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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jalo Ilmarinen (ranked 359 p4p, 204 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 51 p4p, 36 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jalo Ilmarinen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jalo Ilmarinen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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16 - 9 - 0 |
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184 cm
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28 - 12 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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 16 - 9 - 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 28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose looks to throw the jab but Ilmarinen is out of range.
Ilmarinen slips a jab from Rose.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Ilmarinen moves away and avoids it.
Ilmarinen attempts a counter takedown but Rose avoids it well and moves away.
Ilmarinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose blocks a jab.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose gets caught napping as Ilmarinen dives in and scores a takedown. Rose manages to retain guard.
Ilmarinen won't allow Rose to sweep him here.
Ilmarinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Rose has wrist control.
Rose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rose utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ilmarinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ilmarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ilmarinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ilmarinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ilmarinen stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
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.
Rose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ilmarinen throws an elbow that misses. Rose uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ilmarinen's guard. Nice move by Rose!
Ilmarinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ilmarinen keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Ilmarinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ilmarinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Ilmarinen cracks Rose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rose misses with a hook. Ilmarinen ducked under it nicely.
Ilmarinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Ilmarinen counters by clinching up.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Ilmarinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rose is working Ilmarinen over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ilmarinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Rose.
Ilmarinen is trying to trip Rose. He has hold of a leg but Rose is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ilmarinen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
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 loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ilmarinen chips away with some ground and pound.
Ilmarinen wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.
Rose trying to control the position here.
Ilmarinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ilmarinen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rose is trying to get back to half guard.
Jalo Ilmarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ilmarinen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rose is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ilmarinen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ilmarinen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose is looking to regain half guard here but Ilmarinen keeps moving and retains side control.
Ilmarinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rose avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ilmarinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to improve position but can't.
Rose managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ilmarinen.
Rose tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ilmarinen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rose avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
Ilmarinen throws an elbow but Rose slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rose manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
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.
Ilmarinen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rose to regain full guard.
Ilmarinen throws a strike but Rose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ilmarinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rose throwing strikes but missing.
Rose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ilmarinen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Ilmarinen blocks nicely.
Rose trying to control but Ilmarinen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Ilmarinen tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ilmarinen misses with a wild body shot.
Rose looks to land a body kick but Ilmarinen moved away.
Ilmarinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rose sprawls and moves away.
Ilmarinen slips a jab from Rose.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Ilmarinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ilmarinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ilmarinen jabs Rose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ilmarinen is looking to clinch.
Ilmarinen staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ilmarinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ilmarinen looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Ilmarinen cracks Rose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ilmarinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Ilmarinen looks for a takedown but Rose sprawls well.
Rose misses with a hook.
Adrian Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Ilmarinen.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Ilmarinen moves away and avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ilmarinen.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ilmarinen feinted with a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jalo Ilmarinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Ilmarinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rose tries to clinch up but Ilmarinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Adrian Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ilmarinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ilmarinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Rose, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Rose. That snapped Ilmarinen's head back.
Ilmarinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Ilmarinen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rose wants to sweep here but Ilmarinen controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Rose has wrist control.
Rose manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ilmarinen manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Ilmarinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ilmarinen is on top in guard.
Ilmarinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.
Ilmarinen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rose has his hands on Ilmarinen's head, controlling the position.
Rose manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ilmarinen manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose controlling from the top position.
Rose trying to control but Ilmarinen is working from the bottom.
Rose throws a strike but Ilmarinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rose is pulling down on Ilmarinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Ilmarinen, at least for the moment.
Rose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rose bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ilmarinen's guard.
Ilmarinen has momentary wrist control but Rose slips an elbow through the middle.
Rose throws a big elbow that misses.
Ilmarinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Ilmarinen, not yet.
Rose wants to control from the top but Ilmarinen keeps moving.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Ilmarinen is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ilmarinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Ilmarinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jalo Ilmarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ilmarinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ilmarinen misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Ilmarinen is just out of range.
Ilmarinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rose throws a jab when Ilmarinen was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Rose.
I think Ilmarinen 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jalo Ilmarinen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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