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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilton Odom (ranked 23442 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hafthor Eriksson (ranked 5181 p4p, 0 weight class). Hafthor Eriksson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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278 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilton Odom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hafthor Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Eriksson is standing up over Odom. Odom looks to escape but Eriksson dives into side control.
Eriksson staying calm.
Odom is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson tries to stand but Odom is controlling his head.
Eriksson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Eriksson landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Eriksson happy to just control the position for now.
Odom is looking for a sweep.
Eriksson tries to stand but Odom is controlling his head.
Odom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Eriksson scoring with punches from side control.
Eriksson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Odom manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Odom sees it coming and defends easily.
Eriksson slows the pace down in half guard.
Odom on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Eriksson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eriksson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Eriksson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Odom is just riding it out for now. Eriksson eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Odom has hold of Eriksson's hands but Eriksson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Odom tries to get to full guard but Eriksson has control of the leg.
Eriksson not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hafthor Eriksson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Eriksson looking to score a takedown here. Odom is defending well but Eriksson drives through and ends up in Odom's guard.
Eriksson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Odom wants to sweep but no luck.
Odom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Eriksson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Odom throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Eriksson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eriksson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson controlling the action here.
Odom is looking for a sweep. Eriksson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hafthor Eriksson has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like Eriksson is going to stand back up.
Eriksson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Odom is looking for a sweep. Eriksson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Odom has managed to free his arm - good work.
Eriksson seems to be working for a kimura but Odom defends the submission attempt.
Eriksson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Odom pushes Eriksson off looking to stand but Eriksson dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Eriksson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Eriksson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Odom defends it well.
Odom is looking for a sweep. Eriksson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Odom is trying to stand back up but Eriksson is controlling him
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eriksson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Eriksson lands in his opponent's guard.
Eriksson lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hafthor Eriksson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Eriksson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Eriksson lands in his opponent's guard.
Eriksson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Eriksson connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odom striking off his back but it's not causing Eriksson any problems.
Eriksson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Eriksson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Odom looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Odom looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Odom!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odom is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eriksson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Eriksson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Odom decides to stand back up. Odom steps back and let's Eriksson get back to his feet.
Eriksson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Odom is trying to defend but Eriksson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Odom is trying to stand back up but Eriksson is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson controlling the action here.
Eriksson tries to stand and escape but Odom is controlling the position.
Eriksson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Eriksson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Odom trying to hold on to Eriksson's head to control him but Eriksson postures up.
Odom gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Odom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Odom looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Eriksson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Eriksson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Odom missing with punches from the bottom.
Eriksson not doing much here.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Eriksson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Odom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Odom wants to control but Eriksson passes easily into half guard.
Eriksson controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Odom has hold of Eriksson's hands but Eriksson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hafthor Eriksson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eriksson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hafthor Eriksson!
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