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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Susi Solmunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Helter Skelter - The Beatles. Solmunen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blood Is Thicker Than Water. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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162 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Susi Solmunen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch but Solmunen moves out of range.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Jackson lands a left and a right that send Solmunen crashing to the mat, dazed. Jackson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Susi Solmunen has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solmunen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Solmunen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jeff Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Susi Solmunen.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solmunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solmunen fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson working Solmunen over with knees to the body.
Solmunen looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Solmunen 's eye.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solmunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson is looking to slow Solmunen down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Solmunen circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Solmunen won't want to take too many of those.
Solmunen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working Solmunen over with knees to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solmunen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeff Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solmunen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Solmunen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Solmunen.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Solmunen won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jeff Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Solmunen circles away.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson cracks the inside of Solmunen's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Solmunen keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Solmunen is avoiding it.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solmunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solmunen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Solmunen slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson has Solmunen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson working Solmunen over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Susi Solmunen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Solmunen checks a leg kick nicely.
Solmunen fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Solmunen checks a leg kick.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Solmunen in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson working Solmunen over with knees to the body.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Solmunen won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeff Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Solmunen pushes him off.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson drops Solmunen with a beautiful combination! Solmunen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!
Solmunen is rocked!
Solmunen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson has Solmunen up against the cage in a clinch.
Solmunen is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jeff Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Solmunen seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Solmunen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jackson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Solmunen.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solmunen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Jackson working Solmunen over with knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Solmunen in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Solmunen circles away and keeps his distance.
Solmunen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Solmunen's calf.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Solmunen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Solmunen keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solmunen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Solmunen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson drops Solmunen with a beautiful combination! Solmunen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries to clinch there but Solmunen circles away.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solmunen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson working Solmunen over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Susi Solmunen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Solmunen is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Solmunen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Solmunen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Solmunen checks a leg kick nicely.
Solmunen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jeff Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Solmunen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Solmunen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jackson!
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Solmunen is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solmunen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Solmunen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solmunen can do to turn this around?
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Solmunen keeps it at a distance.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Solmunen circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two 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.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Solmunen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Solmunen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solmunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Solmunen keeps it at a distance.
Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Solmunen is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solmunen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Solmunen.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Solmunen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Solmunen's legs - danger averted.
Solmunen has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
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.
Solmunen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Solmunen has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
Susi Solmunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Solmunen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Solmunen is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Jackson!
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