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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pauli Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan has chosen Real American as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm
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166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pauli Sankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hogan looks to throw the jab but Sankari is out of range.
Hogan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hogan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sankari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hogan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sankari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Pauli Sankari has been cut.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Hogan misses.
Hogan connects with a body shot.
Hogan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hogan misses with a wild body shot.
Hogan misses with a body shot.
Hogan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari shoots in and drives through. Hogan sprawls well.
Sankari throws a body kick that misses.
Sankari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hogan lands a nice looking body shot.
Hogan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sankari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hogan.
Hogan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sankari moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Hogan checks a leg kick nicely.
Sankari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hogan.
Some wild striking there from Hogan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sankari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hogan's sensitive parts.
Sankari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hogan misses with a wild body shot.
Hogan throws a jab but it's blocked by Sankari.
Sankari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Eric Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan with a hook.
Hogan thows a leg kick but Sankari checks it
and Sankari counters with a leg kick.
Hogan misses with a body shot.
Hogan misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sankari counters with an outside leg kick.
No joy there for Hogan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sankari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hogan.
Hogan misses with a series of wild punches.
Sankari moves out of range of the strikes.
Hogan throws a series of strikes that have Sankari backpedaling.
Sankari slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Hogan misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hogan.
Hogan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hogan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sankari counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hogan won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is not content to let Sankari control the position.
Sankari is trying to get an arm triangle but Hogan is defending well.
Hogan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hogan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sankari is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hogan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sankari is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hogan is surviving well by controlling Sankari's body position as best he can.
Sankari is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sankari working for a submission but Hogan is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Hogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pauli Sankari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hogan throws a series of strikes that have Sankari backpedaling.
Sankari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sankari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
Sankari misses with a two punch combination.
Eric Hogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Hogan is predictable there
and Sankari counters with an inside leg kick.
Eric Hogan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Hogan.
Hogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sankari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sankari moves away.
Hogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hogan is fending him off so far but Sankari persists. Nope, Hogan circles away and we're back to standing.
Sankari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hogan misses the jab.
Hogan misses with a few strikes there.
Hogan connects with a single shot there.
Jab from Hogan.
Hogan throws the left hand but Sankari avoids the punch easily.
Hogan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sankari was well out of range. Poor timing from Hogan.
Some wild striking there from Hogan.
Hogan fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sankari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hogan's calf.
Sankari slips under a jab from Hogan.
Hogan misses with a hook to the body
and Sankari counters with a single leg into guard. Hogan didn't expect that.
Hogan wants to stand up but Sankari is controlling him.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Sankari stands and throws Hogan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sankari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hogan is pushing Sankari's head away, looking to escape. Sankari manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hogan, who protects the arm well.
Sankari moves into full mount!
Sankari with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet.
Hogan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sankari.
Sankari is working for a guillotine from mount but Hogan frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankari won't let Hogan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan is in a horrible position here. Sankari smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sankari works his way to his opponent's back.
Hogan is trying to defend against the choke here but Sankari has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Sankari Tightens the hold and Hogan taps out furiously! Sankari displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pauli Sankari!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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