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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emil Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Momson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Momson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 cm
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205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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183 cm
24
198 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emil Pasanen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Momson! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Momson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pasanen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Momson throws a push kick but Pasanen slaps the foot to one side. Momson throws a sloppy head kick and Pasanen moves out of range easily. Momson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Emil Pasanen has been cut. Momson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Momson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Momson looks to throw the jab but Pasanen is out of range. Momson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pasanen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Momson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pasanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Momson pushes Pasanen up against the cage in a clinch. Pasanen can't get the takedown.
Pasanen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Momson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Momson stuffs the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emil Pasanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Momson clinches with his opponent.
Pasanen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Emil Pasanen's cut is getting worse. Pasanen pulls guard effortlessly. Pasanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Momson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Pasanen wants to sweep but no luck.
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. Momson wants to stand but Pasanen has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Momson looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Pasanen avoids the head kick by Momson.
Momson fails to land with a series of punches.
Momson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pasanen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Pasanen fails with a takedown attempt. Pasanen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Momson tries to clinch but Pasanen is having none of it. Pasanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Pasanen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Pasanen closes the distance and clinches up with Momson, looking for a takedown. Pasanen pushes Momson against the cage but Momson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Momson tries to clinch there but Pasanen circles away.
Pasanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pasanen looks for a takedown but Momson sprawls well.
That's four 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. Pasanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Momson. Momson tries to clinch there but Pasanen circles away.
Pasanen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Momson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Pasanen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Momson's head. Pasanen slips nicely into half guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Momson taking some punishment here, with Pasanen in his half guard. Pasanen scores with a couple of good hammerfists. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Momson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Emil Pasanen's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pasanen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Pasanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Pasanen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Momson wants to get back to his feet but Pasanen is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Pasanen distracts Momson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Pasanen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Momson is looking to stand up but Pasanen isn't so interested in that idea. Pasanen cracks Momson with a solid left hand. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Pasanen cracks Momson with a solid left hand. Pasanen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Pasanen distracts Momson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Momson wants to stand and escape but Pasanen is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pasanen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Momson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pasanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Pasanen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Momson wants to stand and escape but Pasanen is having none of it. Pasanen trying to control but Momson is working from the bottom. Pasanen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Momson's guard. Pasanen lands strikes from half guard. Pasanen not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pasanen lands a nice short elbow. Pasanen is nestled in close to Momson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pasanen working Momson over with strikes. Momson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pasanen has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Momson defend it? Pasanen steps over the head and cranks it - Momson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Pasanen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Emil Pasanen!
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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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