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QFC Tournament 904 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dobar Dan (ranked 4840 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zackary Willhems (ranked 4807 p4p, 0 weight class). Zackary Willhems has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dobar Dan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zackary Willhems!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willhems takes a swing at Dan's ribcage but misses.
Dan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Willhems lands a slapping body shot.
Willhems is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dan.
Willhems throws a lazy uppercut
and Dan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Willhems wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dan manages to pass to side control.
Dan seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Willhems has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Willhems knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Willhems is defending against the submission attempts here by Dan.
Dan passes to full mount!
Willhems tries to improve his position but Dan has taken his back! Dan has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Willhems tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Dan pushes Willhems away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dobar Dan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Jenkins (ranked 4745 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolli Lawrence (ranked 4778 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Connor Jenkins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Connor Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolli Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins darts in and clinches Lawrence up against the cage.
Come on Lawrence - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lawrence landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jenkins is trying to push Lawrence away but Lawrence has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lawrence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawrence lands a knee to the head.
Lawrence is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lawrence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jenkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Lawrence keeps control of Jenkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lawrence landing knees to the body.
Lawrence landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lawrence lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawrence obliges.
Lawrence lands a knee to the body.
Lawrence slowing the pace effectively.
Lawrence landing knees to the head.
Lawrence lands a good knee to the midsection. Jenkins won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jenkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lawrence is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lawrence scores with a knee to the head.
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jenkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lawrence.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawrence obliges.
Lawrence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawrence crunches a lovely knee into Jenkins's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Lawrence.
Lawrence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jenkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence lands a knee to the body.
Lawrence landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawrence is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lawrence.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lawrence.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawrence obliges.
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jenkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stalling in the clinch from Lawrence.
Lawrence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawrence landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jenkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lawrence with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawrence obliges.
Lawrence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawrence taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawrence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawrence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jenkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawrence scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jenkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lawrence working Jenkins over with knees to the body.
Lawrence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jenkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lawrence lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lawrence.
Jenkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lawrence gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lawrence lands a nice knee to the body.
Jenkins is trying to pull guard but Lawrence turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jenkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lawrence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jenkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lawrence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jenkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jenkins is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence connects with a knee to the head.
Lawrence has Jenkins pressed against the cage.
Lawrence landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lawrence obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Lawrence.
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jenkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolli Lawrence dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jenkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lawrence can pounce on him.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Lawrence holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jenkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Lawrence has double underhooks.
Lawrence connects with a knee to the head.
Lawrence lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Lawrence.
Jenkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lawrence pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rolli Lawrence seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawrence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jenkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lawrence with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence landing knees to the body.
Jenkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lawrence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jenkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lawrence is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lawrence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lawrence leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lawrence lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lawrence lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lawrence landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Lawrence.
Lawrence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawrence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lawrence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jenkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lawrence lands a nice knee to the body.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch but Lawrence keeps him there for the moment.
Lawrence gets underhooks to prevent Jenkins's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jenkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jenkins is trying to force a seperation but Lawrence has the dominant position.
Lawrence has Jenkins pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence crunches a lovely knee into Jenkins's ribcage.
Lawrence crunches a lovely knee into Jenkins's ribcage.
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lawrence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jenkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lawrence scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawrence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawrence stalling.
Lawrence prevents Jenkins from breaking the clinch.
Lawrence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawrence.
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jenkins fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jenkins managing to block the knees to the body from Lawrence.
Jenkins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lawrence to keep the fight standing.
Lawrence working Jenkins over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawrence.
Lawrence scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lawrence landing knees to the body.
Lawrence lands a knee to the body.
Lawrence scores a nice knee to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolli Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lawrence blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Lawrence is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jenkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawrence moves into the clinch.
Lawrence slows down the pace here.
Jenkins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lawrence is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawrence.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawrence.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawrence.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawrence.
Lawrence leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lawrence connects with a knee to the head.
Lawrence landing knees to the body.
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jenkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lawrence utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawrence with a knee to the head.
Jenkins taking a breather.
Lawrence dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lawrence landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lawrence using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence landing knees to the head.
Lawrence landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lawrence lands a good knee to the midsection. Jenkins won't want to take too many of those.
Jenkins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lawrence to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence with a knee to the head.
Lawrence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jenkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lawrence.
Lawrence connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jenkins's face.
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jenkins tries to circle away but Lawrence has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lawrence with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lawrence putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jenkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Lawrence avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Lawrence.
Jenkins tries to circle away but Lawrence has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lawrence has Jenkins pressed against the cage.
Lawrence crunches a lovely knee into Jenkins's ribcage.
Lawrence landing knees to the body.
Lawrence crunches a lovely knee into Jenkins's ribcage.
Jenkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jenkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lawrence landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawrence.
Lawrence working Jenkins over with 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!
Lawrence scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Lawrence to work.
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jenkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jenkins letting Lawrence take a breather here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lawrence.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolli Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawrence has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Rolli Lawrence!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Rolli Lawrence!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Rolli Lawrence!
Rolli Lawrence wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Jyrkka (ranked 5205 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Fitzpatrick (ranked 5076 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley Fitzpatrick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Jyrkka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradley Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jyrkka is looking to clinch but Fitzpatrick is avoiding it.
