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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jalmari Pullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pullo comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Johnny Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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196 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jalmari Pullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pullo is out of range and Jones settles back down.
A lazy body kick from Jones
and Pullo counters with a takedown into side control.
Pullo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pullo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Pullo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones prevents Pullo from moving into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is pushing Pullo's head away, looking to escape. Pullo manages to hold on to the position though.
Pullo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here as Pullo stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo prevents Jones from escaping the position.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pullo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pullo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Jones is trying to escape the mount but Pullo keeps good control and instead manages to take Jones's back.
Pullo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jones is defending well though. Pullo let's go of the attempt for now.
Pullo has good solid back control here.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pullo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pullo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Pullo working for a choke but Jones is defending well.
Jones tries to escape but Pullo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jones trying to control the action but Pullo just sinks the hooks in.
Jones is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Pullo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Pullo looking for the choke from the back.
Pullo controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullo is looking for the choke from the back position but Jones is controlling his hands well.
Jones defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pullo gets his hands free as Jones looks to control.
Jones preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pullo.
Jones fending off the submission attempt from Pullo.
Pullo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jones defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pullo working for the choke.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Pullo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Pullo tries to get the hooks in deep but Jones pushed the leg off.
I really don't envy Jones right now.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jones is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalmari Pullo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pullo checks a low kick from Jones.
Pullo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jones sprawls and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pullo checks a leg kick.
Pullo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pullo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pullo scrambles back to his feet.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pullo's sensitive parts.
Pullo blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pullo.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pullo misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Pullo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A head kick from Jones lands but Pullo takes it in his stride.
It looks like Jalmari Pullo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pullo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pullo.
Pullo won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Pullo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pullo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Pullo is very close to passing his half guard.
Pullo is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pullo is working away from the top position though.
Jones is trying to stand.
Pullo is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand back up but Pullo manages to pass into side control.
Jones is trying to control Pullo's posture but Pullo avoids it.
Pullo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Jones is concentrating on defense, preventing Pullo from advancing position.
Pullo controlling the pace.
Pullo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalmari Pullo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Pullo is controlling him
Pullo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pullo prevents Jones from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pullo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jalmari Pullo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Pullo slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Pullo counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Pullo passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pullo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pullo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Pullo controlling the position easily from mount.
Pullo works his way to his opponent's back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jalmari Pullo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Pullo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Pullo off balance momentarily.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Pullo moved out of range nicely.
Pullo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pullo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Pullo wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Pullo is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo content to control rather than advance.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnny Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pullo tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones thows a leg kick but Pullo checks it
and Pullo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pullo stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Pullo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pullo wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullo is working hard here to advance position.
Pullo prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones is in trouble now - Pullo has advanced to mount!
Jones is trying to stand.
Pullo trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Pullo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jones manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pullo wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones controls the position for a moment.
Pullo is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pullo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
Jones is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pullo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jones wants to control but Pullo is having none of it.
Pullo takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Pullo biding his time, looking for the opening.
Jones preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pullo.
Jones is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pullo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jones knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jones for a finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jalmari Pullo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pullo 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jalmari Pullo!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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