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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kustaa Pohjanala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Mac!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pohjanala is looking to clinch.
Mac takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Blake Mac has been cut.
Mac shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pohjanala pinned against the cage. Pohjanala gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pohjanala wants to clinch.
Pohjanala has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mac drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pohjanala pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blake Mac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pohjanala gets a clinch.
Pohjanala is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body.
Pohjanala lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pohjanala.
Pohjanala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mac's face.
Pohjanala manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Mac or perhaps it was just good defense by Pohjanala which made him look bad.
Kustaa Pohjanala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Mac.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala prevents the takedown attempt.
Mac tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pohjanala.
Mac looks gassed!
Pohjanala connects with a knee to the head.
Pohjanala is pressed up against the cage. Mac has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pohjanala down to the mat. Pohjanala avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pohjanala forces Mac back against the cage and clinches.
Pohjanala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pohjanala crunches a lovely knee into Mac's ribcage.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body.
Pohjanala lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body.
Pohjanala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mac tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pohjanala smiles and moves away.
Pohjanala closes the distance and clinches.
Pohjanala is pushing Mac up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala lands an elbow that stopped Mac in his tracks for a moment.
Pohjanala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mac up against the cage.
Pohjanala breaks from the clinch.
Pohjanala moves into the clinch successfully.
Pohjanala scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala lands a nice elbow.
Mac wants to get back to striking at distance but Pohjanala won't allow it.
Pohjanala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pohjanala darts in and clinches Mac up against the cage.
Mac drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pohjanala comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pohjanala.
Pohjanala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mac has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pohjanala avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pohjanala crunches a lovely knee into Mac's ribcage.
Mac jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pohjanala walks away with a smile on his face. Mac gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mac slips a jab and a cross from Pohjanala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac tries to clinch but Pohjanala moves away
and Pohjanala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mac scores with the left hand. Pohjanala knows he should have avoided that one.
Pohjanala moves in looking to clinch but Mac pushes him off.
Mac misses with the combination.
Pohjanala clinches up with Mac and pushes him back against the cage.
Mac has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pohjanala avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pohjanala lands a body shot.
Pohjanala stalling.
Mac can't break the clinch.
Mac managing to block the knees to the body from Pohjanala.
Mac jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pohjanala walks away with a smile on his face. Mac gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mac.
Mac with a poor takedown
and Pohjanala counters with a good low kick that Mac was not able to check.
Mac misses with a takedown attempt
and Pohjanala moves into the clinch.
Pohjanala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mac's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala keeps control of Mac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pohjanala stops a takedown attempt from Mac.
Pohjanala crunches a lovely knee into Mac's ribcage.
Pohjanala manages to break the clinch.
Pohjanala clinches up with Mac and pushes him back against the cage.
Mac fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pohjanala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mac has Pohjanala pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pohjanala manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pohjanala connects with a knee to the head.
Pohjanala lands an elbow that stopped Mac in his tracks for a moment.
Pohjanala crunches a lovely knee into Mac's ribcage.
Pohjanala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mac blocks it with crossed arms.
Pohjanala trying to stall but Mac improves his position.
Pohjanala throws a punch but it's blocked by Mac.
Mac jumps guard but Pohjanala stands there with Mac around his waist. Mac gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mac is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pohjanala prevents it.
Pohjanala connects with a knee to the head.
Mac drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pohjanala keeps control of Mac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kustaa Pohjanala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Mac's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mac with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pohjanala finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kustaa Pohjanala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mac shoots and misses
and Pohjanala counters with a nice body kick.
Pohjanala drives through and clinches with Mac against the cage.
Mac takes an elbow to the temple.
Pohjanala lands a knee to the body.
Pohjanala pushes Mac back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pohjanala's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mac has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pohjanala avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kustaa Pohjanala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Mac.
Pohjanala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pohjanala instigates a clinch.
Mac takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mac has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pohjanala avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pohjanala lands a knee to the body.
Pohjanala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mac tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pohjanala smiles and moves away.
A solid body kick from Pohjanala.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mac's sensitive parts.
Pohjanala has Mac up against the cage in a clinch.
Pohjanala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mac is keeping busy.
Mac is trying to break free.
Mac tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pohjanala just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mac throws an elbow that misses.
Mac is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pohjanala prevents Mac from breaking the clinch.
Pohjanala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pohjanala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mac is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pohjanala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pohjanala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pohjanala tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mac tries to clinch
and Pohjanala counters with a solid body kick.
Pohjanala is looking to clinch but Mac is avoiding it.
Mac shoots and misses
and Pohjanala counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pohjanala tries to clinch there but Mac circles away.
Mac shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pohjanala as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Mac misses its intended target.
Pohjanala instigates a clinch.
Mac is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pohjanala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pohjanala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mac tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pohjanala just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mac jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pohjanala walks away with a smile on his face. Mac gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pohjanala wants to clinch.
Mac with a poor takedown
and Pohjanala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pohjanala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pohjanala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mac as Pohjanala tries to tie him up.
Mac fails to pull guard.
Mac ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mac no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala trying to control the position from guard on top but Mac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mac working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pohjanala doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pohjanala manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mac looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mac keeping moving, preventing Pohjanala from controlling successfully.
Mac escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pohjanala gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pohjanala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pohjanala is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mac Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pohjanala's back instead.
Pohjanala preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mac.
Mac looking for the RNC.
I really don't envy Pohjanala right now.
Mac is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pohjanala defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Blake Mac will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Blake Mac's cut.
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!
Pohjanala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mac with a poor takedown
and Pohjanala counters by moving into the clinch.
Pohjanala digs a right hand underneath Mac's ribcage. Mac let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pohjanala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pohjanala slowing the pace effectively.
Pohjanala is working Mac over against the cage.
Pohjanala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Pohjanala.
Mac jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pohjanala walks away with a smile on his face. Mac gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mac looks to clinch
and Pohjanala counters by clinching up.
Kustaa Pohjanala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pohjanala stops a takedown attempt from Mac.
Kustaa Pohjanala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Mac.
Pohjanala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pohjanala tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mac counters with a straight right hand.
Pohjanala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac shoots and misses
and Pohjanala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pohjanala is looking to clinch but Mac is avoiding it.
Pohjanala defending well as Mac loads up on a big left hand.
Mac shoots in but Pohjanala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mac swats away the attempt to clinch by Pohjanala.
Horrible takedown by Mac or perhaps it was just good defense by Pohjanala which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Pohjanala.
Mac misses with a takedown attempt
and Pohjanala counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mac is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pohjanala throws a head kick that Mac semi-blocks.
Mac shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pohjanala as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pohjanala clinches.
Pohjanala is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pohjanala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pohjanala prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pohjanala lands an elbow just above Mac 's eye.
Pohjanala displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mac up against the cage.
Pohjanala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pohjanala creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mac's defenses.
Mac ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mac no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mac is looking for a triangle but Pohjanala pushes his legs off easily.
Mac keeping moving, preventing Pohjanala from controlling successfully.
Pohjanala would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mac had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pohjanala is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mac Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pohjanala's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac is persistently looking for the submission but Pohjanala is defending it well.
Mac is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pohjanala knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pohjanala for a finish.
Pohjanala trying to control the action but Mac just sinks the hooks in.
Mac is working the ground and pound. Can Pohjanala escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala is trying to break free.
Mac is looking for the choke from the back position but Pohjanala is controlling his hands well.
Mac is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Pohjanala has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Mac has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Pohjanala taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Mac doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Blake Mac!
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energy
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hype
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