nevinyrral trying to control but Pontare is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Pontare dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nevinyrral. Nevinyrral shoots for a takedown but Pontare saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Pontare tries to sprawl but Nevinyrral drives through with a takedown into half guard. Pontare looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pontare 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. Pontare pushes Nevinyrral off and gets back to his feet. Pontare blocks a head kick by Nevinyrral.
Nevinyrral gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Pontare counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Roger Pontare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Nevinyrral. Nevinyrral is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pontare stalling. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pontare works his way into full mount! Pontare controlling the pace for now. Pontare seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nevinyrral for as long as he can get away with. Nevinyrral wants to hold on but Pontare pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nevinyrral working to try and regain half guard.
Nevinyrral really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pontare. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Pontare controlling from mount. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Roger Pontare wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Pontare staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nevinyrral fails with the takedown and Pontare counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pontare. Nevinyrral tries to strike from the bottom.
Roger Pontare overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Nevinyrral looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pontare is one step ahead there. Pontare passes into half guard. Nevinyrral makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nevinyrral. Pontare might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Pontare passes Nevinyrral's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nevinyrral is in trouble now - Pontare has advanced to mount! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pontare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Pontare has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The referee warns Nevinyrral that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Pontare dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pontare tries to clinch but Nevinyrral moves out of range. Nevinyrral gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Pontare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nevinyrral can do to turn this around? Pontare looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Pontare stands and throws Nevinyrral's legs to the side, diving into side control. Pontare moves into full mount! Pontare tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Pontare avoids the attempt from Nevinyrral to control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pontare controlling the pace for now. Nevinyrral really wants to buck Pontare off and get back to his feet. Nevinyrral takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Pontare controlling the position easily from mount. Nevinyrral can't escape the position.
Pontare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pontare lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pontare controlling the pace for now. Pontare pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Pontare landing shots from mount.
Nevinyrral is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pontare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Pontare punishing his opponent with strikes. Nevinyrral is still in real trouble! Can Pontare finish him? Pontare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Pontare scoring with strikes but Nevinyrral is staying in there. Pontare controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nevinyrral in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Pontare controlling from the full mount. Nevinyrral tries to lock up and control but Pontare gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Pontare cracks Nevinyrral with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Pontare!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
77% |
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