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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roger Pontare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Pontare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Hooker!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontare thows a body shot but no joy.
Pontare leaves Hooker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pontare keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Pontare as Hooker shoots in.
Hooker misses with a head kick.
Pontare changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hooker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hooker is looking for a sweep.
Pontare scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hooker to see if he's OK.
Pontare creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pontare works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pontare working the ground and pound from side control.
Pontare lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hooker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pontare lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontare lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hooker down.
Hooker tries to buck Pontare off but Pontare is having none of it.
Hooker taking a bit of punishment here - Pontare scoring with strikes.
Hooker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hooker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pontare connects with a decent elbow.
Pontare cracks Hooker with a big elbow.
Pontare lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hooker down.
Pontare working the ground and pound.
Pontare connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hooker some visible discomfort.
Pontare landing strikes.
Pontare is breathing heavily.
Pontare works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hooker tries to buck Pontare off but Pontare is having none of it.
Pontare working the ground and pound from side control.
Pontare lands a nice forearm strike.
Hooker is trying to control Pontare's posture but Pontare avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontare landing a few strikes.
Pontare working the ground and pound.
Hooker can't do much from the bottom here.
Pontare cracks Hooker with a big right hand but Hooker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pontare working the ground and pound.
Pontare working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hooker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Check out the look on Pontare's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hooker gets back to half guard.
Pontare passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hooker!
Pontare postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hooker looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontare cracks Hooker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hooker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pontare scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hooker?
Pontare in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pontare lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Pontare connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hooker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hooker can't escape the position.
Pontare with shots to the head and body - Hooker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hooker tries to hold on but Pontare postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontare connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pontare landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pontare working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pontare is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pontare unloading with bombs!
Pontare working the ground and pound effectively.
Pontare lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pontare landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooker tries to reverse the position but Pontare maintains control.
Hooker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pontare with shots to the head and body - Hooker looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Pontare gets a takedown into half guard.
Hooker moves into full guard.
Pontare is working Hooker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pontare lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooker is trying to control the position but Pontare postures up.
Hooker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hooker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pontare content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pontare lands a couple of elbows.
Pontare is working Hooker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontare lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pontare postures up and lands a big shot to Hooker's brow.
Hooker controls Pontare momentarily but Pontare frees himself.
Pontare trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pontare postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pontare landing some decent shots from guard.
Pontare passes Hooker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pontare slips a nice elbow through Hooker's hands, connecting with Hooker's forehead.
Pontare lands strikes from half guard.
Hooker taking some punishment here, with Pontare in his half guard.
Pontare is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pontare is nestled in close to Hooker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pontare looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hooker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pontare working Hooker over with strikes.
Hooker wants to control but Pontare is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pontare looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pontare lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hooker wants to control but Pontare is keeping busy.
Pontare working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pontare wants to pass to mount but Hooker is defending the position.
Hooker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontare slips nicely into half guard.
Pontare wants to free his trapped foot but Hooker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hooker taking some punishment here, with Pontare in his half guard.
Pontare trying to pass the guard but Hooker defending well.
Hooker actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Pontare there.
Pontare is thwarting Hooker's attempts to control the position.
That's four 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.
Roger Pontare overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pontare lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pontare swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roger Pontare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pontare misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pontare looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hooker trying to control the position.
Pontare won't allow Hooker to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Pontare dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hooker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pontare to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pontare postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hooker trying to keep a closed guard but Pontare is proving a slippery customer.
Pontare with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pontare has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pontare throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hooker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hooker is trying to control the position but Pontare postures up.
Pontare postures up and lands a big shot to Hooker's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pontare working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hooker's head.
Pontare chips away with some ground and pound.
Pontare cracks Hooker with a solid left hand.
Pontare landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontare has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hooker to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Pontare is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hooker pulls down on the head and he's put Pontare to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Hooker!
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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
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