Gjermund “The Norwegian Assassin” Larsen (Black Hills Combat Martial Arts/Menne Combat Academy, Norway/USA) vs Tchavdar Pavlov (Sambo Totalfighting, Sweden)

The impressively experienced Larsen looked very confident and relaxed coming in, but Pavlov immediately took command with hard strikes, standing. Several heavy low kicks landed hard and a few sharp punches got through, too. Pavlov´s frame is a bit larger than Larsen`s and he seemed the naturally bigger man. His reach was visibly bothering “the Norwegian Assassin” and after seemingly hurting his right leg after an attempted low kick, Larsen decided he`d had enough of the stand up action and tried to take Pavlov down. Pavlov had no difficulties avoiding Larsen´s takedown and Larsen tried to pull his Swedish adversary down with him. Larsen ended up on his back, with Pavlov standing, going for a few low kicks, before he decided to follow Larsen to the ground.

Pavlov didn`t even try to pass Larsen`s guard and just sat down and started a very methodical, precise GnP from within the tough Norwegian´s guard. The Sambo specialist never exploded with lengthy combinations, but he simply took his time and looked for openings. When an opening arose, he fired one or two hard shots off. After a couple of minutes, Larsen`s face was already marked from Pavlov`s impressive striking. Larsen tried to climb with his legs, but the talented grappler, Pavlov, never let him have a chance. Pavlov started to heat up the strikes and before Larsen got seriously hurt, referee Ervasti wisely called a halt to the action.

A very impressive win by Pavlov, who now is back in MMA after a lengthy break. “I felt good in there. I wanted to stand up, but he wanted to take it down. I followed him and felt comfortable inside the guard. This is a good win.” Larsen came in with a record consisting of 28 fights, while Pavlov only had 3 going in, yet Pavlov showed his class from the get-go. Larsen never stood a chance, although on paper he seemed like a very, very tough opponent.

The official result: Tchavdar Pavlov by TKO (strikes) Time: 3,52 R1



Alex Wiebe (OC Fight Team, Germany) vs Sonny Malmkvist Nielsen (Advanced Fighting Gym Odense, Denmark)

Wiebe (left) faced the local hero, in the hard hitting Nielsen. Wiebe came to rumble, though, and started out aggressively. After eating a few crisp punches he changed his mind and started to worry about his defence. Nielsen followed up and caught him with a pair of right hands, which sent him down on all four. From that position, he tried to shoot, but Nielsen sprawled well. They scrambled to their feat and here the clinch fest began. The German had tasted Nielsen´s power, and he didn`t like it at all. Wiebe had a good base from the clinch and it was hard for Nielsen to do any real damage. The Dane found an opening with his right hand to Wiebe`s ribs and kept pounding and pounding the same spot over and over for the remainder of the round. They did exchange a few punches, but Wiebe wanted nothing of Nielsen´s striking game, and so he clinched. From the clinch, Wiebe`s only real offence was his heel kicks to Nielsen`s legs, but it´s rather limited how much damage you can do with those types of strikes in a 3x5 minutes fight. They exchanged a few knees but neither fighter managed to get enough space to open up. Wiebe did try a few early leg trips, from his Judo days, but Nielsen`s wrestling was far better. It was a quiet round without much to get excited about, after the initial punches by Nielsen, who clearly won the round.

Wiebe came out with a couple of flashy kicks to start off this round, which Nielsen easily blocked and countered. Nielsen landed a hard right again and then Wiebe clinched again. After more clinch work, Wiebe attempted another trip, which Nielsen countered with a hard slam, near the fence. The strong Dane landed in side mount and attacked with strikes. He concentrated on positioning and landed a few good strikes. Wiebe suddenly exploded out from the bottom and managed to get up and land a weak lead high kick, before Nielsen rushed in with punches. Once again the German seemed to concentrate too much about defending and not attacking, and much of the excitement was sucked out of the fight. After lots of clinching, Nielsen decided to take it down to the ground, where he opened up with strikes. If not spectacularly, he was winning the fight steadily, and also this 2nd round.

Nielsen came out hard for the 3rd and final round. He looked confident and once again took it to his opponent. A few kicks were attempted and several good punches seemed to stun Wiebe. Nielsen pressed the action and Wiebe clinched. Nielsen looked for the takedown immediately and got in the under hooks deep, squeezed Wiebe`s hip towards himself and pushed Wiebe down and landed in the mount position. From there Nielsen unleashed one punch after another. Wiebe defended well in the beginning, but Nielsen kept punching and punching and Wiebe didn`t offer any kind of intelligent defence, so referee Ervasti once again stepped in for the stoppage.

