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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Montalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Pajumaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pajumaki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rage Against the Machine - Bombtrack. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barry Montalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jarmo Pajumaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montalo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pajumaki swivels and escapes.
Pajumaki connects with a nice looking jab.
Montalo is rocked!
Montalo has a takedown stuffed.
Oh Montalo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montalo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Montalo seems to have got his legs back now.
Pajumaki gets back to half guard.
Pajumaki taking some punishment here, with Montalo in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Montalo.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pajumaki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Montalo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pajumaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montalo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pajumaki wants to pass the guard but Montalo is keeping the position.
Montalo is breathing heavily.
Montalo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pajumaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montalo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pajumaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pajumaki wants to stand but Montalo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pajumaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pajumaki trying to control but Montalo is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pajumaki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Montalo.
Pajumaki fails with the takedown
and Montalo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pajumaki's guard now.
Montalo scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pajumaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montalo is one step ahead there.
Pajumaki trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pajumaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montalo is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montalo being controlled here momentarily.
Pajumaki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Montalo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pajumaki fails with the takedown
and Montalo counters with a thumping low kick.
Jarmo Pajumaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montalo tries to clinch but Pajumaki is having none of it.
Pajumaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Montalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barry Montalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarmo Pajumaki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montalo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Montalo is looking to take a break and control but Pajumaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pajumaki misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pajumaki is trying to control but can't.
Pajumaki wants to improve his position but Montalo is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajumaki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pajumaki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Montalo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Montalo's back!
Pajumaki scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Montalo is looking for a way out.
Pajumaki lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Pajumaki lands a shot to the body.
Pajumaki throwing damaging strikes from the back! Montalo could be in trouble here!
Montalo is in bad spot here.
Montalo trying to control the action but Pajumaki just sinks the hooks in.
Pajumaki looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Pajumaki lands punches and elbows.
Pajumaki scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Montalo is looking for a way out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pajumaki lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Montalo covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Montalo trying to control but not successfully.
Pajumaki lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Montalo tries to escape the position.
Pajumaki lands shots from the back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Montalo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Pajumaki softening up his opponent with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montalo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Montalo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Barry Montalo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Montalo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Montalo lands in his opponent's guard.
Montalo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pajumaki wants to control the position but Montalo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Montalo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Montalo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Montalo working Pajumaki over with strikes.
Montalo is looking to take a break and control but Pajumaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pajumaki is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
BOOM! Montalo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pajumaki is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montalo cracks Pajumaki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pajumaki is looking to improve his position but Montalo isn't that keen on the idea.
Montalo landing strikes from the mount.
Montalo controlling the position easily from mount.
Montalo unloading with bombs!
Montalo is landing with some decent strikes but Pajumaki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Montalo wants to control the pace but Pajumaki is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Montalo.
Montalo landing punches.
Montalo looking for a guillotine from mount but Pajumaki is having none of it.
Pajumaki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pajumaki is not content to let Montalo control the position.
Montalo wants to stand up but Pajumaki is controlling the position.
Montalo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pajumaki keeps working.
Pajumaki trying to control here.
Pajumaki is trying to control but Montalo passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montalo tries for a kimura but Pajumaki is defending well.
Pajumaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Pajumaki throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Montalo trying to control the action but Pajumaki is working from the bottom.
Pajumaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Pajumaki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Montalo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pajumaki gets full guard.
Pajumaki looking for a guillotine here but Montalo defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pajumaki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Montalo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pajumaki punching from the bottom.
Pajumaki is refusing to be controlled, as Montalo sits in half guard.
Pajumaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Montalo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pajumaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pajumaki has a closed guard, preventing Montalo from standing up.
Montalo trying to control but Pajumaki is working from the bottom.
Barry Montalo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montalo with a nice head shot there.
Montalo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pajumaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Montalo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Montalo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pajumaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montalo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Montalo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pajumaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Montalo tries to hold on but Pajumaki postures up.
Montalo is bucking up trying to escape but Pajumaki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pajumaki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pajumaki with shots to the head and body - Montalo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montalo tries to reverse the position but Pajumaki maintains control.
Pajumaki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pajumaki is landing with some decent strikes but Montalo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pajumaki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Montalo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Montalo is squirming around, avoiding Pajumaki's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajumaki is landing with some decent strikes but Montalo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Montalo working to try and regain half guard.
Montalo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Montalo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pajumaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montalo is one step ahead there.
Montalo lands a couple of elbows.
Montalo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pajumaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montalo is looking to stand up but Pajumaki won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pajumaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pajumaki looking to control.
Montalo wants to stand but Pajumaki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Montalo stopping the sweep attempt from Pajumaki.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pajumaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Montalo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Montalo.
Montalo takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Pajumaki is looking for a triangle but Montalo pushes his legs off easily.
Pajumaki keeping moving, preventing Montalo from controlling successfully.
Pajumaki striking off his back but it's not causing Montalo any problems.
Montalo wants to stand but Pajumaki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Montalo forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montalo trying to control from half guard but Pajumaki is working away.
Montalo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pajumaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pajumaki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pajumaki punching from the bottom.
Pajumaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Montalo's guard.
Pajumaki landing some decent shots from guard.
Montalo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pajumaki passes into half guard.
Pajumaki lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pajumaki throwing shots but Montalo is blocking nicely.
Montalo is trying to maintain the position but Pajumaki is very close to passing his half guard.
Montalo gets full guard.
Pajumaki trying to control but Montalo is working from the bottom.
Pajumaki won't allow Montalo to sweep him here.
Jarmo Pajumaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montalo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pajumaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pajumaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pajumaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pajumaki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Montalo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Montalo has escaped and now he's on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Barry Montalo.
Well Montalo 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Montalo!
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