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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jere Luokkamaki (ranked 25048 p4p, 5408 weight class) and LaDaniel Strong (ranked 522 p4p, 442 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Luokkamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LaDaniel Strong!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong throws a series of strikes that have Luokkamaki backpedaling.
Strong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luokkamaki is fending him off so far but Strong persists. Nope, Luokkamaki circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luokkamaki. Strong does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Strong misses.
Strong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Luokkamaki missing with a left hand there. Strong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luokkamaki throws the left hand but Strong avoids the punch easily.
Luokkamaki misses with a straight left.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook
and Strong counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Luokkamaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Luokkamaki.
Strong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jere Luokkamaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LaDaniel Strong.
Luokkamaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luokkamaki looks to throw the jab but Strong is out of range.
Luokkamaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Strong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luokkamaki misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of Strong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Luokkamaki misses with a looping right.
Jere Luokkamaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luokkamaki clinches.
Luokkamaki is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Strong's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Luokkamaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luokkamaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch to the body.
Luokkamaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luokkamaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Strong blocking some punches.
Strong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Strong can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Strong blocking some punches.
Luokkamaki misses with the head strike.
Luokkamaki working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Luokkamaki to work.
Luokkamaki has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Strong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luokkamaki swings for the body but Strong moves out of range.
Luokkamaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong tries to clinch but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Luokkamaki seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Strong shoots for a takedown but Luokkamaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Strong throws a series of punches but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
Luokkamaki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Strong is defended easily by Luokkamaki.
Jere Luokkamaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strong scores with a push kick.
Strong slips under a jab.
Luokkamaki takes a swing at Strong's ribcage but misses.
Strong tries to counter with a clinch but Luokkamaki shakes him off and moves away.
Strong throws a head kick that half lands.
Strong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Luokkamaki tries to counter by clinching up but Strong breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Luokkamaki.
Strong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Luokkamaki pinned against the cage. Luokkamaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki throws a shot from downtown. Strong moves away and avoids it.
Luokkamaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Strong. Strong gets slowly back to his feet.
Strong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Luokkamaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luokkamaki backing away here, and Strong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Luokkamaki throws a hook but Strong blocks it.
Luokkamaki throws a body punch but Strong moves out of range.
Strong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Luokkamaki tests Strong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Strong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luokkamaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luokkamaki misses with a hook.
Strong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luokkamaki throws a hook but Strong avoids it easily.
Luokkamaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jere Luokkamaki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Luokkamaki swings for the body but Strong moves out of range.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luokkamaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luokkamaki.
Strong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Luokkamaki but Luokkamaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Strong tries to clinch but Luokkamaki moves out of range.
As Strong tries to get set, Luokkamaki tries to push him back and clinch up but Strong manages to avoid the attempt.
Jere Luokkamaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Luokkamaki takes a swing at Strong's ribcage but misses.
Strong tries to counter with a clinch but Luokkamaki shakes him off and moves away.
Strong gets tackled into the cage by Luokkamaki. Luokkamaki maintains the clinch.
Strong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Luokkamaki has Strong pressed against the cage, preventing Strong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Strong blocks a body shot from Luokkamaki.
Strong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luokkamaki tries to work over Strong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luokkamaki misses with the head strike.
Luokkamaki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Luokkamaki has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong breaks the clinch.
Luokkamaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luokkamaki looks to land a right hand but Strong moved out of range.
Luokkamaki throws a shot from downtown. Strong moves away and avoids it.
Strong takes one to the side of the head.
Strong takes one on the button.
Luokkamaki jabs Strong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luokkamaki tries to avoid it but Strong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luokkamaki to the ground. Luokkamaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jere Luokkamaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LaDaniel Strong.
Strong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Strong.
Luokkamaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strong moves away.
Strong looks for a takedown but Luokkamaki sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strong.
Luokkamaki dodges the punch combination from Strong.
Nice sprawl there from Luokkamaki as Strong shoots in.
