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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blowsy Mourinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Linkoala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkoala has chosen Ei enää pelitä as his entrance music. Pentti Linkoala will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 cm
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150 lbs
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180 cm
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155 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blowsy Mourinho! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Linkoala! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Linkoala throws a right hand that Mourinho ducks under and follows up with a left that Mourinho also avoids with ease. Pentti Linkoala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Linkoala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linkoala scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Linkoala throws a strike but Mourinho avoids it easily and moves to full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mourinho throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Mourinho is pulling down on Linkoala's head to control his posture. Linkoala tries to stand but Mourinho is controlling from the bottom. Mourinho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Linkoala is one step ahead there. Linkoala trying to control but Mourinho is working from the bottom. Mourinho looking to control.
Linkoala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. A combination from Mourinho does no damage. Mourinho scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Mourinho works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Linkoala tries to lock up and control but Mourinho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Mourinho controlling the pace for now. Linkoala wants to control but Mourinho is having none of it. Mourinho controlling the pace for now. Linkoala tries to lock up and control but Mourinho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Mourinho controlling his opponent. Linkoala throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mourinho. What's that going to do exactly? Linkoala wants to try and get back to his feet. Linkoala is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Linkoala looks gassed! Mourinho is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Linkoala can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Linkoala throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mourinho. What's that going to do exactly? Mourinho landing shots from mount. Mourinho controlling the pace for now. Mourinho pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mourinho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mourinho controlling from the full mount. Linkoala tries to get back to half guard but can't. Mourinho blocks Linkoala's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Linkoala can't escape the position.
Mourinho working Linkoala over with strikes here. Mourinho is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Linkoala can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Linkoala is trying to stand up. Mourinho is standing up, even though he is in mount. Mourinho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Linkoala keeping moving, preventing Mourinho from controlling successfully. Mourinho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Linkoala wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mourinho manages to pass to side control. Mourinho working Linkoala over with strikes. Linkoala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mourinho scores with a couple of nice shots. Mourinho working the head and body with strikes. Mourinho prevents Linkoala from standing back up.
Mourinho with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Mourinho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Linkoala sees it coming and defends easily. Mourinho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Ground and pound from Mourinho. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blowsy Mourinho dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mourinho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Linkoala, pushing him back against the cage. Linkoala turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Linkoala manages to end up in side control. Mourinho wants to control but Linkoala postures up. Linkoala working the head and body with strikes. Mourinho is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Linkoala's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Linkoala slips a nice elbow through Mourinho's hands, connecting with Mourinho's forehead. Mourinho punching from the bottom.
Linkoala thows a huge punch but Mourinho dodges it nicely.
Linkoala blocks the strikes from Mourinho.
Linkoala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mourinho's head. Mourinho looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Mourinho wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mourinho trying to hold on to Linkoala's head to control him but Linkoala postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Linkoala wants to clinch. Linkoala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mourinho has time to react. Linkoala tries for a takedown but Mourinho circles away easily so Mourinho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Mourinho slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Linkoala. Mourinho is nestled in close to Linkoala, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Linkoala misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mourinho slows the pace down in half guard. Mourinho slips a nice elbow through Linkoala's hands, connecting with Linkoala's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Linkoala tries to kick Mourinho off but Mourinho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Mourinho working Linkoala over with strikes. Mourinho really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Mourinho is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Linkoala is squirming around, avoiding Mourinho's attempts to control the action. Mourinho controlling from mount. Mourinho stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. Linkoala darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Linkoala not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Linkoala with the ground and pound but Mourinho uses the opportunity to regain guard. Linkoala throws and elbow that misses. Mourinho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Linkoala's guard. Nice move by Mourinho! Linkoala wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Mourinho's hips, looking to push off. But Mourinho grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Linkoala screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Blowsy Mourinho!
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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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