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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jutta Urpilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Redshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redshaw comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Maksim - Flight of the Bumblebee kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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178 cm
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165 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jutta Urpilainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Redshaw!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urpilainen gets the takedown into side control.
Redshaw is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Redshaw is refusing to be controlled, as Urpilainen sits in half guard.
Urpilainen prevents Redshaw from improving his position.
Urpilainen blocks the strikes from Redshaw.
Redshaw regains full guard. Nicely done.
Urpilainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Redshaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Urpilainen looking to sit in guard and control but Redshaw gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redshaw postures up in Urpilainen's guard and throws a big left but Urpilainen blocks it.
Redshaw throws and elbow that misses. Urpilainen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Redshaw's guard. Nice move by Urpilainen!
Redshaw is trying to keep Urpilainen in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urpilainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Redshaw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Urpilainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Redshaw is retaining full guard.
Urpilainen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Urpilainen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Redshaw keeping moving, preventing Urpilainen from controlling successfully.
Redshaw looking for a sweep. Not yet Redshaw, not yet.
Urpilainen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Redshaw manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Urpilainen has Redshaw in his guard.
Urpilainen is trying to control the position but Redshaw postures up.
Urpilainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Redshaw landing some decent shots from guard.
Urpilainen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Redshaw puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Redshaw working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are battling for position here. Urpilainen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Urpilainen is trying to hold Redshaw in close to prevent damage but Redshaw has managed to pass into half guard.
Urpilainen is looking to control Redshaw's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Urpilainen avoid being mounted?
Urpilainen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Redshaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw works his foot free and advances to mount.
Urpilainen is bucking up trying to escape but Redshaw cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Redshaw lands a big shot there that rocks Urpilainen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Urpilainen tries to hold on but Redshaw pushes him away.
Urpilainen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Urpilainen is looking for a sweep. Redshaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Redshaw is thwarting Urpilainen's attempts to control the position.
Urpilainen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Redshaw pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw wants to free his trapped foot but Urpilainen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Urpilainen tries to roll over but Redshaw keeps him under control.
Redshaw is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Urpilainen sees it coming and defends easily.
Nice strikes from Redshaw there.
Urpilainen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Redshaw pulls his head out easily.
Urpilainen wants to sweep but Redshaw has passed to side control!
Redshaw trying to control the position but Urpilainen is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Redshaw dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Urpilainen moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Redshaw lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Urpilainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Urpilainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Redshaw.
Redshaw working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Redshaw stands up and beckons Urpilainen to his feet.
Urpilainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Redshaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Redshaw scores with a nice body kick.
Urpilainen moves into the clinch.
Redshaw is trying to maintain a safe position but Urpilainen gets an underhook and turns Redshaw into the cage.
Urpilainen tightens his grip and picks Redshaw up, before dumping him to the ground. Redshaw manages to land in guard.
Urpilainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Redshaw is retaining full guard.
Urpilainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Redshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urpilainen preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redshaw throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Redshaw keeping full guard, as Urpilainen tries to pass.
Urpilainen stopping the sweep attempt from Redshaw.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Redshaw is on top in guard.
Urpilainen trying to control the position.
Urpilainen keeping moving, preventing Redshaw from controlling successfully.
Redshaw is looking to work some ground and pound but Urpilainen has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Urpilainen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Redshaw stacks Urpilainen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Redshaw!
Urpilainen is trying to buck Redshaw off.
Urpilainen is looking for a sweep.
Redshaw working the head with strikes.
Urpilainen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Redshaw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Redshaw in side control lands a decent elbow.
Redshaw creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Urpilainen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Redshaw has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Redshaw lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw scoring with strikes but Urpilainen is staying in there.
Redshaw avoids the attempt from Urpilainen to control.
Redshaw pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Urpilainen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Urpilainen is working hard here to advance position.
Redshaw punishing his opponent with strikes.
Redshaw lands a big elbow.
It looks like Jutta Urpilainen has been cut.
Redshaw punishing his opponent with strikes.
Urpilainen is rocked!
Urpilainen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oh Urpilainen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Redshaw working Urpilainen over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw with a couple of short strikes.
Urpilainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Redshaw looking to secure an arm triangle but Urpilainen defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redshaw lands with some strikes.
Redshaw connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Urpilainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Redshaw postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Urpilainen in real trouble here! The ref calls for Urpilainen to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Redshaw!
Dexter Redshaw is the new lightweight champion!
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