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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Jalovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amisviiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalovaara comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Tolonen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Machinae Supremacy - Death From Above kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Amisviiksi Tolonen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaska Jalovaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amisviiksi Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen slips under a jab.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Tolonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tolonen tries to clinch up but Jalovaara circles away and keeps his distance.
Tolonen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tolonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jalovaara throws out the jab.
Jalovaara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jalovaara jabs Tolonen right on the nose. Tolonen blinks but takes it well.
Tolonen throws an overhand right that lands on Jalovaara's shoulder, as Jalovaara tries to avoid the shot.
Jalovaara throws a head kick that misses.
Tolonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tolonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Jalovaara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tolonen's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Jalovaara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tolonen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tolonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jalovaara throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jalovaara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tolonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tolonen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jalovaara blocks it well.
Tolonen throws a leg kick but Jalovaara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jalovaara is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara misses with an uppercut. Tolonen saw that one coming.
Jalovaara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tolonen throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Jalovaara misses the target.
Tolonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Jalovaara misses.
Jalovaara misses with a right hand
and Tolonen counters with an inside leg kick.
Jalovaara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tolonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jalovaara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tolonen. That did some damage!
Jalovaara missing with a left hand there. Tolonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tolonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jalovaara misses with an uppercut. Tolonen saw that one coming.
Jalovaara moves away from the strike by Tolonen.
As Tolonen backs away, Jalovaara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jalovaara ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen.
Jalovaara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tolonen.
Jalovaara seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tolonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jalovaara is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara takes one to the chin there.
Tolonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Tolonen misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick which misses Tolonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tolonen tries to avoid it.
Tolonen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jalovaara keeps Tolonen at a distance using the push kick.
Jalovaara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jalovaara takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Jalovaara blocks the low kick.
Jalovaara scores with a shot to the body.
Jalovaara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tolonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolonen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jalovaara misses with a wild body shot.
Tolonen misses with a body shot.
Tolonen throws a chopping leg kick but Jalovaara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jalovaara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jaska Jalovaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick but Tolonen checks it.
Jalovaara throws out a powerful jab.
Jalovaara lands a head shot.
Jalovaara throws a head kick that misses.
Tolonen blocks a leg kick.
Tolonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jalovaara swings for the body but Tolonen moves out of range.
Tolonen closes the distance and clinches.
Tolonen blocks an uppercut.
Tolonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Jalovaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Tolonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalovaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tolonen's elbow.
Jalovaara digs a right hand underneath Tolonen's ribcage. Tolonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jalovaara can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen taking a breather.
Jalovaara manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jalovaara.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jalovaara checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Jalovaara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara throws a push kick but Tolonen slaps the foot to one side.
Jalovaara sets himself, and Tolonen steps forward looking for the clinch! Jalovaara avoids it this time.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick which misses Tolonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tolonen tries to avoid it.
Tolonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jalovaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jalovaara lands a leg kick that knocks Tolonen off balance momentarily.
Jalovaara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tolonen is looking to clinch but Jalovaara is avoiding it.
Tolonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tolonen tries to clinch but Jalovaara moves out of range.
Tolonen throws a body kick that misses.
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!
Tolonen throws a hook to the side of Jalovaara's head but Jalovaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick which misses Tolonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tolonen tries to avoid it.
Jalovaara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jalovaara throws the kick towards the body but Tolonen avoids it.
Jalovaara lands a head kick. Tolonen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jalovaara throws a shot to the body.
Jalovaara thumps Tolonen with a low kick.
Jalovaara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Tolonen does it's job there.
Jalovaara blocks a leg kick.
Tolonen throws a right hand that misses
and Jalovaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tolonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Jalovaara blocks the leg kick.
Tolonen misses with a low kick.
Jalovaara throws a big shot that misses.
Tolonen throws a leg kick
and Jalovaara counters with a leg kick.
Jalovaara cracks the inside of Tolonen's front leg.
Tolonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jaska Jalovaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Jalovaara scores with a hook to the body. Tolonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jalovaara connects with a jab.
Jalovaara misses with a leg kick
and Tolonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tolonen moves out of range of the body kick from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara is looking to chop away at Tolonen's legs.
Jalovaara throws a sloppy head kick
and Tolonen counters with a left to the body.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jalovaara manages to avoid it.
