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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oskar De La Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylma Jaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskar De La Hoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kylma Jaak!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Hoya closes the distance and clinches up with Jaak, looking for a takedown. De La Hoya pushes Jaak against the cage but Jaak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jaak throws a lazy right hand but De La Hoya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De La Hoya moves into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that De La Hoya has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jaak landing knees to the head.
It looks like Oskar De La Hoya has been cut.
Jaak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De La Hoya manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jaak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jaak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De La Hoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De La Hoya has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jaak won't allow De La Hoya to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Hoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jaak throws a big elbow that misses.
Jaak throwing strikes but missing.
De La Hoya is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Jaak.
De La Hoya breaks the clinch.
Jaak darts in and clinches De La Hoya up against the cage.
Jaak throws an elbow that misses.
De La Hoya blocks an elbow strike from Jaak.
Jaak looking to throw knees to the head but De La Hoya is blocking nicely.
Jaak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De La Hoya blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De La Hoya's efforts to push away.
De La Hoya fails to pull guard.
De La Hoya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaak stalling against the cage.
Jaak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De La Hoya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jaak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oskar De La Hoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Hoya blocks an elbow strike from Jaak.
We've been informed that Jaak has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jaak content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jaak has De La Hoya pressed against the cage.
De La Hoya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaak smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Jaak.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De La Hoya.
De La Hoya moves away from the strike by Jaak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaak looks to land a body kick but De La Hoya moved away.
De La Hoya shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jaak's guard.
Jaak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De La Hoya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De La Hoya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De La Hoya postures up and lands a big shot to Jaak's brow.
De La Hoya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De La Hoya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jaak tries to strike from the bottom.
De La Hoya throws a big elbow that misses.
Jaak wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaak throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
De La Hoya passes Jaak's left leg - he's now in half guard.
De La Hoya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaak defending well though.
Jaak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jaak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De La Hoya seems to be working for a kimura but Jaak defends the submission attempt.
Jaak is trying to stand up here but De La Hoya is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaak defending well though.
Jaak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De La Hoya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaak's head.
Jaak landing small, sideways elbows.
De La Hoya blocks the strikes from Jaak.
Jaak throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jaak controlling the position for now.
Jaak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De La Hoya.
Jaak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaak wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De La Hoya scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
De La Hoya wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaak, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kylma Jaak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oskar De La Hoya's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De La Hoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaak.
De La Hoya closes the distance and clinches up with Jaak, looking for a takedown. De La Hoya pushes Jaak against the cage but Jaak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oskar De La Hoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De La Hoya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jaak has taken the fight to the clinch.
De La Hoya pulls guard successfully.
De La Hoya controls Jaak momentarily but Jaak frees himself.
De La Hoya can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jaak controls the pace.
De La Hoya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Hoya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Hoya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jaak trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Hoya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Hoya looking for a sweep. Not yet De La Hoya, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De La Hoya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaak defends it easily.
De La Hoya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaak is one step ahead there.
De La Hoya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jaak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De La Hoya's head.
De La Hoya is trying to keep Jaak in close.
De La Hoya looking for a sweep. Not yet De La Hoya, not yet.
Jaak throwing strikes from guard but De La Hoya blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De La Hoya wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaak looking to pass the guard.
Jaak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jaak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De La Hoya keeping moving, preventing Jaak from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jaak scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Jaak.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De La Hoya shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De La Hoya thows a huge punch but Jaak dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya is trying to work for a kimura but Jaak is defending well.
Jaak wants to get back to full guard.
Jaak looking for submissions off his back.
De La Hoya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaak defending well though.
Jaak is trying to stand up here but De La Hoya is controlling him well.
De La Hoya throwing shots but Jaak is blocking nicely.
Jaak strikes from the bottom but De La Hoya uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Jaak is pushing De La Hoya's head away, looking to escape. De La Hoya manages to hold on to the position though.
Jaak throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jaak can't do much from the bottom here.
De La Hoya is looking to take a break and control but Jaak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaak is trying to improve his position.
Jaak struggling a bit here.
Jaak is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jaak avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De La Hoya.
Jaak is looking to regain half guard here but De La Hoya keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oskar De La Hoya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oskar De La Hoya's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De La Hoya drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jaak manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Jaak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaak misses with a punch to the body.
Jaak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaak presses De La Hoya against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De La Hoya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De La Hoya is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jaak to keep the fight standing.
De La Hoya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Hoya tries to pull guard but Jaak won't allow it.
Jaak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De La Hoya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De La Hoya goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaak prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oskar De La Hoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Hoya avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaak.
Kylma Jaak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De La Hoya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaak smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De La Hoya drives through with a takedown into Jaak's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De La Hoya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De La Hoya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De La Hoya throwing strikes from guard but Jaak blocks nicely.
Jaak wants to sweep but no luck.
De La Hoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jaak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De La Hoya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De La Hoya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De La Hoya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De La Hoya throwing strikes from guard but Jaak blocks nicely.
Jaak thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jaak wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaak wants to stand and escape but De La Hoya is having none of it.
De La Hoya has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jaak wants to improve his position but instead De La Hoya has moved into half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De La Hoya is defended easily by Jaak.
De La Hoya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jaak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De La Hoya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jaak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De La Hoya with a poor takedown
and Jaak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaak leaves De La Hoya with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De La Hoya pinned against the cage. De La Hoya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaak tries a head kick but it misses.
De La Hoya swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jaak has De La Hoya up against the cage in a clinch.
De La Hoya gets control of Jaak's arms and successfully pulls guard. De La Hoya will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jaak makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De La Hoya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jaak scoring with some ground and pound.
Oskar De La Hoya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De La Hoya managing to control the position.
Jaak advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaak postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jaak wants to lay and pray for a moment but De La Hoya keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Hoya tries to bench press Jaak off him but Jaak keeps the position.
Jaak is looking to take a break and control but De La Hoya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaak cracks De La Hoya with a big right hand but De La Hoya just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jaak in side control lands a decent elbow.
De La Hoya struggling a bit here.
Jaak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kylma Jaak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jaak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kylma Jaak!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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