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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Wan Soo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Blumenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wan Soo's entrance music is Rise of the Northstar - Welcame. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Wan Soo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Markku Blumenthal!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blumenthal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wan Soo.
Blumenthal wants to land a leg kick but Wan Soo is out of range.
Wan Soo thumps Blumenthal with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blumenthal.
Blumenthal tries to clinch but Wan Soo is having none of it.
Wan Soo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blumenthal throws an elbow but it misses.
Blumenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Wan Soo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A body shot lands from Wan Soo.
Blumenthal avoiding damage as Wan Soo throws knees to the body.
Wan Soo breaks the clinch.
Wan Soo instigates a clinch.
Wan Soo lands a body shot.
Blumenthal stops a takedown attempt from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo avoids a wild elbow strike from Blumenthal.
Wan Soo blocks an elbow strike from Blumenthal.
Wan Soo takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wan Soo avoiding damage as Blumenthal throws knees to the body.
Wan Soo dodges an elbow strike from Blumenthal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blumenthal lands a good knee to the midsection. Wan Soo won't want to take too many of those.
Wan Soo wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Wan Soo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Wan Soo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wan Soo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blumenthal.
Blumenthal lands an elbow inside that Wan Soo shrugs off.
Blumenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blumenthal connects with a knee to the head.
Wan Soo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blumenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wan Soo tries to land knees in the clinch but Blumenthal avoids the damage to the body.
Blumenthal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wan Soo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wan Soo misses with a punch to the body.
Wan Soo blocks an elbow strike from Blumenthal.
Blumenthal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wan Soo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blumenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
Wan Soo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blumenthal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wan Soo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blumenthal stalling against the cage.
Blumenthal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wan Soo blocks an elbow strike from Blumenthal.
Wan Soo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blumenthal tries to land a knee to the head but Wan Soo blocks with his arms.
Wan Soo lands with a right to the head.
Wan Soo digs a right hand into Blumenthal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blumenthal's gas tank.
Blumenthal misses with a knee to the head.
Wan Soo is pushing Blumenthal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blumenthal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blumenthal tries to land a knee to the head but Wan Soo blocks with his arms.
Blumenthal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blumenthal pushes off an throws an elbow but Wan Soo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wan Soo blocks an elbow strike from Blumenthal.
Blumenthal trying to stall but Wan Soo improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo blocks an elbow strike.
Wan Soo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wan Soo - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo pushes Blumenthal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wan Soo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blumenthal looks winded!
Blumenthal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blumenthal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blumenthal throws an elbow but it misses.
Wan Soo looking for a takedown.
Blumenthal blocks a body shot from Wan Soo.
Blumenthal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wan Soo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wan Soo scores with a hook to the body.
Blumenthal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blumenthal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blumenthal looking to slow down the pace here.
Wan Soo scores with a shoulder strike.
Wan Soo lands a shot to the body.
Wan Soo lands with a left to the head.
Wan Soo fails to pull guard.
Wan Soo pushes Blumenthal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wan Soo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blumenthal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blumenthal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wan Soo throws an elbow but it misses.
Wan Soo tries a body shot but Blumenthal blocks it.
Wan Soo digs a right hand into Blumenthal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blumenthal's gas tank.
Wan Soo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blumenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blumenthal tries to stall but Wan Soo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blumenthal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wan Soo's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Markku Blumenthal will probably get the nod.
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.
Wan Soo throws a lazy right hand but Blumenthal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blumenthal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wan Soo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blumenthal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo throws a leg kick that misses.
Wan Soo moves into the clinch.
Wan Soo wants a takedown but no success here.
Wan Soo dodges an elbow strike from Blumenthal.
Jon Wan Soo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blumenthal pushes off an throws an elbow but Wan Soo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wan Soo blocks an elbow strike.
Blumenthal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blumenthal swings wildly with an uppercut but Wan Soo uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blumenthal lands an elbow just above Wan Soo 's eye.
Wan Soo is looking for a takedown.
Blumenthal landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blumenthal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blumenthal lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blumenthal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blumenthal lands an elbow that stopped Wan Soo in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Blumenthal.
Blumenthal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Wan Soo.
Blumenthal lands an elbow inside.
Blumenthal prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Wan Soo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wan Soo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wan Soo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wan Soo wants to break free but Blumenthal has control.
Blumenthal lands a nice elbow.
