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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Mylleri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Zumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mylleri comes into the arena with Om du har nåt att säga, säg det till mig! blaring out of the sound system. Leo Mylleri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeff Zumo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leo Mylleri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Zumo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mylleri takes a swing at Zumo's ribcage but misses.
Zumo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zumo blocks a jab.
Zumo with the counter takedown but Mylleri avoids it easily.
Zumo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zumo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zumo is working for a kimura but Mylleri is defending it quite comfortably.
Zumo throwing shots but Mylleri is blocking nicely.
Zumo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zumo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mylleri blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zumo.
Mylleri tries to get to full guard but Zumo has control of the leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Mylleri's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mylleri avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zumo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zumo lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zumo connects with a nice short shot to Mylleri's temple.
Zumo is looking to take a break and control but Mylleri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mylleri taking some punishment here, with Zumo in his half guard.
Mylleri regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mylleri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zumo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mylleri throws an elbow that misses. Zumo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mylleri's guard. Nice move by Zumo!
Zumo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mylleri is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zumo, into his guard.
Zumo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mylleri trying to control but Zumo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zumo pulls Mylleri in close to prevent any damage.
Zumo looking for a sweep. Not yet Zumo, not yet.
Zumo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mylleri throwing strikes but missing.
Zumo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zumo trying to control the position here.
Zumo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mylleri.
Zumo is pulling down on Mylleri's head. It's preventing any offense from Mylleri, at least for the moment.
Mylleri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mylleri throws an elbow that misses. Zumo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mylleri's guard. Nice move by Zumo!
Mylleri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zumo slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri wants to control but Zumo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mylleri wants to get back to full guard.
Zumo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zumo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zumo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mylleri is looking for a sweep. Zumo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zumo working over Mylleri with some ground and pound. Mylleri looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mylleri is not content to let Zumo control the position.
Zumo prevents Mylleri from improving his position.
Zumo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mylleri's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zumo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mylleri wants to get back to full guard.
Mylleri might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mylleri gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Zumo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Mylleri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zumo feints the counter takedown.
Zumo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mylleri goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mylleri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mylleri misses the shot to the body.
Zumo slips under a jab.
Zumo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mylleri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zumo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mylleri.
Zumo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mylleri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mylleri is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zumo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mylleri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zumo shoots in but no luck this time.
Mylleri connects with a single shot there.
Zumo ducks under a wild hook from Mylleri.
A telegraphed right hand from Mylleri misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Mylleri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zumo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zumo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mylleri.
Zumo shoots in for a double leg but Mylleri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leo Mylleri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Zumo.
Mylleri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mylleri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mylleri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mylleri looks to land a left hand but Zumo moved out of range nicely.
And Zumo tries to counter it with a takedown but Mylleri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Leo Mylleri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Mylleri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Zumo tries to counter it with a takedown but Mylleri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zumo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mylleri as he avoids it easily.
Mylleri throws a series of punches but Zumo avoids them all with ease.
Zumo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mylleri looks to throw the jab but Zumo is out of range.
Zumo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mylleri defends it well.
Leo Mylleri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri lands a really nice looking cross but Zumo seems unphased.
Zumo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mylleri to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zumo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mylleri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zumo can do to turn this around?
Mylleri gets back to full guard.
Zumo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mylleri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zumo landing with the ground and pound.
Mylleri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mylleri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zumo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zumo throwing strikes from guard but Mylleri blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zumo looking to pass the guard.
Mylleri managing to control the position.
Mylleri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zumo chips away with some ground and pound.
Mylleri is trying to keep Zumo in close.
Zumo preventing the sweep.
Mylleri wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zumo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zumo preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mylleri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mylleri seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zumo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zumo trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Mylleri manages to pass to mount!
Zumo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zumo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Zumo doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Zumo is desperately trying to improve his position but Mylleri has a good base and remains in mount.
Zumo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mylleri.
Zumo tries to lock up and control but Mylleri gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Mylleri dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mylleri feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mylleri looking to pass the guard.
Mylleri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zumo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mylleri's guard.
Mylleri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zumo wants to control from the top but Mylleri keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mylleri wants to sweep but no luck.
Mylleri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zumo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mylleri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mylleri is trying to control the position but Zumo postures up.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mylleri here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zumo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mylleri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zumo won't allow Mylleri to sweep him here.
Zumo throws a big elbow that misses.
Jeff Zumo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mylleri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mylleri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zumo distracts Mylleri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zumo landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zumo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zumo advances position into side control!
Zumo is trying to get an arm triangle but Mylleri is defending well.
The strikes coming from Zumo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zumo trying to control the position but Mylleri is working away.
Zumo throws a strike aimed at the side of Mylleri's head but Mylleri avoids it well.
Mylleri prevents Zumo from moving into mount.
Zumo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zumo misses with the ground and pound.
Zumo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mylleri is looking for a sweep.
Zumo taking a breather here.
Mylleri taking a bit of punishment here - Zumo scoring with strikes.
Zumo is looking to take a break and control but Mylleri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zumo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Zumo tries to score with some ground and pound. Mylleri controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zumo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mylleri sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zumo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mylleri's head.
Zumo thows a huge punch but Mylleri dodges it nicely.
Zumo wants to control but Mylleri is keeping him busy.
Zumo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zumo is trying to control the action in half guard but Mylleri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zumo throwing shots but Mylleri is blocking nicely.
That's four 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.
Zumo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zumo goes for a double leg but Mylleri avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mylleri continues to drive forward.
Mylleri misses the shot to the body.
Zumo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zumo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mylleri.
Mylleri lands a two punch combo.
Zumo dodges the punch combination from Mylleri.
Zumo feints the counter takedown.
Mylleri tries to clinch but Zumo moves out of range.
Mylleri lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mylleri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mylleri lands a nice shot that snaps Zumo's head back.
Mylleri misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Leo Mylleri.
I think Mylleri 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Mylleri!
In his post fight interview, Leo Mylleri started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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