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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Ilmarinen (ranked 2942 p4p, 692 weight class) and Cory McDonnell (ranked 372 p4p, 108 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McDonnell's choice of entrance music: Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell is looking to slow Ilmarinen down with leg kicks.
Ilmarinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at K.O Heaven in the buildup to the fight.
McDonnell takes the fight into the clinch.
Ilmarinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ilmarinen breaks the clinch.
Ilmarinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Ilmarinen misses the target.
McDonnell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ilmarinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDonnells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ilmarinen moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Ilmarinen circles away.
Ilmarinen throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonnell.
A nice combination there by Ilmarinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by McDonnell.
A swing and a miss from McDonnell.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
Ilmarinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ilmarinen cracks McDonnell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ilmarinen swinging wildly here.
Ilmarinen tries to bum rush McDonnell with a series of wild strikes but McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilmarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ilmarinen lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonnell's head.
Ilmarinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ilmarinen misses the shot to the body.
Ilmarinen works over McDonnell's head and body with a nice combination.
Ilmarinen misses with a body shot.
Ilmarinen throws a push kick but McDonnell slaps the foot to one side.
McDonnell tries to counter with a clinch but Ilmarinen shakes him off and moves away.
Ilmarinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Ilmarinen misses
enabling McDonnell to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonnell with a nice calf kick.
McDonnell misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ilmarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonnell.
Ilmarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonnell has closed the distance and engaged Ilmarinen in a clinch.
Ilmarinen is trying to break the clinch but McDonnell is controlling him.
Ilmarinen tries to stall but McDonnell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ilmarinen prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell working aggressively here.
McDonnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Ilmarinen controls his hands.
McDonnell lands with a short shot to the head.
McDonnell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ilmarinen tries to circle away but McDonnell has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ilmarinen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McDonnell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ilmarinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonnell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McDonnell digs a right hand underneath Ilmarinen's ribcage. Ilmarinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from McDonnell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, McDonnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ilmarinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ilmarinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for McDonnell.
A jab lands there for McDonnell.
Ilmarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a jab when Ilmarinen was well out of range.
Ilmarinen throwing a counter right hand but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
McDonnell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ilmarinen's head.
McDonnell clinches with his opponent.
McDonnell gets through Ilmarinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonnell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ilmarinen is trying to break the clinch but McDonnell is controlling him.
McDonnell throws a head punch that misses.
Ilmarinen takes a shot to the head.
Ilmarinen is trying to break free.
Ilmarinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McDonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to get back to striking at distance but McDonnell won't allow it.
McDonnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ilmarinen blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ilmarinen's elbow.
McDonnell has Ilmarinen pressed against the cage, preventing Ilmarinen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Ilmarinen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McDonnell misses with the head strike.
Ilmarinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from McDonnell - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonnell.
Ilmarinen blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ilmarinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ilmarinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from McDonnell - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory McDonnell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from McDonnell.
Ilmarinen digs a good body shot into McDonnell's ribs.
Jaakko Ilmarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonnell gets a clinch.
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ilmarinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McDonnell has Ilmarinen pressed against the cage, preventing Ilmarinen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from McDonnell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McDonnell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ilmarinen's brow.
Ilmarinen tries to break free but McDonnell pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from McDonnell fails to land.
McDonnell lands with a left to the head.
Ilmarinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McDonnell lands an elbow just above Ilmarinen 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonnell.
Ilmarinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from McDonnell.
A short left from McDonnell.
Ilmarinen manages to break the clinch.
McDonnell moves out of range of the body kick from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen looks to throw a body kick
enabling McDonnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Ilmarinen throws a combination that misses
and McDonnell moves into the clinch.
McDonnell has Ilmarinen pressed against the cage, preventing Ilmarinen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ilmarinen prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
A right handed body shot lands from McDonnell.
Ilmarinen is trying to break the clinch but McDonnell is controlling him.
Ilmarinen prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
Ilmarinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for McDonnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McDonnell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ilmarinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ilmarinen looking to slow down the pace here.
McDonnell works on Ilmarinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McDonnell as Ilmarinen tries to tie him up.
McDonnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Ilmarinen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ilmarinen is trying to break the clinch but McDonnell has him pressed against the cage.
Ilmarinen blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from McDonnell.
Ilmarinen is trying to stall.
McDonnell lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ilmarinen wants to stall.
McDonnell lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jaakko Ilmarinen has been cut.
McDonnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonnell has Ilmarinen pressed against the cage, preventing Ilmarinen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonnell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ilmarinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ilmarinen manages to break the clinch.
McDonnell scores with a sloppy right hand. Ilmarinen should have avoided that one.
Ilmarinen is rocked!
Ilmarinen gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! McDonnell gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cory McDonnell!
Cory McDonnell gave a mention to Core Combat in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Jaakko Ilmarinen spoke after the fight, saying 'Lucky rat I had flu'.
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energy
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hype
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