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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Lappalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy de Bakker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aslak Lappalainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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178 cm
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165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslak Lappalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy de Bakker!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Bakker closes the distance and clinches up with Lappalainen, looking for a takedown. de Bakker pushes Lappalainen against the cage but Lappalainen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lappalainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
de Bakker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lappalainen is fending him off so far but de Bakker persists. Nope, Lappalainen circles away and we're back to standing.
de Bakker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lappalainen.
It looks like Jimmy de Bakker has been cut.
de Bakker scores with a takedown into Lappalainen's guard.
Lappalainen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Bakker preventing the sweep.
de Bakker tries to free his leg and advance position but Lappalainen is retaining full guard.
Lappalainen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
de Bakker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Bakker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lappalainen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lappalainen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lappalainen!
de Bakker looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lappalainen cracks de Bakker with a big right hand but de Bakker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here as Lappalainen stalls from top position.
de Bakker sneaks back into half guard.
de Bakker looking for submissions off his back.
de Bakker won't allow Lappalainen to pass to mount.
de Bakker is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lappalainen pulls his head out easily.
Lappalainen stalling.
That's two 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lappalainen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
de Bakker actively working from the bottom here.
Lappalainen trying to mount his opponent but de Bakker defends it.
de Bakker tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lappalainen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
de Bakker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lappalainen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can de Bakker hang on?
de Bakker working to try and regain half guard.
Lappalainen content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lappalainen looking to control but de Bakker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
de Bakker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lappalainen unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lappalainen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lappalainen is going olschool here, as he tries to force de Bakker to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so de Bakker shrugs it off.
de Bakker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
de Bakker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lappalainen trying to control from half guard but de Bakker is working away.
Lappalainen drops an elbow to the side of de Bakker's head.
de Bakker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
de Bakker looking for submissions off his back.
Lappalainen is nestled in close to de Bakker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lappalainen passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Bakker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lappalainen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Lappalainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy de Bakker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lappalainen misses with a wild body shot.
Lappalainen misses with a low kick.
de Bakker drops his hands momentarily and Lappalainen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
de Bakker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lappalainen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. de Bakker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lappalainen trying to control the position but de Bakker is working away.
de Bakker regains half guard.
Lappalainen trying to control the action but de Bakker is working from the bottom.
de Bakker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
de Bakker is looking to get back to full guard here but Lappalainen has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lappalainen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
de Bakker is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lappalainen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but de Bakker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Bakker is trying to improve his position.
Lappalainen is looking to take a break and control but de Bakker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
de Bakker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
de Bakker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
de Bakker is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lappalainen pulls his head out easily.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lappalainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
de Bakker is looking for a sweep. Lappalainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lappalainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
de Bakker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
de Bakker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lappalainen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
de Bakker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lappalainen moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from de Bakker.
de Bakker trying to remain calm as Lappalainen controls from the top position.
de Bakker is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lappalainen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
de Bakker is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lappalainen pulls his head out easily.
de Bakker looking for submissions off his back.
Lappalainen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. de Bakker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lappalainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
de Bakker tries to roll over but Lappalainen keeps him under control.
Lappalainen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aslak Lappalainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
de Bakker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lappalainen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so de Bakker is just riding it out for now. Lappalainen eventually gives up the hold.
de Bakker actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Lappalainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy de Bakker's cut.
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!
de Bakker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
de Bakker is looking for a kimura here.
Lappalainen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of de Bakker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take de Bakker's back!
Lappalainen trying to control momentarily.
Lappalainen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for de Bakker to escape the position.
de Bakker rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
de Bakker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lappalainen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but de Bakker sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Bakker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
de Bakker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
de Bakker throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lappalainen escapes and throws de Bakker's legs to the side, diving into side control!
de Bakker is trying to get back to half guard.
Lappalainen working the ground and pound.
de Bakker gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Bakker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
de Bakker actively working from the bottom here.
Lappalainen trying to control from half guard but de Bakker is working away.
de Bakker wants to improve his position but Lappalainen is controlling well.
de Bakker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lappalainen misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Bakker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jimmy de Bakker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Bakker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
de Bakker is trying to work for a kimura but Lappalainen is defending well.
de Bakker seems to be working for a kimura but Lappalainen defends the submission attempt.
Lappalainen is pressing down on de Bakker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lappalainen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lappalainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
de Bakker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and de Bakker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jimmy de Bakker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Bakker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lappalainen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of de Bakker, into his guard.
de Bakker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lappalainen passes into half guard.
de Bakker is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy de Bakker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lappalainen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslak Lappalainen!
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energy
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pop
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