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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jalo Ilmarinen (ranked 1034 p4p, 881 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 138 p4p, 122 weight class). Jalo Ilmarinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy Lee's chin.
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jalo Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Ilmarinen works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Ilmarinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ilmarinen.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ilmarinen slips under a jab.
Ilmarinen defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Ilmarinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ilmarinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ilmarinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lee tries to clinch up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Ilmarinen scores with a hook.
Ilmarinen walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Ilmarinen takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Jimmy Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Ilmarinen is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee looks for the body kick but Ilmarinen saw that one coming.
Ilmarinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ilmarinen takes one to the chin there.
Ilmarinen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ilmarinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ilmarinen with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ilmarinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Ilmarinen from controlling successfully.
Ilmarinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ilmarinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Ilmarinen.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control from the top but Ilmarinen keeps moving.
Ilmarinen has control of Lee's left arm, preventing Lee from doing any damage.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Ilmarinen.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ilmarinen is keeping the position for now.
Ilmarinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ilmarinen is looking to sweep but instead, Lee has passed into half guard.
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.
Ilmarinen gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Ilmarinen is retaining full guard.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ilmarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ilmarinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jalo Ilmarinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ilmarinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lee sprawls and moves away.
Lee scores with a jab.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ilmarinen is out of range.
Ilmarinen takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Jimmy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Ilmarinen swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee looks to throw a body kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Ilmarinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lee's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ilmarinen stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jalo Ilmarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ilmarinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee controls Ilmarinen momentarily but Ilmarinen frees himself.
Ilmarinen throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Ilmarinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lee moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lee is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ilmarinen 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.
Ilmarinen grinds an elbow into Lee's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee parries the strikes from Ilmarinen easily there. Ilmarinen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lee to escape.
Lee parries the strikes from Ilmarinen easily there. Ilmarinen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lee to escape.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ilmarinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ilmarinen lands a few punches from side control.
Ilmarinen trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen wants to take a breather but Lee manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ilmarinen.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ilmarinen distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jalo Ilmarinen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee misses with a body shot.
Ilmarinen throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Ilmarinen seems unphased.
Lee misses with a hook. Ilmarinen ducked under it nicely.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ilmarinen throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee pulls Ilmarinen in close to prevent any damage.
Ilmarinen preventing the sweep.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Ilmarinen postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Ilmarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ilmarinen ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Ilmarinen is looking to counter punch.
Lee looks for the body kick but Ilmarinen saw that one coming.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Ilmarinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimmy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Lee.
Lee misses with a hook.
Ilmarinen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lee wants to sweep here but Ilmarinen controlling him for the moment.
Ilmarinen wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes but missing.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ilmarinen is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Ilmarinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ilmarinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ilmarinen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ilmarinen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ilmarinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ilmarinen slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
Jalo Ilmarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ilmarinen throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Ilmarinen thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Ilmarinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee is staying active underneath Ilmarinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ilmarinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jalo Ilmarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ilmarinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jalo Ilmarinen!
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