This was a good win for the young Dane, who had this to say: “I`ve worked very hard for this. I`m really happy about the win. All my hours in the gym, paid off tonight. My wrestling really made the difference. He didn`t seem to interested in fighting, actually, and he didn`t offer any kind of offence.” Wiebe didn`t offer much danger, after tasting Nielsen`s power, but it was a good learning experience for Nielsen.

The official result: Winner: Sonny Malmkvist Nielsen by TKO (strikes) Time: 3,53 R2



Josè Enrique Antòn Ramos (S.h.o.o.t. Spain, Spain) vs Anders Eriksson (Lupus, Sweden)

Antòn (left) had obviously studied Eriksson´s fight with Christian Dellevåg, at EVT 2, as he had a clear game plan: Rush in, clinch, be patient, get the takedown and pound. Seemingly, Eriksson`s battle with the weight caused him fatigue. Antòn didn`t help out, by using all his weight in the clinch to weaken the talented Swede. Anyway, the Spaniard wanted nothing of Eriksson´s stinging stand up game and rushed in immediately, to close the distance. As they clinched, Eriksson wanted to get off knees, but Antòn was well prepared and didn`t let Eriksson work effectively, although a few hits to the body landed. They wrestled a lot, taking turns to pivot around, turning the other`s guy back up against the fence. Eriksson offered the only real offence for the biggest part of the 1st round, but Antòn got a double leg, from the clinch. The solid Antòn attacked well with strikes and passed the Swede`s guard. Eriksson never seemed in danger, though, and the round was very close. It could have gone either way, as Eriksson worked steadily with knees, but Antòn did the effective work.

Antònstormed out for the 2nd round as well, for the clinch. For a long time, the two clinched again, before Eriksson managed to get away. They quickly exchanged strikes, which Eriksson got the better of, before he tried to shoot in on the shorter Spaniard. Antòn sprawled easily and used all his power to weaken Eriksson. Antòn landed a few punches from the sprawl, but nothing with serious impact. As they stood up, Eriksson pivoted and turned Antòn around and got his back. He had one arm in and almost sunk in a RNC, but the strong Spaniard muscled himself out of the dangerous situation and punished the Lupus member with strong punches immediately. As the clinched again, Antòn got in a double leg and put Eriksson on his back, where he teed of with punches. Once again a close round.

As in Eriksson`s debut, the 3rd and final round would prove decisive. Antòn once again stormed out, got Eriksson up against the fence, but this time Eriksson spun around and fired off some hard knees and punches. Antòn closed the distance again and got Eriksson down on his back with a double leg again. Antòn pounded from within Eriksson`s guard, while Eriksson tried for a triangle choke. After trying to reverse Antòn, Eriksson made mistake and Antòn quickly moved to his back. The S.h.o.o.t. Spain representative looked to end the fight with a rear naked choke, too. Eriksson was in deep trouble, but showed his class by escaping and in a brilliant move got the Spaniard`s back. Antòn would have none of it, though, and got Eriksson on his back. Suddenly, Antòn exploded with a long, powerful combination of punches, from within Eriksson`s guard. He hurt Eriksson and cut his right eyelid, too. The blood was flowing and Eriksson was taking a beating, before he managed to tie up Antòn, right before the bell.

A close fight, where Eriksson steadily dominated the larger part of the rounds, but where Antòn did the most effective work The judges had it 2-1, in the favour of the proud Spaniard.

This was a rough fight, with lots of tactical work. Antòn physique didn`t go a long with Eriksson`s style and the shorter fighter was able to use his power and wrestling to shut down Eriksson`s technical stand up game. Styles make fights, and Antòn`s style was allw rong for Eriksson. This was a very good win for Antòn who got his first win in pro MMA.

