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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Metso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
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189 cm
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211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jyrki Metso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Cash!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metso darts in and clinches Cash up against the cage.
Cash looking for a takedown.
Metso decides to pull guard.
Cash trying to control but Metso is working from the bottom.
Metso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cash manages to get himself to full guard.
Cash looking to control.
Metso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Metso slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Metso from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cash can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cash wants to sweep but no luck.
Metso trying to control but Cash is working from the bottom.
Metso not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cash is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Metso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Metso looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cash looks gassed!
Metso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cash is keeping the position for now.
Metso stopping the sweep attempt from Cash.
Metso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metso preventing the sweep.
Cash throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Metso trying to control the position from guard on top but Cash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Metso shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Metso showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cash is staying active underneath Metso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash wants to control but Metso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cash tries to roll over but Metso keeps him under control.
Metso moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Cash.
Metso stands up.
Metso looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Metso wants to stand but Cash has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Cash pushes Metso off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cash as he jumps to the side.
Cash misses with a takedown
and Metso counters with a body kick.
Metso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cash fails to land with a series of punches.
Metso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cash is fending him off so far but Metso persists. Nope, Cash circles away and we're back to standing.
Cash 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.
Metso is trying to keep Cash in close.
Cash landing some decent shots from guard.
Metso is trying to control the position but Cash postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrki Metso dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Metso misses with a takedown
so Cash counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cash thows a big elbow that misses.
Metso keeping moving, preventing Cash from controlling successfully.
Metso is pulling down on Cash's head to control his posture.
Metso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cash's guard.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Metso from controlling successfully.
Metso wanted to stand there but Cash had control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Metso preventing the sweep.
Cash not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cash is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Metso is standing up over Cash. Cash looks to escape but Metso dives into side control.
Cash tries to buck Metso off but Metso is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Metso moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Metso pulls guard.
Cash is looking to advance position but Metso has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Metso wants to control the pace but Cash is squirming around nicely.
Cash tries to hold on but Metso pushes him away.
Cash flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cash is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cash is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cash sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metso stalling.
Cash gets full guard.
Metso trying to control the position from guard on top but Cash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cash tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cash is trying to keep Metso in close.
Jyrki Metso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four 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.
Cash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Metso decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cash, up you get!
Cash drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cash trying to control the position from guard on top but Metso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cash looking to sit in guard and control but Metso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cash is trying to control the position but Metso postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Cash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Metso stuffs the takedown attempt from Cash. Cash gets slowly back to his feet.
Metso is looking to clinch but Cash is avoiding it.
Metso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cash's waist but Cash gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Metso off to one side.
Jyrki Metso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Metso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cash's waist but Cash gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Metso off to one side.
Cash stuffs the takedown attempt from Metso. Metso gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jyrki Metso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Metso fails with the takedown.
Cash drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Metso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cash must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Metso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Metso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cash wants to control from the top but Metso keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cash tries to clinch but Metso moves out of range.
Metso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cash counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Metso!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash trying to control but Metso is having none of it.
Cash connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cash lands with some strikes.
Cash breaks from Metso's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Metso tries to lock up and control but Cash gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Metso in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cash cracks Metso with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cash postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Metso looks a forlorn figure.
Cash lands a big shot there that rocks Metso but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash looking to control but Metso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Metso is looking to get to half guard.
Cash in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cash landing strikes from the mount and Metso is in trouble!
Cash controlling the position easily from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Cash there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cash scoring with strikes but Metso is staying in there.
Metso takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Cash misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Metso holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cash tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Metso bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Metso looking to pass the guard.
Cash wants to sweep but no luck.
Cash lands an upkick as Metso stands over him.
Cash looking to hit a scissor sweep but Metso is one step ahead there.
Metso wants to control from the top but Cash keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Cash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cash 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Cash!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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