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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapio Sammalkorpi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Belcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapio Sammalkorpi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammalkorpi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belcher defends it nicely.
Sammalkorpi shoots in looking for a takedown. Belcher tries to sprawl out of it but Sammalkorpi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Belcher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Belcher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sammalkorpi sprawls and moves away.
Belcher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sammalkorpi as he jumps to the side.
Sammalkorpi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Belcher is trying to maintain the position but Sammalkorpi is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammalkorpi is looking to take a break and control but Belcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belcher wants to improve his position but Sammalkorpi is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher is pressing down on Sammalkorpi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belcher wants to sweep but no luck.
Sammalkorpi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sammalkorpi wants to control from the top but Belcher keeps moving.
Belcher controlling Sammalkorpi's posture.
My spies in Cozad The Island inform me that Sammalkorpi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Belcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Belcher, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belcher working a defensive guard here.
Sammalkorpi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belcher is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sammalkorpi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Belcher did well to prevent Sammalkorpi getting side control.
Sammalkorpi drops an elbow to the side of Belcher's head.
Belcher preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ground and pound from Sammalkorpi.
Belcher manages to get to full guard.
Belcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Belcher, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sammalkorpi lands a couple of elbows.
Sammalkorpi trying to control the position from guard on top but Belcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Belcher, not yet.
Belcher is trying to keep Sammalkorpi in close.
Sammalkorpi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Belcher, not yet.
Belcher trying to control the position here.
Sammalkorpi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sammalkorpi trying to control but Belcher is working from the bottom.
Sammalkorpi being controlled here momentarily.
Sammalkorpi wants to control from the top but Belcher keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sammalkorpi has his takedown stuffed
and Belcher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jake Belcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tapio Sammalkorpi.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belcher is fighting to break Sammalkorpi's control of his arms but Sammalkorpi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sammalkorpi looking for a sweep. Not yet Sammalkorpi, not yet.
Belcher trying to control but Sammalkorpi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapio Sammalkorpi 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.
Sammalkorpi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sammalkorpi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sammalkorpi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Belcher seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sammalkorpi tries for a takedown but Belcher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jake Belcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tapio Sammalkorpi.
Sammalkorpi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Belcher tries to avoid it but Sammalkorpi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Belcher to the ground. Belcher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sammalkorpi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Belcher sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sammalkorpi somewhat.
Belcher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tapio Sammalkorpi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belcher shoots in looking for a takedown but Sammalkorpi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belcher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Belcher as Sammalkorpi shoots in.
Belcher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sammalkorpi fails with a takedown attempt.
Sammalkorpi drives through with a takedown into Belcher's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sammalkorpi is one step ahead there.
Sammalkorpi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sammalkorpi being controlled here momentarily.
Belcher wants to sweep but no luck.
Belcher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belcher controlling Sammalkorpi's posture.
Belcher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sammalkorpi is defended easily by Belcher.
Sammalkorpi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Belcher!
Belcher is looking to reverse the position.
Belcher dodges the ground and pound from Sammalkorpi.
Sammalkorpi lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Belcher gets back to half guard.
Sammalkorpi throwing shots but Belcher is blocking nicely.
Belcher preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Belcher gets back to full guard.
Sammalkorpi works over Belcher with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sammalkorpi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sammalkorpi is looking to work some ground and pound but Belcher has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Belcher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sammalkorpi defends well.
Sammalkorpi content to stall in guard here.
Sammalkorpi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sammalkorpi trying to control the position from guard on top but Belcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sammalkorpi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sammalkorpi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapio Sammalkorpi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sammalkorpi shoots in and bounces Belcher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sammalkorpi stopping the sweep attempt from Belcher.
Sammalkorpi landing some decent shots from guard.
Sammalkorpi wants to control from the top but Belcher keeps moving.
Belcher is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belcher keeping moving, preventing Sammalkorpi from controlling successfully.
Belcher wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi connects with a couple of short punches.
Belcher working for a triangle but Sammalkorpi defends it easily.
Belcher pulls Sammalkorpi in to control the position.
Sammalkorpi lands a couple of digs.
Belcher wants to sweep here but Sammalkorpi controlling him for the moment.
Sammalkorpi tries to free his leg and advance position but Belcher is retaining full guard.
That's two 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.
Sammalkorpi trying to control the position from guard on top but Belcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sammalkorpi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belcher.
Sammalkorpi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sammalkorpi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belcher keeping moving, preventing Sammalkorpi from controlling successfully.
Belcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sammalkorpi is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sammalkorpi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belcher works over Sammalkorpi with some ground and pound from guard.
Belcher passes into half guard.
Belcher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Belcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sammalkorpi defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi tries to roll over but Belcher keeps him under control.
Sammalkorpi is not content to let Belcher control the position.
Sammalkorpi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belcher pulls his head out easily.
Sammalkorpi is doing well to control the position and prevent Belcher from advancing to side control.
Belcher seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belcher wants to work for an arm triangle but Sammalkorpi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sammalkorpi actively working from the bottom here.
Belcher wants to control but Sammalkorpi is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapio Sammalkorpi really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sammalkorpi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Belcher as he avoids it easily.
Sammalkorpi slaps away a takedown attempt from Belcher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Belcher or perhaps it was just good defense by Sammalkorpi, which made it look bad.
Sammalkorpi shoots in but Belcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Belcher stuffs the takedown attempt from Sammalkorpi. Sammalkorpi gets slowly back to his feet.
Jake Belcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tapio Sammalkorpi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammalkorpi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Belcher circles away.
Sammalkorpi avoids the head kick by Belcher.
Belcher leaves Sammalkorpi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sammalkorpi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Belcher's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi trying to control but Belcher is working from the bottom.
Belcher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Belcher slips a nice elbow through Sammalkorpi's hands, connecting with Sammalkorpi's forehead.
Belcher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belcher working Sammalkorpi over with strikes.
Belcher is trying to control the action in half guard but Sammalkorpi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belcher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Belcher trying to control from half guard but Sammalkorpi is working away.
Sammalkorpi trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sammalkorpi taking some punishment here, with Belcher in his half guard.
Belcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sammalkorpi defending well though.
Sammalkorpi gets full guard.
Sammalkorpi keeping moving, preventing Belcher from controlling successfully.
Belcher landing with the ground and pound.
Belcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sammalkorpi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belcher looking to pass the guard.
Belcher throwing strikes from guard but Sammalkorpi blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Belcher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Belcher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sammalkorpi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belcher is one step ahead there.
Belcher works over Sammalkorpi with some ground and pound from guard.
Belcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sammalkorpi is keeping the position for now.
Belcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sammalkorpi working for a triangle but Belcher defends it easily.
Belcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Belcher trying to control but Sammalkorpi is working from the bottom.
Tapio Sammalkorpi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belcher pushing down on Sammalkorpi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sammalkorpi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sammalkorpi looking for a guillotine here but Belcher defends easily.
Sammalkorpi is trying to keep Belcher in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sammalkorpi is keeping the position for now.
Belcher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Belcher had his way with Tapio Sammalkorpi in that round.
That's time! Belcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sammalkorpi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Belcher tries to avoid it but Sammalkorpi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Belcher to the ground. Belcher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belcher.
Sammalkorpi feints the counter takedown.
Sammalkorpi 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sammalkorpi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Belcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belcher lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Belcher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belcher trying to control but Sammalkorpi is working from the bottom.
Belcher passes Sammalkorpi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Belcher working Sammalkorpi over with strikes.
Sammalkorpi trying to control from the bottom.
Belcher throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sammalkorpi to regain full guard.
Belcher stands up over Sammalkorpi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sammalkorpi is trying to control the position but Belcher postures up.
Sammalkorpi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belcher preventing the sweep.
Sammalkorpi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Belcher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sammalkorpi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belcher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sammalkorpi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Belcher passes Sammalkorpi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Belcher is looking to take a break and control but Sammalkorpi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sammalkorpi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Belcher there.
Belcher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sammalkorpi is controlling Belcher's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi tries to get to full guard but Belcher has control of the leg.
Belcher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sammalkorpi tries to get to full guard but Belcher has control of the leg.
Belcher seems to be working for a kimura but Sammalkorpi defends the submission attempt.
Belcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sammalkorpi defending well though.
Belcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belcher trying to control the action but Sammalkorpi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Belcher prevents Sammalkorpi from improving his position.
Belcher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sammalkorpi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sammalkorpi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jake Belcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sammalkorpi tries to roll over but Belcher keeps him under control.
Belcher lands with a punch from half guard.
Tapio Sammalkorpi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Belcher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sammalkorpi is trying to control but can't.
Belcher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belcher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Belcher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sammalkorpi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tapio Sammalkorpi!
Tapio Sammalkorpi is the new welterweight champion!
Tapio Sammalkorpi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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