The official result: Winner: José Enrique Antón Ramos by judges decision (2-1)



Marc Wisniewski (OC Fight Team, Germany) vs Tim Vinther (Advanced Fighting Gym Copenhagen, Denmark)

In an exciting battle, Wisniewski (left) came out looking very confident against the debuting Vinther. The home town hero, Vinther, had a rather large group of supporters, but Wisniewski didn`t feel intimidated at all, as he took it to the Dane. They exchanged punches, kicks and knees, in the first action packed minute. Vinther decided to close the distance and attempted a throw, which the German reversed midway through the air. Vinther landed on his back, with Wisniewski on top. Vinther is an experienced grappler, and he effectively tied up Wisniewski`s hands, as he looked very comfortable from. A few submission attempts from the bottom were easily defended by the OC Fight Team member, as he stood up. The crowd cheered for the local, as Vinther stayed down on his back, looking to lure Wisniewski down again. The Muay Thai trained Wisniewski took his time, before he exploded with two smashing low kicks, which silenced the crowd. Vinther`s facial expression told the story, as he clearly was hurt by those two wickedly hard kicks. The Shootfighting instructor quickly got to his feet as Wisniewski stood back, and they two engaged in an exciting exchange of punches.

Vinther`s long reach came into play as he nailed his opponent with a couple of precise punches, as Wisniewski tried to slug it out. Wiewski backed off, but as he came forward with a combination of his own, the lean Vinther timed him perfectly with a huge cross. Somehow, the German managed to stay on his feet, but he staggered and stumbled as Vinther beautifully feinted a follow-up barrage and shot in for the takedown. Wisniewski managed to shut down Vinther`s ground game from the bottom and kicked him off, to get up. Vinther was on fire, though, and he gloated with confidence as he attacked with heavy punches, to set up another takedown. This time Vinther quickly passed the guard, got to mount and unleashed punches in bunches for the stoppage win, which led to a great roar from the crowd. Vinther`s base was too good for the German, and he had nowhere to go.

This was a terrific fight with great action, and Vinther impressed after getting tagged early on. Vinther showed maturity in his debut, by being calm and collected although he was under fire. A good win for the popular and likeable Dane. “I felt really good in there. My boxing worked very well and it helped me set up the takedowns.” On his MMA future, he said: “I don`t know if I`ll fight again. My girlfriend and family, especially my mother, are not too happy about it, but they all showed up and in the end my mother was the one who was whistling and yelling.”

The official result: Winner: Tim Vinther by TKO (strikes) Time: 4,37 R1



Xavier “Professor X” Foupa-Pokam (Snake Team, France) vs John Oskar “Lion Heart” Hammer (Ookami, Norway)

Going in both gladiators` strategies were clear: Foupa-Pokam (left) needed to keep it standing for the win, while Hammer needed to take it to the ground. This turned out to be way more than the ordinary clash of styles as the two engaged in a ferocious war, where neither man would give an inch. Hammer made quite a big strategic error early on and he ended up paying a dear price. Instead of letting the dangerous striker come to him so he could counter with takedown attempts, Hammer forced the action right off the bat. Hammer is a tremendous ground fighter, but isn`t the best at shooting, as he doesn`t change levels and explodes, but kind of bends down while he rushes in. After an explosive start where Foupa-Pokam unleashed a barrage of punches to fend off Hammer`s initial bullrush, “Professor X” timed Hammer`s next rush brilliantly, as he jumped in a tremendous flying knee to the chest of Hammer, after 30 seconds. The brutal impact of the knee broke Hammer`s sternum near the top of the chest. “I felt it crack immediately, and thought “Damn!” but the adrenalin was pumping and I needed to take him down,” he said. After eating several knees and punches on his way in, Hammer managed to pin Foupa-Pokam against the fence and get the takedown.

Foupa-Pokam defended well against submissions, although the Norwegian warrior dominated. Hammer quickly got the mount and rained down heavy punches. Foupa-Pokam showed great heart as he ate the punches and kept defending. The Ookami talent got in a front choke, but “Professor X” wouldn`t tap and managed to escape. Hammer continued and sunk in a tight arm triangle from the mount. Had he jumped to side mount, Foupa-Pokam would surely have tapped out. “I just didn`t want to give up the mount,” Hammer explained afterwards. “He wasn`t breathing hard, so I let it go, as I used a lot of energy on trying to finish him off.” Instead of going for submissions Hammer opened up with thudding blows, like he did in Stockholm 1½ months before, but by sitting up he was giving the French gladiator room to escape and so he did. Standing, Foupa-Pokam showed his class by launching a precise assault of knees and punches. All thrown with devastating power and precision, Hammer took them, as the injury indused great pain whenever he lifted his arms. Hammer clinched and kept looking for takedowns as the bell sounded to end this tremendous round.