Jalovaara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jalovaara misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalovaara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tolonen lands a jab to the nose.
Jalovaara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Jalovaara misses its intended target.
Tolonen misses with a looping left.
Jalovaara avoids the body shot from Tolonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara throws a head kick but Tolonen moves out of range.
Jalovaara scores with a kick to the body.
Tolonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jalovaara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tolonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A good leg kick by Tolonen.
Tolonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Tolonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tolonen blocking some punches.
Jalovaara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tolonen can do to turn this around?
Tolonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalovaara's elbow.
Tolonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Jalovaara controls his hands.
Tolonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Tolonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Jalovaara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tolonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Jalovaara fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara throws a head punch that misses.
Tolonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tolonen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jalovaara's efforts to push away.
Jalovaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tolonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Jalovaara controls his hands.
Tolonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jalovaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tolonen prevents a body shot from Jalovaara.
Tolonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tolonen pushes Jalovaara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jalovaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jalovaara stalls.
Jalovaara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jalovaara lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen stalling in the clinch.
Jalovaara digs a right hand into Tolonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tolonen's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Tolonen fails to land.
Tolonen prevents a body shot from Jalovaara.
Tolonen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jalovaara blocks an uppercut.
Tolonen has a couple of punches blocked by Jalovaara.
Tolonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jalovaara wants to get back to striking at distance but Tolonen won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tolonen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jalovaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Tolonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalovaara is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Tolonen fails to land.
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 Jaska Jalovaara will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jalovaara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tolonen.
Jalovaara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tolonen.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tolonen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jalovaara - the referee stops the clock and Tolonen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jalovaara. Tolonen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tolonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jalovaara in his tracks.
Jalovaara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tolonen can pounce on him.
Tolonen misses the shot to the body.
Tolonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jalovaara appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jalovaara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tolonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tolonen looks to land a right hand but Jalovaara moved out of range.
Jalovaara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jalovaara.
Jalovaara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolonen misses with a low kick as Jalovaara jumps back.
Jalovaara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tolonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tolonen has closed the distance and engaged Jalovaara in a clinch.
Tolonen blocks a body shot from Jalovaara.
Tolonen misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara is leaning against Tolonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jalovaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jalovaara lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Amisviiksi Tolonen has been cut.
Jalovaara gets through Tolonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jalovaara tries to throw a body punch but Tolonen avoids it by throwing Jalovaara back against the cage.
Jalovaara manages to break the clinch.
Jalovaara throws a sloppy head kick and Tolonen moves out of range easily.
Jalovaara lands a two punch combo.
Jalovaara avoids the body shot from Tolonen.
Tolonen checks the leg kick.
Jalovaara scores with a sloppy right hand. Tolonen should have avoided that one.
Tolonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jalovaara, as that shot connected.
Tolonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tolonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jalovaara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Amisviiksi Tolonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara throws a lazy uppercut
and Tolonen counters with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tolonen 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.
Tolonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jalovaara swings for the body but Tolonen moves out of range.
Jalovaara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tolonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jalovaara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tolonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jalovaara. That did some damage!
Tolonen misses with a low kick.
Jalovaara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tolonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jalovaara walks into a straight right hand from Tolonen.
Tolonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tolonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Tolonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jalovaara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tolonen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jalovaara counter with a right hand.
Tolonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen ducks under a wild hook from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tolonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jalovaara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tolonen.
Tolonen misses with a straight right.
Jalovaara checks a low kick from Tolonen.
As Tolonen backs away, Jalovaara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tolonen throws a shot to the body.
Tolonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jalovaara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tolonen misses with a shot to the body
and Tolonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jalovaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jalovaara throws a good cross that connects.
Good work by Jalovaara as he checks the leg kick.
Tolonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jalovaara can pounce on him.
Tolonen digs a good hook to Jalovaara's body.
Tolonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jalovaara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen lands a left hand.
Jalovaara misses with a punch to the body.
Tolonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jalovaara manages to break the clinch.
Tolonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tolonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara cracks Tolonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tolonen takes one on the button.
Tolonen throws a hook to the side of Jalovaara's head but Jalovaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tolonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tolonen dodges the punch combination from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jalovaara tests Tolonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jalovaara misses with a lunging right hand
and Tolonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaska Jalovaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jalovaara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaska Jalovaara!
Jaska Jalovaara tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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