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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Jarkkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John swing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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, Mikko Jarkkola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John swing!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
swing tries to land a front kick but Jarkkola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jarkkola lands a head kick!
swing pushes Jarkkola up against the cage in a clinch.
Jarkkola tries to break free but swing pushes him back against the cage.
swing manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jarkkola is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
swing is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jarkkola stands and steps away. swing gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jarkkola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - swing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
swing tries to clinch up but Jarkkola circles away and keeps his distance.
Jarkkola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jarkkola throws a head kick that misses.
swing fails in his attempt to clinch.
swing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarkkola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
swing throws a head kick but Jarkkola moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jarkkola.
swing thuds his shin into the meat of Jarkkola's side.
Jarkkola is breathing heavily.
Jarkkola tries a head kick but it misses.
swing takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jarkkola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
swing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jarkkola as he jumps to the side.
swing has closed the distance and engaged Jarkkola in a clinch.
swing using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jarkkola is pressed up against the cage. swing has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jarkkola down to the mat. Jarkkola avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - swing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jarkkola keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - swing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
swing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
swing tries to clinch but Jarkkola is having none of it.
swing tries to clinch there but Jarkkola circles away.
swing is looking to clinch but Jarkkola is avoiding it.
swing tries to clinch but Jarkkola moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkkola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jarkkola closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
swing working Jarkkola over with knees to the body.
Jarkkola managing to block the knees to the body from swing.
swing slowing the pace effectively.
swing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jarkkola avoids it.
swing with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
swing slows down the pace here.
swing with a knee to the head.
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!
Jarkkola is working for takedown but swing is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jarkkola avoiding damage as swing throws knees to the body.
swing scores a nice knee to the body.
swing ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. swing no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jarkkola decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on swing, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkkola throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jarkkola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jarkkola circles away from the clinch attempt.
swing fails with an attempt to clinch.
swing closes the distance but Jarkkola moves to the side
and Jarkkola counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jarkkola drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jarkkola is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jarkkola looking to pass the guard.
Jarkkola prevents swing from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkkola looking to pass the guard.
swing has his feet on Jarkkola's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
swing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarkkola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
swing clinches but Jarkkola breaks the clinch
and Jarkkola counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jarkkola.
swing has Jarkkola pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jarkkola manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mikko Jarkkola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John swing.
swing looking to throw knees to the head but Jarkkola is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarkkola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
swing closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jarkkola counters with a flying knee. Nice.
swing tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jarkkola counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John swing will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
swing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
swing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jarkkola avoids it.
swing looking to slow down the pace here.
swing connects with a knee to the head.
Jarkkola jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as swing walks away with a smile on his face. Jarkkola gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
swing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jarkkola looks for the body kick but swing saw that one coming.
swing darts in trying to clinch
and Jarkkola counters with a big head kick but swing shrugs it off.
swing closes the distance but Jarkkola moves to the side
and Jarkkola counters with a head kick. That will keep swing thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
John swing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
swing wants to clinch
and Jarkkola counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Jarkkola.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
swing throws a head kick that misses.
Jarkkola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mikko Jarkkola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jarkkola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
swing tries to clinch but Jarkkola moves away
and Jarkkola counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
swing ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. swing no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jarkkola wants to stand but swing is controlling his posture from full guard.
swing is looking to stand up but Jarkkola isn't so interested in that idea.
Jarkkola stands up from swing's guard - Jarkkola perhaps looking for a knockout.
swing fails with the takedown.
swing wants to clinch but Jarkkola slips to the side
and Jarkkola counters with a nice body kick.
swing clinches but Jarkkola breaks the clinch
and Jarkkola counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
swing wants to stand up but Jarkkola is controlling him.
Jarkkola has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jarkkola trying to stand up but can't free himself from swing's guard.
Jarkkola trying to control but swing is working from the bottom.
Jarkkola is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jarkkola prevents swing from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkkola stands up from swing's guard - Jarkkola perhaps looking for a knockout.
swing looks to clinch
and Jarkkola counters with a big head kick but swing shrugs it off.
swing tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jarkkola counters by clinching up.
swing misses with a knee strike.
swing throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jarkkola tries to pull guard but swing holds him up against the cage and eventually Jarkkola drops back down to his feet.
swing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
swing is looking to control Jarkkola's arms but Jarkkola gets an underhook and turns him. Now swing has his back to the cage.
swing tries to land knees in the clinch but Jarkkola avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
swing tries to land a knee to the head but Jarkkola blocks with his arms.
swing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jarkkola avoiding damage.
swing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jarkkola is defending well for now.
swing tries to land a knee to the head but Jarkkola blocks with his arms.
Jarkkola jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as swing walks away with a smile on his face. Jarkkola gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Jarkkola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
swing wants to clinch up but Jarkkola keeps it at a distance.
Jarkkola scores with a kick to the body.
swing looks to clinch
and Jarkkola counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
swing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jarkkola's face.
swing tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jarkkola smiles and moves away.
swing tries to clinch
and Jarkkola counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jarkkola.
swing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
swing misses with a knee to the head.
Jarkkola managing to block the knees to the body from swing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Jarkkola dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
swing tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jarkkola counters with a good low kick that swing was not able to check.
Jarkkola shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jarkkola has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of swing is proving hard to escape from.
swing pushes Jarkkola off and scrambles back to his feet.
swing tries a head kick but it misses.
swing tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jarkkola counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. swing is lucky that one didn't land flush.
swing has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jarkkola.
swing tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Jarkkola counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jarkkola wants to pass the guard but swing is keeping the position.
Jarkkola sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarkkola prevents swing from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jarkkola controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jarkkola prevents swing from getting back to his feet.
swing uses the cage to get back to his feet.
swing closes the distance but Jarkkola moves to the side
and Jarkkola counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jarkkola postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for swing to stand up.
Jarkkola misses with a head kick.
swing looks to clinch
and Jarkkola moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
swing wants to stall.
swing misses with a knee strike.
Jarkkola fails to pull guard.
swing has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jarkkola is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jarkkola working hard to break the clinch.
swing tries to land a knee to the head but Jarkkola blocks with his arms.
swing misses with an elbow strike.
swing crunches a lovely knee into Jarkkola's ribcage.
swing drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jarkkola gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jarkkola misses with an elbow over the top.
swing with a knee to the head.
Jarkkola gets control of swing's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jarkkola will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
swing trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jarkkola's guard.
Jarkkola knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for swing on the ground.
swing is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
swing stopping the sweep attempt from Jarkkola.
Jarkkola controls swing momentarily but swing frees himself.
swing gets to his feet - Jarkkola follows without any prompting.
swing avoids the head kick by Jarkkola.
swing throws a sloppy head kick and Jarkkola moves out of range easily.
swing keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
swing tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jarkkola counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jarkkola performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
swing is trying to stand back up but Jarkkola is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarkkola trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Jarkkola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jarkkola 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Jarkkola!
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