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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 955 p4p, 127 weight class) and Jaakko Ilmarinen (ranked 2259 p4p, 271 weight class). Jaakko Ilmarinen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ilmarinen cracks Sole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ilmarinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been hearing reports that Sole has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ilmarinen tries to bum rush Sole with a series of wild strikes but Sole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ilmarinen throws a body kick that misses.
Sole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ilmarinen's hands.
Ilmarinen connects with a single shot there.
Sole gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.
Sole sizes up Ilmarinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ilmarinen misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ilmarinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Ilmarinen avoids the head kick by Sole.
Ilmarinen stuffs the takedown.
Good shot there by Sole.
Sole pushes Ilmarinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Sole misses with some punches.
Ilmarinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen blocks an elbow strike from Sole.
Ilmarinen has had enough of the clinch but Sole keeps him there for the moment.
Ilmarinen prevents a body shot from Sole.
Sole misses with the head strike.
Ilmarinen tries to break the clinch but Sole is controlling the position.
Sole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ilmarinen breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Ilmarinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sole slips under a jab from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sole cracks Ilmarinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sole connects with the punch.
Sole tries to clinch but Ilmarinen is having none of it.
Ilmarinen misses with a looping right.
Ilmarinen throws a looping overhand right but Sole ducks down to avoid it.
Jaakko Ilmarinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sole connects with a right hand. Ilmarinen shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen looks to throw the jab but Sole is out of range.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ilmarinen with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sole.
Ilmarinen slips under a jab.
Sole moves in looking to clinch but Ilmarinen pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ilmarinen! But no joy.
Ilmarinen throws a series of punches but Sole moves out of range.
Ilmarinen walks into a stiff left hand from Sole.
A low kick from Sole is predictable there
and Ilmarinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sole tries to score with a low kick but Ilmarinen moves his leg out of the way.
A nice side step and Ilmarinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ilmarinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ilmarinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ilmarinen moves away from the strike by Sole.
Oooooh!!! Ilmarinen has knocked Sole down with a huge combo! Ilmarinen steps away and waves a wobbly Sole back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sole is rocked!
Sole moves out of range as Ilmarinen strikes.
It looked like Sole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oh Sole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sole thuds a left hand into Ilmarinen's body.
Ilmarinen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sole throws a leg kick but Ilmarinen moved away.
Ilmarinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sole seems to have got his legs back now.
Sole lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ilmarinen backs up against the cage.
Ilmarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sole is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sole closes the distance and clinches.
Ilmarinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sole darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ilmarinen throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.
Ilmarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Ilmarinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ilmarinen looks to land a left hand but Sole moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Sole as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole defending well as Ilmarinen loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Sole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sole tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Sole lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ilmarinen will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Sole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sole will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ilmarinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sole walks into a left hand.
Sole closes the distance and clinches.
Sole misses with an elbow over the top.
Ilmarinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sole is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sole throws a punch but it's blocked by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen takes an elbow to the temple.
Ilmarinen has had enough of the clinch but Sole keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sole.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ilmarinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sole swings wildly with an uppercut but Ilmarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole can't find room to land a body shot as Ilmarinen controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacks Sole 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.
Ilmarinen missing with a left hand there. Sole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sole moves away from the strike by Ilmarinen.
Sole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sole misses with an uppercut. Ilmarinen saw that one coming.
Sole is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ilmarinen's head.
Ilmarinen ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Ilmarinen avoids the body shot from Sole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen takes one on the button.
Ilmarinen missing with a left hand there. Sole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Ilmarinen moves out of range and Sole only half commits.
That kick from Sole tenderised Ilmarinen's leg. Ilmarinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ilmarinen throws the left hand but Sole avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ilmarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut.
Sole lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sole lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Ilmarinen.
Sole moves in looking to clinch but Ilmarinen pushes him off.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook.
Sole lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sole tries to bum rush Ilmarinen with a series of wild strikes but Ilmarinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sole throws a looping overhand right but Ilmarinen ducks down to avoid it.
Ilmarinen is looking to land body kicks.
Sole is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
No joy there for Ilmarinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ilmarinen connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ilmarinen throws out a loose jab but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ilmarinen circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole tries to land a front kick but Ilmarinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ilmarinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sole looks to score with a jab to the body but Ilmarinen is just out of range.
Sole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ilmarinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sole scrambles back to his feet.
Sole just misses with a punch to the body.
Ilmarinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sole.
A slow jab from Ilmarinen misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sole just misses with a punch to the body.
Ilmarinen tests Sole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ilmarinen moves away.
Sole swings for the body but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
Ilmarinen misses the jab.
Ilmarinen misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole defending well as Ilmarinen loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Ilmarinen misses.
Ilmarinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sole has a couple of punches blocked by Ilmarinen.
Sole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ilmarinen working hard to break the clinch.
Ilmarinen tries to break the clinch but Sole is controlling the position.
Ilmarinen avoids the elbow strike from Sole, against the cage.
Sole tries a body shot but Ilmarinen blocks it.
A short right from Sole on the inside.
Ilmarinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ilmarinen lands a left and a right that send Sole crashing to the mat, dazed. Ilmarinen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ilmarinen slips a jab from Sole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sole counter with a right hand.
Sole tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ilmarinen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ilmarinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sole is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Sole misses its target.
Sole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ilmarinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Ilmarinen.
Sole slips under a jab.
Ilmarinen takes one to the side of the head.
Crunch! Sole slams his shin into Ilmarinen's torso.
Nice defenses there by Sole.
Sole fails with a takedown attempt.
Sole stuns Ilmarinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jacks Sole will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ilmarinen throws a low kick but Sole moves out of range easily.
Sole lands a nice shot to the body.
Ilmarinen looks to throw the jab but Sole is out of range.
Ilmarinen lands an overhand right.
Sole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaakko Ilmarinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ilmarinen lands a jab.
Sole fails to land with a series of punches.
Sole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ilmarinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sole tries to clinch there but Ilmarinen circles away.
Nice cross by Sole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole blocks a jab.
Sole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sole tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ilmarinen manages to circle out of the way.
Ilmarinen avoids the head kick by Sole.
A combination from Sole does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ilmarinen is trying to stand up here but Sole is controlling him well.
Sole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Sole.
Sole not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Sole.
Sole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ilmarinen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ilmarinen is doing well to control the position and prevent Sole from advancing to side control.
Ilmarinen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole trying to control the action but Ilmarinen is working from the bottom.
Sole is looking for a kimura but Ilmarinen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sole to get the leverage.
Sole is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Ilmarinen as he works his way to full guard.
Ilmarinen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sole pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ilmarinen is out of range and Sole settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Ilmarinen misses.
Sole moves away from the strike by Ilmarinen.
Sole fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole lands with an overhand left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sole.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sole. Ilmarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sole tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ilmarinen swivels and escapes.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws out a loose jab but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ilmarinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Sole throws a sloppy head kick and Ilmarinen moves out of range easily.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook.
Ilmarinen misses with a right hand
and Sole counters with a nice uppercut.
Sole scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ilmarinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Ilmarinen misses with a body shot.
Ilmarinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole swings for the body but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ilmarinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sole.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sole.
Ilmarinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ilmarinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sole's head.
Sole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ilmarinen counters with a one-two to the body.
Sole looks for a takedown but Ilmarinen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacks Sole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Ilmarinen misses.
Sole lands a jab to the nose.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Ilmarinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Ilmarinen is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ilmarinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ilmarinen dodges the punch combination from Sole.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaakko Ilmarinen.
I think Sole 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jaakko Ilmarinen!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Jacks Sole!
The fight ends as a draw!
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