Of course, had referee Ervasti, the doctor or Hammer`s corner understood what went on, they would`ve stopped the fight, as the broken sternum could`ve penetrated the lungs or even worse the heart, when Foupa-Pokam connected with his hard knees. The Norwegian´s fighting spirit is second to none and in the mental state of mind he was in, he would never give up. Looking back, you can call it a wreckless and stupid decision, but Hammer`s a warrior, in the word`s truest sense. He sacrificed everything for the sole honour of winning.

Coming out for the 2nd round “Lion Heart” looked a beaten man, but as the bell rang he charged across the cage trying desperately to get Foupa-Pokam down. Foupa-Pokam defended well, with his back up against the fence and launched a new assault of knees, as he made space, by keeping Hammer`s head and neck in a tight grip. Several nasty knees landed directly on the chest, with full force, on the bent over Hammer. One of the knees gave a snappy sound (ala a low kick which lands with foot), and looking back this was the moment where the sternum was broken the second time (lower down on the sternum). Hammer looked finished as Foupa-Pokam brought up a thudding knee to Hammer`s right eye (which swelled immediately). Hammer turned half-way away from the impressive Team Snake member, who followed up immediately. Hammer clinched and managed to rush Foupa-Pokam to the other side of the fence, when he got in a double leg for the takedown.

Once there, Hammer got to the mount again and started to rain down punches, fighting with desperation. Foupa-Pokam was hurt by these precise punches, turned unto his stomach and therefore gave up his back. Hammer quickly sunk in the deep, fight ending rear naked choke. Referee Ervasti followed the action closely and as Foupa-Pokam tapped out. Hammer didn`t let go, though, as Ervasti yelled for him to stop. He finally realized it was all over and let go. “I held on an additional 2 seconds, because I wanted to make sure it was all over.”

This display of courage, heart and fighting spirit, by Hammer, is the most breathtakingly beautiful thing I`ve ever seen, besides the birth of my son. Of course it wasn`t wise for Hammer to continue, but to understand his way of thinking, one must understand the mental abilities and sacrifice of a true warrior.

Foupa-Pokam gave yet another great display of himself, as he showcased his impressive skills and power. This was a sensational fight and I`m sure both fighters gained a lot from the fight, although Hammer was hospitalized and Foupa-Pokam could go dancing afterwards. Hammer will be ok and did not suffer any serious damage from the fractures. “He was tough and I had to dig deep for the win,” Hammer stated afterwards. Now, that´s the understatement of this century!

Winner: John Oskar Hammer by submission (rear naked choke) Time: 3,09 R2



Gaz Roriston (London Shootfighters, UK) vs Daniel Weichel (Shoot Boxen, Germany)

The solid Roriston (left) took on the supremely talented and skilled Weichel, in a brilliantly technical fight. Roristen has very good hand and landed a few good shots early on, as they traded bombs. Weichel got tagged but came back with knees, kicks and punches, but Roriston clinched and used his advantage in the power department to bully Weichel around. Weichel was the more skillful fighter, but at the tender age of 20, his body is not fully developed, and the British Shootfighter used this to his advantage, as he pushed him up against the fence and punished him. Weichel landed a few knees, broke free and took Roriston took the ground. Roriston nullified the German`s GnP and Weichel stood up. He landed some clean kicks to the downed Roriston´s thighs, but let him up after a little while. Weichel opened up with good punches and as Roriston tried to counter with his big punches, Weichel unleashed a flying knee, which made the crowd go nuts. Roriston suffered a cut under his eye, from one of the German`s strikes. “The cut changed everything. I couldn`t focus and I thought Weichel was close enough to punch him, when he actually was far away from me. The perspective was all wrong,” the likeable fellow from UK said. After the doctor`s check Roriston opened up with flashy kicks, but Weichel showed he could also play that game, as he landed beautiful kicks and showed an impressive level of skills. In an impressive detail, Weichel barely missed with a right high kick, but as Roriston charged in for the counter, the young Shoot Boxen representative turned his missed high kick into a side kick with the same leg, which caught Roriston in the chest. Roriston shook his head, but the message was clear, Weichel would not be run over. The two exchanged knees from an exciting clinch, as the bell rang. A great round, which went to Weichel.