Jyrkka throws a body kick that misses.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fitzpatrick is looking to clinch but Jyrkka is avoiding it.
Jyrkka attempts a counter takedown but Fitzpatrick avoids it well and moves away.
Fitzpatrick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fitzpatrick manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jyrkka tries to free his leg and advance position but Fitzpatrick is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jyrkka gets to his feet. Fitzpatrick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jyrkka shoots in and drives through. Fitzpatrick sprawls well.
Jyrkka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fitzpatrick avoids it really well and circles away.
Fitzpatrick is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jyrkka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fitzpatrick's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick pushes Jyrkka off looking to stand but Jyrkka dives back in and keeps control.
Fitzpatrick is trying to control but Jyrkka passes into side control!
Fitzpatrick gets back to half guard.
Fitzpatrick is looking to escape.
Jyrkka is working for an americana but Fitzpatrick has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Jyrkka was thinking about the submission.
Fitzpatrick wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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.
Fitzpatrick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick controlling the position.
Fitzpatrick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jyrkka stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fitzpatrick misses with a takedown
and Jyrkka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jyrkka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzpatrick's efforts to push away.
Fitzpatrick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jyrkka's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyrkka tries to score a body lock takedown but Fitzpatrick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Jyrkka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzpatrick breaks the clinch.
Fitzpatrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jyrkka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fitzpatrick jumps guard but Jyrkka stands there with Fitzpatrick around his waist. Fitzpatrick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jyrkka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fitzpatrick tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jyrkka is in Fitzpatrick's guard.
Fitzpatrick looks winded!
Jyrkka wants to control from the top but Fitzpatrick keeps moving.
Jyrkka passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyrkka content to control rather than advance.
Fitzpatrick is trying to stand up here but Jyrkka is controlling him well.
Jyrkka trying to advance position but Fitzpatrick counters by regaining guard.
Jyrkka passes Fitzpatrick's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jyrkka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Jyrkka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jyrkka goes for a double leg but Fitzpatrick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fitzpatrick continues to drive forward.
Fitzpatrick slaps away a takedown attempt from Jyrkka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jyrkka throws a head kick but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Jyrkka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fitzpatrick trying to keep a closed guard but Jyrkka is proving a slippery customer.
Jyrkka looking to sit in guard and control but Fitzpatrick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick tries to stand but Jyrkka is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyrkka working a defensive guard here.
Pertti Jyrkka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jyrkka pulls Fitzpatrick in to control the position.
Jyrkka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jyrkka keeping moving, preventing Fitzpatrick from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jyrkka working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Jyrkka is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jyrkka instigates a clinch.
Jyrkka leaning against his opponent.
Fitzpatrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jyrkka.
Jyrkka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzpatrick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pertti Jyrkka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jyrkka fails with the takedown
and Fitzpatrick counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Jyrkka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzpatrick closes the distance but Jyrkka moves to the side
and Jyrkka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fitzpatrick thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Jyrkka with that takedown attempt.
Fitzpatrick let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fitzpatrick pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jyrkka back to the cage. Fitzpatrick follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fitzpatrick is defended easily by Jyrkka.
Fitzpatrick is looking to clinch.
Jyrkka wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jyrkka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jyrkka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyrkka passes into half guard.
Fitzpatrick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jyrkka.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jyrkka wants to work for an arm triangle but Fitzpatrick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fitzpatrick kicks off Jyrkka and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzpatrick gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jyrkka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fitzpatrick wants to hit a switch here but Jyrkka passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fitzpatrick there!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bradley Fitzpatrick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jyrkka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fitzpatrick's half guard.
Jyrkka controlling the action here.
Jyrkka stands up from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick shoots for a double leg takedown but Jyrkka sprawls well. He's pushed Fitzpatrick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fitzpatrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jyrkka shoots in but Fitzpatrick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fitzpatrick gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fitzpatrick wants to pass the guard but Jyrkka is defending well.
Jyrkka tries to roll over but Fitzpatrick keeps him under control.
Jyrkka has his hands clasped together around Fitzpatrick's back. He's all about the action.
Well, if Fitzpatrick 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyrkka missing with punches from the bottom.
Jyrkka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fitzpatrick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jyrkka is keeping the position for now.
Jyrkka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyrkka throws a combination that misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jyrkka trying to keep a closed guard but Fitzpatrick is proving a slippery customer.
Fitzpatrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Jyrkka is retaining full guard.
Jyrkka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fitzpatrick manages to get himself to full guard.
Jyrkka advances position into side control!
The referee asks Jyrkka politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jyrkka prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyrkka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fitzpatrick for as long as he can get away with.
Jyrkka moves into full mount!
Jyrkka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pertti Jyrkka.
I think Jyrkka 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Pertti Jyrkka!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Pertti Jyrkka!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Pertti Jyrkka!
Pertti Jyrkka wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Penn (ranked 4787 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kayla Freeman (ranked 4741 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Penn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kayla Freeman's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kayla Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn rushes Freeman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Penn.
Freeman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Penn after a bit of a struggle.
Freeman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Penn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Freeman is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Freeman.
Freeman drags the fight down to the ground.
Penn wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
Freeman working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn is posturing up here but Freeman has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Penn tries to roll out but it's too tight and Penn has to tap! Slick submission there by Freeman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kayla Freeman!
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