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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Jalovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, When Angels Cry. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jalovaara's choice of entrance music: Die for Metal. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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193 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaska Jalovaara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalovaara looks to land a combination but Van Steyne avoids it well.
Jalovaara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Steyne sprawls well. Van Steyne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jalovaara gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Steyne throws a sloppy head kick and Jalovaara moves out of range easily.
Van Steyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jalovaara's calf.
Van Steyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jalovaara misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jalovaara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jalovaara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Steyne tries to close the distance and clinch but Jalovaara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jalovaara throws a body kick that misses.
Van Steyne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Steyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Steyne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalovaara throws a leg kick but Van Steyne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've been told by Van Steyne's head coaches at Reign in Blood that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne is looking to land body kicks.
Jalovaara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick which misses Van Steyne's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Steyne tries to avoid it.
Jalovaara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Steyne under the eye.
Jalovaara dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Steyne sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jalovaara digs a right hand underneath Van Steyne's ribcage. Van Steyne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Steyne misses with the head strike.
Jalovaara is looking for a takedown.
Francois Van Steyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaska Jalovaara.
Van Steyne stalling in the clinch but Jalovaara improves position.
Jalovaara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jalovaara misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Steyne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jalovaara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaska Jalovaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Van Steyne tenderised Jalovaara's leg. Jalovaara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jalovaara connects with a jab.
Jalovaara dips to his left and cracks Van Steyne with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara shoots in and drives through. Van Steyne sprawls well.
Van Steyne misses with a looping left.
Jalovaara has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Van Steyne misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a jab when Jalovaara was well out of range.
Jalovaara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jalovaara misses with a body shot.
Jalovaara throws a hook but Van Steyne avoids it easily.
Jalovaara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Steyne is out of range.
Jalovaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Steyne manages to avoid it.
Van Steyne misses with a leg kick
and Jalovaara counters with a shoot takedown. Van Steyne fights it but they end up in guard.
Jalovaara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Steyne wants to sweep here but Jalovaara controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara throwing strikes from guard but Van Steyne blocks nicely.
Van Steyne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jalovaara.
Van Steyne looking to control.
Jalovaara trying to control but Van Steyne is working from the bottom.
Jalovaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jalovaara throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Steyne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jalovaara looking to pass the guard.
Van Steyne keeping moving, preventing Jalovaara from controlling successfully.
Jalovaara won't allow Van Steyne to get back to his feet.
Jalovaara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Steyne is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne is looking for a triangle but Jalovaara pushes his legs off easily.
Van Steyne has his foot on Jalovaara's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jalovaara works his way back into a safe position though.
Jalovaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jalovaara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Steyne pulls Jalovaara in close to prevent any damage.
Jalovaara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Steyne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Steyne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jalovaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jalovaara lands a couple of digs.
Jalovaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Steyne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Jalovaara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Steyne 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 Jalovaara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jalovaara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jalovaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jalovaara misses with a looping right.
Van Steyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Jalovaara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Steyne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jalovaara misses the body punch
and Van Steyne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jalovaara throws a low kick, looking for Van Steyne's leg but Van Steyne calmly moves out of range.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Steyne tries to clinch up but Jalovaara circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Steyne throws a jab when Jalovaara was well out of range.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick
and Jalovaara counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Van Steyne!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Steyne takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jalovaara throws an elbow but Van Steyne slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Van Steyne!
Van Steyne tries to lock up and control but Jalovaara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jalovaara scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jalovaara raining down shots from the mount!
Van Steyne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jalovaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jalovaara raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jaska Jalovaara has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Steyne is desperately trying to improve his position but Jalovaara has a good base and remains in mount.
Jalovaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Van Steyne is rocked!
Jalovaara jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Van Steyne manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Oh Van Steyne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jalovaara cracks Van Steyne with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Van Steyne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Steyne seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara lands a decent elbow from side control.
Van Steyne taking a bit of punishment here - Jalovaara scoring with strikes.
Jalovaara working the body and head with strikes.
Jalovaara working the strikes but Van Steyne uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jalovaara lands a nice short elbow.
Jalovaara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jalovaara throwing shots but Van Steyne is blocking nicely.
Jalovaara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Van Steyne tries to roll over but Jalovaara keeps him under control.
Jalovaara trying to control the action but Van Steyne is working from the bottom.
Jalovaara is stalling here. Van Steyne is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jalovaara seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Van Steyne has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jalovaara tries to bench press Van Steyne off him but Van Steyne keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jalovaara shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Steyne tries to sprawl out of it but Jalovaara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Steyne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jalovaara misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jalovaara 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 Van Steyne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Steyne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but Jalovaara avoids it.
A big left from Van Steyne misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jalovaara is predictable there
and Jalovaara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Steyne's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Steyne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jalovaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Steyne.
Jalovaara lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Steyne off the cage and back into range.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Steyne throws a lazy right hand but Jalovaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Francois Van Steyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Steyne tries to sprawl but Jalovaara drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Van Steyne is trying to maintain the position but Jalovaara is very close to passing his half guard.
Jalovaara is looking to pass Van Steyne's guard but actually Van Steyne recovers to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Steyne is controlling Jalovaara's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Jalovaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jalovaara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jalovaara motions for Van Steyne to come forward. Jalovaara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jalovaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jalovaara swings for the body but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Van Steyne misses with a right hand
and Jalovaara counters with a single leg into guard. Van Steyne didn't expect that.
Van Steyne wants to sweep but no luck.
Jalovaara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jalovaara working away.
An elbow from Jalovaara crashes against the mat.
Jalovaara working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jalovaara working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jalovaara laying and praying for a moment but Van Steyne takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Van Steyne to regain full guard.
Jalovaara is working Van Steyne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Steyne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jalovaara distracts Van Steyne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jalovaara works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jalovaara wants to pass to mount but Van Steyne is defending the position.
Jalovaara wants to advance to full mount but Van Steyne doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Van Steyne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jalovaara throwing strikes from guard but Van Steyne blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalovaara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jalovaara wants to pass the guard but Van Steyne is keeping the position.
Van Steyne is pulling down on Jalovaara's head. It's preventing any offense from Jalovaara, at least for the moment.
Van Steyne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jalovaara got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Steyne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jalovaara has managed to get both his arms back between Van Steyne's legs - danger averted.
Jalovaara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Steyne is keeping the position for now.
Van Steyne wants to sweep here but Jalovaara controlling him for the moment.
Jalovaara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara connects with a couple of short punches.
Jalovaara throws an elbow that misses. Van Steyne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jalovaara's guard. Nice move by Van Steyne!
Jalovaara keeping moving, preventing Van Steyne from controlling successfully.
Jalovaara is looking for a triangle but Van Steyne pushes his legs off easily.
Jalovaara is trying to keep Van Steyne in close.
Jalovaara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Steyne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jalovaara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van Steyne has managed to get both his arms back between Jalovaara's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara working a defensive guard here.
Jalovaara looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Van Steyne has picked Jalovaara up and slammed him! Jalovaara can't keep hold of the triangle and Van Steyne manages to pass to side control!
Francois Van Steyne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jalovaara is looking for a sweep.
Jalovaara is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van Steyne's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalovaara is pressing down on Van Steyne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jalovaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jalovaara has his foot on Van Steyne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Steyne works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Steyne stays in close to Jalovaara's body and controls the position.
Jalovaara is trying to control the position but Van Steyne postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaska Jalovaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jalovaara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaska Jalovaara!
Jaska Jalovaara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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