Roriston once again opened up with kicks, but due to his cut his timing was completely gone and soon rushed in, to pin Weichel against the fence. Weichel bend down and locked on a figure four hold on Roriston´s left arm. Roriston´s second, Leigh Remedios, yelled “he won`t get the kimura, just continue.” But that`s exactly what “Junior” (as trainer and mentor Mario Stapel calls Weichel) did, as he exploded from the fence to put Roriston on his back, while he cranked his arm way back for the tap out.

“I was sick last time, in Sweden, and therefore I gassed quickly. I want to thank EVT for bringing me back. I hope I will get the chance again, as I love the professional frames about this event,” the hopeful Weichel said afterwards. This was an impressive performance by Weichel and it will be most exciting to follow his career in MMA.

The official result: Winner: Daniel Weichel by submission (kimura) Time: 1,57 R2



Raouf Omar (OC Fight Team, Germany) vs Kenneth Rosfort (Advanced Fighting Gym Copenhagen, Denmark)

Rosfort (right) was greeted by wild cheers from his supporters, as he entered the arena, and throughout the fight, he seemed to use the energy from the crowd as fuel for his fighting machinery. Omar was not an easy task though to overcome, though. As the fight started the two engaged in a short exchange, before Rosfort surprisingly charged in and got a quick takedown. From the half-guard he punished Omar with punches, but the German defended well and there wasn`t any serious damage done. As they scrambled to their feet, both fighters landed good punches, but Rosfort was clearly the more well-rounded striker as he showed impressive kicking skills as well as punching. Omar stuck to his left hook, which landed often. Rosfort has a bad habit of sticking his chin in the air, when he punches and Omar took advantage of this, to land his punches. Rosfort never seemed hurt, though, and took the fight to the ground as he pleased. On the ground, the Danish Shootfighter had several kimura attempts from side mount, but Omar defended well and used the openings to get to his feet. The 1st round clearly went to Rosfort, as he dominated on the ground and landed the better punches.

The 2nd round was an exhibiton in stand-up fighting from Rosfort and Omar, as they attacked with high kicks, low kicks, a spinning hook kick, knees and combination punching. Rosfort dominated, but Omar showed good defence and landed a good punch here and there. The German never got off a consistent offence, though, as Rosfort kept attacking. He never gave the OC Fight Team representative a chance to regroup, as he controlled the fight. When Rosfort decided to take it down, he controlled the action from the top, yet couldn`t find a fight ending submission, although he landed good punches from the top. Omar survived being mounted and never seemed out of the fight. Rosfort also took this round.

The 3rd and final round started with high kicks from both fighters, followed up by good punches, before Rosfort finally landed some heavy punches. He followed by taking Omar down, and quickly mounted. Hard punches rained down and Omar turned half-way to his stomach. This exposed his right arm, and Rosfort finally grabbed the arm, swung his left leg over Omar`s head and pulled out the armbar for the tap out, as the crowd cheered wildly.

“He was tough and hard to finish. The crowd cheered me on and I can feel them in the cage with me. They mean everything for me,” the satisfied winner said. Rosfort controlled the pace and the action from the very start, but Omar kept coming back with dangerous punches. A good win for the tough Dane.

The official result: Winner: Kenneth Rosfort by submission (armbar) Time: 1,38 R3



Chris Wilson (Team Quest, USA) vs Ståle “The Man of Steel” Nyang (Ookami, Norway)

One of the most anticipated fights of the evenind had a very unfortunate end, after an exciting start. Nyang´s (left) strategy was clear from the get-go as he shot in immediately. Wilson sprawled well, but he couldn`t fend off Nyang`s attack and found himself on the back. Nyang concentrated on positioning and passed the guard, controlling from side mount and North-South. Wilson went for a heelhook, but Nyang easily defended, as he stood up. He landed a few low kicks on the downed Team Quest member as he looked to pass the guard, again. He once again got to side mount and Nort-South before Wilson spun around to get guard again. Nyang stood up and was looking to pass the American`s guard when Wilson started to kick from the bottom. Nyang was backing off, as Wilson unintentionally kicked Nyang in the face. Wilson´s toe hit the Ookami representative´s eye, and Nyang immediately turned away, screaming out in pain. It was obviously painful, although Wilson clearly meant to kick him in the chest. Referee Ervasti told Nyang to lay down and the doctor checked his eye. “I saw three of Ervasti” Nyang said. He couldn`t see properly and therefore the fight was rightfully stopped.

