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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Jonhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Young Hope!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope wants to clinch up but Jonhson keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jonhson.
Jonhson throws a push kick but Hope slaps the foot to one side.
Jonhson throws a leg kick that misses.
Hope tries to clinch up but Jonhson circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Hope.
Jonhson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hope doesn't manage to clinch there - Jonhson circles away.
Hope slips under a jab.
Hope is looking to clinch.
Hope lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jonhson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hope blocks a jab.
Hope wants to clinch.
Hope darts in and clinches Jonhson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope misses with a knee to the head.
Hope keeps control of Jonhson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jonhson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jeff Jonhson has been cut.
Hope trying to land knees to the body.
Jonhson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hope has double underhooks.
Hope lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jonhson backwards.
Hope connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jonhson's face.
Hope crunches a lovely knee into Jonhson's ribcage.
Hope throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jonhson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonhson throws a leg kick but Hope moved away.
Jonhson connects with a high kick.
Jeff Jonhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hope misses with the body kick
and Jonhson counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Hope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hope is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Hope misses
and Jonhson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hope really felt that one!
Jonhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonhson throws a leg kick
and Hope counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hope is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hope tries to close the distance and clinch but Jonhson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jonhson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hope's calf.
Hope wants to clinch
and Jonhson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hope throws a right hand that Jonhson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jonhson also avoids with ease.
Hope wants to clinch up but Jonhson keeps it at a distance.
Hope fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jonhson, pushing him back against the cage.
Hope tries to land knees in the clinch but Jonhson avoids the damage to the body.
Hope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hope lands a right hand.
Hope misses with a punch on the inside.
Hope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jonhson backwards.
Jonhson tries to break the clinch but Hope is controlling the position.
Hope missing with knees to the body.
Hope looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson avoiding damage as Hope throws knees to the body.
Jonhson breaks from the clinch.
Hope is looking to clinch but Jonhson is avoiding it.
Jonhson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jonhson scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Jonhson misses
and Hope counters with an inside leg kick.
Hope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jonhson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jonhson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hope's hands.
Jonhson throws a right hand that Hope ducks under and follows up with a left that Hope also avoids with ease.
Hope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jonhson can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jonhson connects with the punch.
Hope blocks the body kick.
Jonhson misses with the combination.
Jonhson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope clinches but Jonhson breaks the clinch
and Jonhson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jonhson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hope avoids the head kick by Jonhson.
Hope moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jonhson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hope closes the distance and pushes Jonhson back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonhson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hope has double underhooks.
Jonhson working hard to break the clinch.
Jonhson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jonhson is trying to break the clinch but Hope has him pressed against the cage.
Hope tries to land knees in the clinch but Jonhson avoids the damage to the body.
Hope missing with knees to the body.
Jonhson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Young Hope will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jonhson's cut.
That's time! Jonhson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Jonhson is predictable there
and Hope counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jonhson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hope landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hope tries a body shot but Jonhson blocks it.
Jonhson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jonhson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hope keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jonhson's efforts to push away.
Jonhson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hope avoids the head kick by Jonhson.
Jonhson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hope.
Young Hope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hope misses with a combination
and Jonhson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hope slips under a jab from Jonhson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jonhson.
Jonhson misses with a head kick.
Hope misses with a series of wild punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hope in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jonhson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jonhson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hope is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hope doesn't manage to clinch there - Jonhson circles away.
Hope misses with a double jab.
Jonhson misses the body punch
and Hope counters with a low kick, right behind Jonhson 's knee.
Hope tries to clinch but Jonhson moves out of range.
Jonhson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jonhson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jonhson misses with a body kick.
Hope tries to clinch
and Jonhson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hope tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jonhson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jonhson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jonhson throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Jonhson.
Hope wants to clinch.
Hope lands with a nice combination. Jonhson backs away looking to recover.
Jonhson throws the left hand but Hope avoids the punch easily.
Jonhson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jonhson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hope's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jonhson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hope.
Hope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hope doesn't manage to clinch there - Jonhson circles away.
Hope wants to clinch up but Jonhson keeps it at a distance.
Hope checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope blocks a head kick by Jonhson.
Hope slips a straight right by Jonhson.
Jonhson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jonhson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hope moves out of range of the body kick.
Hope tries to clinch up.
Jonhson scoring well with a low kick there.
Hope is breathing heavily.
Jonhson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jonhson feints and then cracks Hope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hope down.
Hope takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jonhson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hope's calf.
Jonhson tries to land a body kick
and Hope moves into the clinch.
Jonhson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hope won't allow it.
Jonhson breaks from the clinch.
Jonhson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson misses with a low kick.
Hope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jonhson, right into the meat.
Jonhson tries to land a leg kick but Hope saw it coming and moves away.
Jonhson scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by Hope.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hope stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hope throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jonhson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hope struggles to land a body shot inside as Jonhson controls his hands.
Hope throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hope keeps control of Jonhson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonhson is trying to break free.
Hope trying to land knees to the body.
Jonhson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonhson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hope.
Jonhson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jonhson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jonhson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jonhson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hope checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jonhson misses with an uppercut.
Jonhson connects with a jab.
Jonhson lands a right hook to the body.
Hope tries to clinch up.
Hope is looking to clinch but Jonhson is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Jonhson as he connects with a hook.
Jonhson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hope takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jonhson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jonhson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonhson circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hope.
A head kick misses from Jonhson.
Jonhson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hope takes a step back to recover.
Jonhson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jonhson wants to land a leg kick but Hope is out of range.
Hope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jonhson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jonhson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hope tries to clinch
and Jonhson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jonhson scores with a leg kick.
Hope misses with a double jab.
Jonhson scores with a one two! Hope had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope tries to clinch but Jonhson moves away
and Jonhson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jonhson throws the left hand but Hope avoids the punch easily.
Jonhson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jonhson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hope's sensitive parts.
Hope looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hope drives through and clinches with Jonhson against the cage.
Hope has Jonhson pressed against the cage, preventing Jonhson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jonhson is trying to break the clinch but Hope has him pressed against the cage.
Jonhson wants to break free but Hope has control.
Jonhson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jonhson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hope prevents Jonhson from breaking the clinch.
Jonhson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jonhson managing to block the knees to the body from Hope.
Jonhson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jonhson misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson scores with a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jonhson!
Jonhson lands a right hook to the body.
Hope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jonhson.
Good shot there by Jonhson.
Jonhson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jonhson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hope takes one to the side of the head.
Jonhson feints and then cracks Hope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hope down.
A head kick from Jonhson lands but Hope takes it in his stride.
Jonhson digs a good hook to Hope's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hope.
Jonhson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jonhson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jonhson throws a chopping leg kick but Hope manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jonhson lands with a nice combination. Hope backs away looking to recover.
Jonhson with a jab.
Hope ducks under a wild hook from Jonhson.
Jonhson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hope tries to clinch
and Jonhson counters with a low kick, right behind Hope 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jonhson lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hope wants to clinch
and Jonhson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jonhson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Jonhson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jonhson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Jonhson!
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