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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Ilves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilves comes into the arena with Disco Duck blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
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199 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Ilves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teppo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ilves was well out of range. Poor timing from Teppo.
Teppo thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Teppo as Ilves shoots in.
Ilves drives through with a takedown into guard.
Teppo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ilves is one step ahead there.
Teppo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ilves is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo working a defensive guard here.
Teppo wants to sweep but no luck.
Ilves controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Teppo holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ilves shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Teppo defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Juhani Ilves has been cut.
Teppo lands with an uppercut that bounces Ilves off the cage and back into rage.
Ilves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juhani Ilves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilves slips a jab and a cross from Teppo.
Ilves shoots in but Teppo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jaakko Teppo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teppo throws a hook but Ilves blocks it.
Teppo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ilves circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juhani Ilves's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Teppo misses with a few strikes there.
Jaakko Teppo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teppo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teppo. Ilves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teppo misses the shot to the body.
Ilves drops his hands momentarily and Teppo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teppo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Teppo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilves dives in and grabs Teppo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Teppo pushes down on Ilves's head and hops out.
Teppo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ilves manages to avoid it.
Teppo works over Ilves's head and body with a nice combination.
Ilves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Teppo but Teppo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juhani Ilves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ilves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Teppo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Teppo is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo trying to control here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Teppo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Teppo moves into full guard.
Teppo wants to sweep here but Ilves controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Teppo pulls Ilves in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juhani Ilves's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Ilves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Teppo swivels and escapes.
Teppo throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Teppo misses.
Teppo sizes up Ilves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Teppo misses with the combination.
Teppo misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo cracks Ilves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ilves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Teppo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Teppo throws out a loose jab but Ilves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaakko Teppo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teppo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo throws a shot to the body.
Teppo thows a body shot but no joy.
Ilves misses with a takedown attempt - Teppo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ilves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juhani Ilves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Teppo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teppo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ilves fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Teppo avoids it really well and circles away.
Teppo throws a jab when Ilves was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ilves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Teppo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Teppo duly obliges.
Ilves looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Teppo is fending him off so far but Ilves persists. Nope, Teppo circles away and we're back to standing.
Teppo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Teppo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Teppo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Teppo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Teppo!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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