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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Tuho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuho has chosen Marilyn Manson - Fight Song as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikko Tuho!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell gets caught flat footed, as Tuho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tuho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Powell is keeping the position for now.
Tuho stopping the sweep attempt from Powell.
Tuho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Powell is keeping the position for now.
Tuho controlling from the top position.
Powell controls Tuho momentarily but Tuho frees himself.
Powell pulls Tuho in close to prevent any damage.
Powell pushes Tuho off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mikko Tuho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tuho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tuho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tuho with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
I looks like Tuho might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Powell is trying to stand back up but Tuho is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuho moves nicely into side control.
Powell manages to get back to half guard.
Tuho seems to be looking for submissions.
Powell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tuho on the ground.
Powell is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tuho pulls his head out easily.
Powell wants to get back to his feet.
Powell is breathing heavily.
Tuho is thwarting Powell's attempts to control the position.
Tuho performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuho seems to be working for a kimura but Powell defends the submission attempt.
Tuho passes to side control.
Tuho happy to just control the position for now.
Powell wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tuho happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Tuho has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Tuho 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.
Tuho takes one on the button.
Powell scores with the left hand. Tuho knows he should have avoided that one.
Powell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Powell gets caught flat footed, as Tuho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tuho sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mikko Tuho just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tuho counters with an inside leg kick.
Powell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tuho counters with a leg kick.
Tuho gets a takedown into half guard.
Powell is trying to stand.
Still in half guard, Tuho seems content to control.
Tuho is breathing heavily.
Powell wants to get back to his feet.
Powell trying to hold on to Tuho's head to control him but Tuho postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is trying to get back to full guard.
Powell pushes Tuho off and gets back to his feet.
Tuho shoots in for a takedown but Powell shows good takedown defense.
Powell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powell moves in looking to clinch but Tuho pushes him off.
Powell throws a lazy head kick
and Tuho counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Powell's guard now.
Powell throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Powell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tuho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Powell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tuho controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell wants to stand and escape but Tuho is having none of it.
Tuho decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Powell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tuho counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lull in the action here.
Powell tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tuho presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Powell swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is squirming around, avoiding Tuho's attempts to control the action.
Powell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tuho looking to control and managing it successfully.
Powell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.
Powell is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.
Powell is working hard here to advance position.
Powell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tuho controlling the pace for now.
Powell is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Tuho has taken his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell trying to control the action but Tuho just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Tuho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tuho avoids the head kick by Powell.
Powell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tuho gets a takedown into half guard.
Tuho controlling the action here.
Powell trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuho seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tuho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mikko Tuho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tuho performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tuho wants to work for an arm triangle but Powell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Powell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tuho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tuho stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Powell wants to clinch up but Tuho keeps it at a distance.
Tuho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuho content to stall in guard here.
Tuho looking to pass the guard.
Tuho won't allow Powell to get back to his feet.
Tuho forces his way into half guard.
Tuho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Powell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tuho is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tuho is looking to take a break and control but Powell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tuho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Powell is refusing to be controlled, as Tuho sits in half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mikko Tuho just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tuho drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tuho wants to control but Powell is keeping him busy.
Powell is trying to buck Tuho off.
Jackie Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Tuho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tuho winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Tuho!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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