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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Ilkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaakko Ilkka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilkka is looking to slow Steiner down with leg kicks.
Ilkka throws a front kick that sends Steiner stumbling back into the cage.
Steiner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steiner loads up on a big right hand but Ilkka slips the punch.
Ilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steiner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ilkka.
Steiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Max Steiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ilkka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steiner if he has to take too many more of those.
Ilkka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Steiner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Ilkka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steiner misses with a hook. Ilkka ducked under it nicely.
Ilkka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steiner's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Steiner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ilkka - the referee stops the clock and Steiner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ilkka. Steiner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Steiner looks gassed!
Ilkka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Max Steiner has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ilkka.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ilkka.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ilkka. That's going to slow Steiner down.
Ilkka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ilkka lands a head kick. Steiner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ilkka thuds his shin into the meat of Steiner's side.
Ilkka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steiner will feel that in the morning.
Ilkka thuds his shin into the meat of Steiner's side.
Ilkka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steiner will feel that in the morning.
Ilkka lands a head kick!
Ilkka connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilkka lands a nice looking body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ilkka - that will leave a mark!
Ilkka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ilkka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Steiner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steiner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ilkka can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ilkka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steiner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ilkka scoring well with a low kick there.
Steiner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ilkka can pounce on him.
Steiner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ilkka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steiner.
Ilkka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ilkka.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ilkka. That's going to slow Steiner down.
Steiner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ilkka.
Ilkka feints and then cracks Steiner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steiner down.
Ilkka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steiner.
Steiner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ilkka throws a nice inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ilkka!
Steiner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilkka lands a nice looking body kick.
Ilkka connects with a solid leg kick.
Ilkka lands a nice looking body kick.
Ilkka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steiner's calf.
Steiner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ilkka feints and then cracks Steiner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steiner down.
Steiner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick from Ilkka.
An inside leg kick lands from Ilkka.
Ilkka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ilkka pushes Steiner away with a front kick.
A good leg kick by Ilkka.
Ilkka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steiner. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ilkka. Steiner shrugs it off though.
Both fighters circling a little - Ilkka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ilkka lands a high kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ilkka.
Ilkka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ilkka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steiner.
Ilkka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ilkka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steiner, pushing him back against the cage.
Ilkka throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner avoids the elbow strike from Ilkka, against the cage.
Steiner takes an elbow to the temple.
Steiner takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Max Steiner's cut even more.
Ilkka pushes off an throws an elbow but Steiner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steiner avoids the elbow strike from Ilkka, against the cage.
Ilkka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steiner.
Steiner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ilkka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steiner walks away with a smile on his face. Ilkka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Steiner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ilkka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steiner.
Steiner throws a jab but it's blocked by Ilkka.
Some wild striking there from Steiner.
Ilkka lands with a slapping head kick.
Steiner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ilkka pushes Steiner away with a front kick.
Ilkka lands a head kick. Steiner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Ilkka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ilkka.
Nice body kick there by Ilkka.
Steiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ilkka lands with a nice body kick.
Ilkka thumps Steiner with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Ilkka.
Ilkka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steiner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ilkka. Steiner shrugs it off though.
Ilkka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steiner if he has to take too many more of those.
Ilkka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ilkka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steiner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ilkka.
Steiner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steiner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steiner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steiner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ilkka is looking to clinch but Steiner is avoiding it.
Ilkka pushes Steiner away with a front kick.
Ilkka is looking to slow Steiner down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Ilkka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Steiner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ilkka.
Steiner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ilkka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ilkka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steiner will feel that in the morning.
Ilkka lands with a nice body kick.
Ilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ilkka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steiner if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid body kick from Ilkka.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ilkka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steiner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ilkka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Steiner takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters circling a little - Ilkka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ilkka!
Ilkka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ilkka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ilkka lands a front kick.
Ilkka tries to clinch but Steiner is having none of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ilkka. Steiner shrugs it off though.
Steiner is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ilkka.
An inside leg kick lands from Ilkka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilkka scoring well with a low kick there.
Ilkka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ilkka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick from Ilkka.
Ilkka thows a body kick. Steiner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ilkka.
Ilkka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ilkka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ilkka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ilkka scoring well with a low kick there.
Ilkka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steiner can do to turn this around?
Ilkka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ilkka.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both fighters circling a little - Ilkka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ilkka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Steiner takes a step back to recover.
Steiner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ilkka.
Ilkka thuds his shin into the meat of Steiner's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Ilkka.
Ilkka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilkka delivers a nice body kick.
Ilkka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ilkka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ilkka scores with a push kick.
Ilkka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steiner. That did some damage!
Ilkka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ilkka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ilkka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ilkka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Steiner throws a series of punches but Ilkka avoids them all with ease.