Wilson was originally declared the winner, but after protests from the media and some of the other fighters (not from Ookami), referee Ervasti once again showed his class by reviewing his call after the event, with the two combatants. The three of them all agreed. It was unintentional, but it could never be a victory for Wilson as he did something illegal. Therefore the decision was rightfully changed to a no contest. “I think it´s fair, because we would`ve complained if it happened to us. There was no doubt he was in great pain, but I really did aim for his chest,” Wilson said. A rematch is already in the works.

Referee Ervasti showed his class by being big enough to realize his mistake and man enough to admit it. There are so many referees out there, who could learn a thing or two, from Ervasti. Not only is he a tremendous referee, but he has the dignity and class to go along with it, as well. Remember this: The referee has the most difficult job in the sport. The pressure is immense and the responsibility is a quite a heavy load to carry, while focusing 100% on taking care of the fighters. Of course everyone makes mistakes, but few admit them and even fewer actually do something to correct it. Much respect to Ervasti!

The official result: No contest.



Dennis “The Piranha” Davis (Team Quest, USA) vs Thomas “The Spider" Hytten (Ookami, Norway)

Davis (left) and Hytten exchanged takedowns, punches and reversals in a highly entertaining fight, with a surprising end. As expected, Davis stormed out of his corner, right off the bat. Hytten knew it was coming, timed his takedown attempt beautifully and was the one who scored the first takedown after Davis had trappe dhim up against the fence. Davis turned out to be much more than the avergae wrestler-type, who can`t do well from his back. Davis didn`t let Hytten get off any type of offence from the top and exploded out from the bottom. On their feet, Hytten teed off with punches, but the Team Quest fighter showed his skill level, as he shot in with lightning speed and took the talented Norwegian down, near the fence. Davis opened up with huge punches in a Mark Coleman-ish GnP, but Hytten defended very well, as always, and never seemed to get hit square with full power, as he used his legs to control Davis` hip. Hytten pulled the American down to him, and almost sunk in a guillotine. Davis escaped, but the Ookami leader had sent a message, and it went through loud and clear.

As Davis was concerned about submissions, Hytten exploded and reversed the Team Quest fighter, so he was on top and now Hytten was the one who did all the pounding. Davis turned sideways, and the Norwegian almost took his back. Looking for the second hook and the rear naked choke as well, Hytten got reversed himself and was put on his back, once more. Hytten managed to spin away from the fence and Davis` clearly didn`t want to be inside Hytten`s dangerous guard anymore, as he backed out of it after landing a couple of punches. A very close round, but Hytten seemed to edge it by a razor thin margin.

Davis came out fast and furious again, shot in and once again Hytten defended well by sprawling, and then putting the talented Davis on his back again. Davis kicked Hytten off him, but ate a few low kicks for it. He started kicking back, from the bottom and found an opening to scramble to his feet. Hytten sprawled again, but Davis managed to get to his feet and just as Hytten got up, too, Davis sunk in a deep guillotine choke and jumped to guard for the maximum pressure. Hytten had no option, but to tap out. “It was too tight. The pressure was right on my throat,” the very disappointed loser stated. Davis commented: “As I expected going in, Hytten was very good. He was well-rounded and I had a hard time with him.”

For Davis this was a breakthrough performance and he impressed big time. This was a very exciting fight, where both fighters constantly went in for the kill. The pace was breathtaking and both looked sensational. The guillotine end was quite a surprise for a lot of people, as many of Hytten´s students are devastating with this very submission. Hytten is very hard to submit, but when caught, he taps like everyone else. A tough loss for Hytten, who has been through a rough period, lately, and was at the edge of the big scene.

The official result: Winner: Dennis Davis by submission (guillotine) Time: 1,08 R2



Bernardo Serrini (New Martial Arts Academy, Italy) vs Lars “Bad Boy” Besand (Skagen Fight Gym, Denmark)

What had the settings to be a tremendous battle of styles, turned out to be a foul fested clinch game, where the two fighters locked each other up. Cheered on by his absolutely crazy fan club, “Bad Boy” (right) opened up ferociously, as always. A quick barrage sent Serrini backwards and Besand followed up. From there, the fouling began, as Serrini landed several knees to the Dane`s cup. It shall be unsaid whether or not they were intentional, but they always seemed to come from the knee furthest away from referee Ervasti. After landing his 5th knee to Besand`s groin, the leader of Skagen Fight Gym turned to referee Ervasti, who deducted a point from Serrini. Besand started to land some knees to the body and the legs of the Italian, but they weren`t any serious damage done, by either fighter, as they also swapped punches to the head, from the clinch. Besand backed out of the clinch and the two quickly engaged in a punch out, before Serrini clinched. He tried to take down Besand, but found himself reversed and landed on his back. Besand landed some good punches from within the half-guard and Serrini looked for a submission, but they never really threatened each other. Serrini scrambled to his feet and they exchanged a few low kicks before the clinching began again.