Blumenthal tries to land a knee to the head but Wan Soo blocks with his arms.
Blumenthal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blumenthal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wan Soo's brow.
Blumenthal lands a knee to the body.
Blumenthal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wan Soo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blumenthal throws an elbow but it misses.
Blumenthal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blumenthal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blumenthal throws an elbow that misses.
Wan Soo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wan Soo breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blumenthal.
Wan Soo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blumenthal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blumenthal tries to clinch but Wan Soo is having none of it.
Blumenthal tries to keep at a distance but Wan Soo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blumenthal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wan Soo lands a hook that snaps the head of Blumenthal backwards.
Blumenthal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wan Soo blocks the elbow strike.
Wan Soo tries a body shot but Blumenthal blocks it.
Wan Soo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blumenthal misses with a knee strike.
Wan Soo blocks the elbow strike.
Wan Soo digs a right hand underneath Blumenthal's ribcage. Blumenthal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wan Soo blocks an elbow strike from Blumenthal.
Wan Soo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wan Soo leaning against his opponent.
Blumenthal tries to stall but Wan Soo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wan Soo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blumenthal is defending well for now.
Blumenthal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wan Soo wants to stall.
Wan Soo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blumenthal backwards.
Wan Soo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wan Soo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wan Soo trying to control the position but instead, Blumenthal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wan Soo into the cage.
Wan Soo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blumenthal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wan Soo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wan Soo throws a body kick that misses.
Wan Soo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wan Soo throws a leg kick but Blumenthal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wan Soo takes the fight into the clinch.
Blumenthal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wan Soo blocks it with crossed arms.
Blumenthal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wan Soo's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blumenthal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wan Soo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wan Soo manages to break the clinch.
Wan Soo misses with a body shot.
Markku Blumenthal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blumenthal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jon Wan Soo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wan Soo instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wan Soo misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markku Blumenthal 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. This is the final round!
Blumenthal ducks under a wild hook from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo has closed the distance and engaged Blumenthal in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wan Soo.
A right handed body shot lands from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo tries a body shot but Blumenthal blocks it.
Wan Soo tries to work over Blumenthal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wan Soo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blumenthal is trying to maintain a safe position but Wan Soo gets an underhook and turns Blumenthal into the cage.
Wan Soo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blumenthal misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wan Soo.
Wan Soo tries a body shot but Blumenthal blocks it.
Blumenthal blocking some punches.
Blumenthal misses with an elbow over the top.
Blumenthal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blumenthal letting Wan Soo take a breather here.
Blumenthal connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blumenthal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blumenthal throws an elbow that misses.
Blumenthal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blumenthal throws a punch but it's blocked by Wan Soo.
Blumenthal misses with a knee strike.
Wan Soo misses with some punches.
Wan Soo misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Wan Soo as the two fighters clinch.
Wan Soo manages to break the clinch.
Blumenthal throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wan Soo forces Blumenthal back against the cage and clinches.
Blumenthal taking a breather.
Wan Soo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blumenthal.
Wan Soo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jon Wan Soo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markku Blumenthal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo throws a head punch that misses.
Wan Soo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blumenthal lands a good knee to the midsection. Wan Soo won't want to take too many of those.
Wan Soo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wan Soo.
Blumenthal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wan Soo is leaning against Blumenthal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wan Soo digs a right hand underneath Blumenthal's ribcage. Blumenthal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wan Soo misses with a body punch.
Wan Soo is leaning against Blumenthal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blumenthal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wan Soo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wan Soo gets through Blumenthal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wan Soo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blumenthal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wan Soo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wan Soo lands with a right to the head.
Wan Soo dodges an elbow strike from Blumenthal.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blumenthal.
Wan Soo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wan Soo tries to throw a body punch but Blumenthal avoids it by throwing Wan Soo back against the cage.
Wan Soo misses with a punch to the body.
Wan Soo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wan Soo tries to circle away but Blumenthal has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Wan Soo on the inside.
Wan Soo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wan Soo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wan Soo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wan Soo tries a body shot but Blumenthal blocks it.
Blumenthal blocks an uppercut.
Blumenthal prevents a body shot from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo tries to throw a body punch but Blumenthal avoids it by throwing Wan Soo back against the cage.
Wan Soo misses with the head strike.
Wan Soo misses with some punches.
Blumenthal blocks an elbow strike from Wan Soo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Wan Soo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blumenthal 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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