Strong throws a right and a left that Luokkamaki avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luokkamaki swivels and escapes.
Strong is breathing heavily.
Luokkamaki lands a body shot.
Strong misses with a body kick.
Luokkamaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Strong is just out of range.
Luokkamaki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
LaDaniel Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luokkamaki's waist but Luokkamaki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strong off to one side.
Luokkamaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Strong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong tries to move into range but Luokkamaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luokkamaki misses with a wild body shot.
Strong wants to clinch up but Luokkamaki keeps it at a distance.
Luokkamaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Strong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Luokkamaki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Strong manages to circle out of the way.
Strong avoids the body shot from Luokkamaki.
Strong tries to counter with a clinch but Luokkamaki shakes him off and moves away.
Luokkamaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strong.
Luokkamaki looks to throw the jab but Strong is out of range.
Luokkamaki throws a hook but Strong avoids it easily.
Luokkamaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luokkamaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strong misses with a takedown attempt
and Luokkamaki moves into the clinch.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Luokkamaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luokkamaki misses with some punches.
Luokkamaki misses with some punches.
Luokkamaki can't find room to land a body shot as Strong controls the action.
Luokkamaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strong can do to turn this around?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luokkamaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Strong can't break the clinch.
Luokkamaki throws a head punch that misses.
Luokkamaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Luokkamaki on the inside.
Luokkamaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luokkamaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luokkamaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki avoids the elbow strike from Strong, against the cage.
Strong prevents a body shot from Luokkamaki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jere Luokkamaki dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Luokkamaki throws a jab when Strong was well out of range.
Strong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luokkamaki throws a hook but Strong blocks it.
Strong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luokkamaki is fending him off so far but Strong persists. Nope, Luokkamaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Luokkamaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Strong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Strong.
Luokkamaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luokkamaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Luokkamaki throws a hook but Strong avoids it easily.
Strong is looking to clinch but Luokkamaki is avoiding it.
Strong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luokkamaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luokkamaki.
A short uppercut from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luokkamaki is working Strong over against the cage.
Strong is looking to break free of the clinch but Luokkamaki has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Luokkamaki fails to land.
Luokkamaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Strong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Luokkamaki up against the cage.
Strong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Luokkamaki prevents it.
Jere Luokkamaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LaDaniel Strong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong blocking some punches.
Luokkamaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luokkamaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luokkamaki misses with some punches.
Strong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luokkamaki smiles and moves away.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luokkamaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luokkamaki is looking to counter the offense by Strong and move into the clinch.
Luokkamaki throws a jab when Strong was well out of range.
Strong dives in for a single leg takedown but Luokkamaki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Luokkamaki lands a head shot.
Strong tries to clinch there but Luokkamaki circles away.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Strong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Luokkamaki as he avoids it easily.
Strong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strong blocks a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Luokkamaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Strong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luokkamaki looks to throw the jab but Strong is out of range.
Luokkamaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Luokkamaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luokkamaki.
Luokkamaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Strong. Strong gets slowly back to his feet.
Strong fails with the takedown.
Jere Luokkamaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strong defending well as Luokkamaki loads up on a big left hand.
Strong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Strong is looking to clinch.
Luokkamaki is looking to counter the offense by Strong and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Luokkamaki misses.
Strong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Luokkamaki as he avoids it easily.
As Strong tries to get set, Luokkamaki tries to push him back and clinch up but Strong manages to avoid the attempt.
Strong slips a jab from Luokkamaki.
Strong shoots in for a takedown but Luokkamaki shows good takedown defense.
Luokkamaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luokkamaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strong is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Luokkamaki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong tries to clinch up but Luokkamaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Strong slips under a jab.
Strong throws a counter combo.
Luokkamaki digs a good body shot into Strong's ribs.
Luokkamaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Luokkamaki.
Strong tries to clinch there but Luokkamaki circles away.
LaDaniel Strong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luokkamaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jere Luokkamaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luokkamaki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jere Luokkamaki!
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