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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy de Bakker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslak Lappalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy de Bakker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslak Lappalainen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Bakker wants to clinch.
Lappalainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
de Bakker blocks a head kick by Lappalainen.
Lappalainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
de Bakker fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - de Bakker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de Bakker darts in and clinches Lappalainen up against the cage.
de Bakker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
de Bakker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lappalainen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
de Bakker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Bakker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
de Bakker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lappalainen is just riding it out for now. de Bakker eventually gives up the hold.
de Bakker stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Bakker tries to clinch up but Lappalainen circles away and keeps his distance.
de Bakker tries to clinch but Lappalainen is having none of it.
de Bakker scores a takedown into full mount!
de Bakker goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lappalainen is on top in guard.
de Bakker is breathing heavily.
Lappalainen is stalling in the full guard.
Lappalainen prevents de Bakker from getting back to his feet.
Lappalainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lappalainen postures up and lands a big shot to de Bakker's brow.
de Bakker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
de Bakker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
de Bakker is wriggling around but Lappalainen manages to pass to half guard.
de Bakker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lappalainen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lappalainen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and de Bakker defends it well.
Lappalainen is looking for a kimura here.
Lappalainen is working for a kimura but de Bakker is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Bakker looks like he's trying to stand up.
de Bakker throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lappalainen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
de Bakker looking for submissions off his back.
Lappalainen is working for a submission of some sort.
de Bakker pushes Lappalainen off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lappalainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
de Bakker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lappalainen tries to avoid it but de Bakker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lappalainen to the ground. Lappalainen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lappalainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping de Bakker at a distance.
Lappalainen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lappalainen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. de Bakker sprawls well initially but Lappalainen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
de Bakker missing with punches from the bottom.
Lappalainen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lappalainen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Bakker moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Lappalainen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
de Bakker tries to clinch there but Lappalainen circles away.
de Bakker tries to clinch but Lappalainen is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lappalainen.
de Bakker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
de Bakker tries to clinch but Lappalainen moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lappalainen.
de Bakker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jimmy de Bakker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lappalainen swats away the attempt to clinch by de Bakker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Bakker clinches up with Lappalainen and pushes him back against the cage.
de Bakker misses with a knee to the head.
de Bakker wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Bakker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
de Bakker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Bakker with a knee to the head.
Lappalainen can't break the clinch.
Lappalainen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. de Bakker just stands there and leans against the cage.
de Bakker can't get the takedown.
de Bakker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lappalainen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lappalainen manages to end up in side control.
de Bakker pushes Lappalainen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lappalainen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lappalainen tries for a kimura but de Bakker is defending well.
de Bakker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lappalainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lappalainen taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lappalainen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Bakker throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Lappalainen is looking to take a break and control but de Bakker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
de Bakker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lappalainen working the ground and pound.
de Bakker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lappalainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters 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.
Lappalainen is working for a kimura but de Bakker is defending it quite comfortably.
de Bakker wants to get back to his feet.
Lappalainen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but de Bakker sees it coming and defends easily.
de Bakker is trying to stand back up but Lappalainen is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lappalainen is trying to control the action in half guard but de Bakker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
de Bakker is trying to stand back up but Lappalainen is controlling him
Lappalainen trying to control from half guard but de Bakker is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de Bakker wants to clinch.
de Bakker tries to close the distance and clinch but Lappalainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de Bakker fails in his attempt to clinch.
de Bakker wants to clinch.
de Bakker has his takedown stuffed
and Lappalainen counters with a nice double leg into side control. de Bakker won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Lappalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lappalainen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but de Bakker avoids it really well and circles away.
de Bakker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lappalainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Jimmy de Bakker has been cut.
Lappalainen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lappalainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lappalainen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lappalainen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in de Bakker's guard now.
de Bakker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lappalainen is controlling him.
de Bakker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Bakker wants to stand up but Lappalainen is controlling him.
de Bakker has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lappalainen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for de Bakker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Bakker tries to escape but Lappalainen is in control.
Lappalainen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by de Bakker, who protects the arm well.
de Bakker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lappalainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lappalainen prevents de Bakker from escaping the position.
Lappalainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but de Bakker keeps working.
de Bakker is trying to buck Lappalainen off.
Aslak Lappalainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lappalainen cracks de Bakker with a big elbow.
Lappalainen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lappalainen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lappalainen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
de Bakker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lappalainen is controlling him well.
Lappalainen is looking to take a break and control but de Bakker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
de Bakker is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Bakker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lappalainen scores with a couple of short elbows.
de Bakker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lappalainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
de Bakker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lappalainen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for de Bakker!
You get the feeling that de Bakker really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lappalainen content just to control the position here.
de Bakker squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
de Bakker is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Bakker wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
de Bakker prevents Lappalainen from getting a body triangle.
de Bakker manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lappalainen's guard. Nice work there by de Bakker.
Jimmy de Bakker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Bakker wants to get up but he can't break Lappalainen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lappalainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lappalainen is working an open guard so de Bakker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Aslak Lappalainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lappalainen connects with a right hand. de Bakker shakes it off.
Jimmy de Bakker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Bakker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lappalainen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslak Lappalainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lappalainen 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslak Lappalainen!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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