Ilkka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steiner.
Steiner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ilkka can pounce on him.
Ilkka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ilkka. Steiner shrugs it off though.
Ilkka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ilkka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jaakko Ilkka is winning the standup battle so far.
Steiner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ilkka throws a head kick that Steiner semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ilkka.
Ilkka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steiner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilkka is looking to slow Steiner down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Ilkka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Ilkka.
Ilkka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ilkka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ilkka is looking to slow Steiner down with leg kicks.
Steiner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ilkka thumps Steiner with a low kick.
Steiner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ilkka.
Ilkka thumps Steiner with a low kick.
Ilkka thuds his shin into the meat of Steiner's side.
Ilkka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ilkka!
Ilkka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steiner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ilkka feints and then cracks Steiner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steiner down.
Ilkka lands a head kick. Steiner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ilkka, right into the meat.
Ilkka connects with a solid leg kick.
Ilkka scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilkka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ilkka fakes the leg kick and cracks Steiner in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ilkka. That's going to slow Steiner down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ilkka.
Ilkka lands with a slapping head kick.
Ilkka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ilkka scoring well with a low kick there.
Steiner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steiner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ilkka lands a front kick.
Steiner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ilkka.
Ilkka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ilkka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ilkka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steiner if he has to take too many more of those.
Ilkka ducks under a wild hook from Steiner.
Ilkka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ilkka scores with a nice body kick.
Steiner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Steiner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ilkka feints and then cracks Steiner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steiner down.
An inside leg kick lands from Ilkka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Ilkka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Steiner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ilkka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steiner's sensitive parts.
Ilkka scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Ilkka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ilkka.
Ilkka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ilkka. That's going to slow Steiner down.
Nice body kick there by Ilkka.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ilkka.
Ilkka thows a body kick. Steiner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ilkka feints and then cracks Steiner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steiner down.
Ilkka is looking to slow Steiner down with leg kicks.
Ilkka cracks the inside of Steiner's front leg.
Ilkka throws a leg kick which misses Steiner's front leg but catches the back leg as Steiner tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ilkka throws a front kick that sends Steiner stumbling back into the cage.
Steiner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ilkka can pounce on him.
Steiner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steiner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ilkka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Steiner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ilkka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ilkka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ilkka throws a front kick that sends Steiner stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilkka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ilkka is looking to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Steiner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ilkka - the referee stops the clock and Steiner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ilkka. Steiner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ilkka pushes Steiner away with a front kick.
Ilkka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ilkka. That's going to slow Steiner down.
Steiner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ilkka throws a leg kick which misses Steiner's front leg but catches the back leg as Steiner tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ilkka.
Steiner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ilkka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ilkka is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ilkka.
Ilkka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ilkka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ilkka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steiner if he has to take too many more of those.
Steiner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ilkka.
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!
A solid body kick from Ilkka.
Steiner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ilkka. That one must have hurt.
Ilkka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Max Steiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilkka fakes the leg kick and cracks Steiner in the body.
Ilkka scores with a nice body kick.
Ilkka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ilkka keeps Steiner at a distance using the push kick.
Ilkka scoring well with a low kick there.
Ilkka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ilkka scores with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ilkka.
Ilkka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ilkka throws an elbow that misses.
Ilkka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ilkka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steiner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ilkka misses with an elbow over the top.
Ilkka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Steiner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ilkka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steiner blocks an elbow strike from Ilkka.
Ilkka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ilkka.
The cut above Max Steiner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilkka lands a damaging elbow.
Ilkka tries to pull guard but Steiner holds him up against the cage and eventually Ilkka drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Ilkka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steiner managing to block the knees to the body from Ilkka.
Ilkka fails to pull guard.
Ilkka looking to stall.
Steiner avoids a wild elbow strike from Ilkka.
Ilkka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ilkka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ilkka misses with an elbow over the top.
Ilkka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steiner walks away with a smile on his face. Ilkka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ilkka - that will leave a mark!
Steiner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ilkka.
Ilkka delivers a nice body kick.
Ilkka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steiner misses with a double jab.
Jaakko Ilkka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Steiner misses.
Ilkka tries to close the distance and clinch but Steiner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steiner looks to land a right hand but Ilkka moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ilkka.
Ilkka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ilkka tries to clinch but Steiner moves out of range.
Steiner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ilkka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ilkka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ilkka keeps Steiner at a distance using the push kick.
Ilkka is looking to slow Steiner down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Ilkka.
A solid body kick from Ilkka.
Ilkka scores with a kick to the body.
Ilkka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ilkka pushes Steiner away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ilkka throws a front kick that sends Steiner stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ilkka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Max Steiner's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body kick there by Ilkka.
Ilkka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ilkka lands a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Ilkka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ilkka 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Ilkka!
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