From there, the fouls started again. Besand landed a seemingly unintentional knee to the groin, but after Serrini landed two palm strikes to Besand`s ear, Besand answered with a big knee in Serrini´s groin, to get a point deducted himself. “I honestly didn`t mean to knee him in the nuts, but it happens from the clinch. He landed loads of knees in my groin, used palm strikes against my ears and continued to hold the fence, whenever I had something,” the popular dane said. The fouling continued from Serrini and Besand told him: “I`ll harm you!” Unfortunately, Serrini´s clinch game seemed like a big puzzle for Besand, who couldn`t get off anything dangerous. Once again, they clinched without much action. Besand´s power seemed to intimidate Serrini, who wanted nothing of the stand up action. Serrini didn`t really offer any offence, and the round went to Besand.

Round 2 started better, as Lars connected with with a few kicks and punches, before they clinched again. This time, though, Besand managed to get in both underhooks and lift Serrini up into the air, for a huge slam, but Serrini got a hold of the fence and stopped the takedown that way. Once again, referee Ervasti had no other option than to take another point, as he told Serrini: “One more foul and I will have to disqualify you!” Besand was visibly irritated and took it to the Italian. A Superman punch missed, but a spinning back kick connected and a follow up hook, too, which made the suporters cheer loudly, but just as the action got better, Serrini clinched and Besand was once again caught in Serrini´s defensive game. Serrini managed a late tackle, but couldn`t harm Besand, who exploded out from the bottom. Standing, Besand got through with a few good kicks as the bell went. Another round to Besand.

The 3rd and final round quickly went to the ground, after Besand got in a takedown. He pounded the New Martial Arts Academy representative for a long time on the ground, without much damage done. Serrini was clever from his back and defended well. Besand tried to rough him up, but Serrini countered with a loose armbar attempt. Besand easily got out, stood up and punished the downed Serrini with low kicks, before he jumped back into Serrini´s guard, by punching. Serrini got to his feet, but Besand took him down again for more GnP. Near the end of the round, Besand fell back looking for a heelhook, but the leg was too slippery from the sweat and Besand landed on his back without any limb to lock. As Serrini looked to take advantage Besand was on top of him again, with more punches. Once again, Besand clearly won the round.

A tactical match from Serrini, who disappointed quite a bit. He never got off any serious offence, and kept fouling and clinching. But it takes two to tango and Besand should`ve stayed out of the clinch, by utilizing his footwork and experience.

The official result: Winner: Lars Besand by judges decision (3-0)



Juliàn Gonzàlez Cañada (S.h.o.o.t. Spain, Spain) vs Pierre “The Professional” Guillet (Tsunami, USA/UK)

Although being the favourite, few had expected such a quick demolition, from Guillet (right). Gonzàlez came out, looking confident, but Guillet´s better striking quickly got the Spaniard`s attention. A low kick landed hard and so did a 1-2 combination. The S.h.o.o.t. Spain member backed off, before he attacked with a 1-2 of his own. “The Professional” countered right through it, with his own right (thrown under Gonzàlez` jab), and it dropped Gonzàlez hard near the fence. The Tsunami Gym representative jumped into side mount, got the mount and teed off with big punches. Gonzàlez was hurt and made a big mistake in trying to escape the mount by slipping his right arm under his American opponent`s legs. Guillet took his time and secured the triangle choke from the top, before rolling to his back and maximizing the pressure by pulling Gonzàlez` head down, for the tap out.

“It went very well in there. I felt good and as soon as I dropped him, it was easy for me to finish him off. I want to thank EVT for bringing me over. This is a great show and I`m very happy to be a part of Shooters MMA, under August Wallèn,” the happy winner pronounced. Although few expected Gonzàlez to defeat Guillet, most people expected the Spaniard to give the exciting Guillet a run for his money. This was most impressive by Guillet.

The official result: Winner: Pierre Guillet by submission (triangle choke) Time: 0,36 R1

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