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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lalli Jaakonpoika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Vipunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antero Vipunen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lalli Jaakonpoika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antero Vipunen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaakonpoika changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vipunen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vipunen struggling a bit here.
Vipunen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jaakonpoika is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vipunen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vipunen is trying to control Jaakonpoika's posture but Jaakonpoika avoids it.
Vipunen is looking to regain half guard here but Jaakonpoika keeps moving and retains side control.
Jaakonpoika trying to control the action but Vipunen is working from the bottom.
Vipunen is trying to control Jaakonpoika's posture but Jaakonpoika avoids it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jaakonpoika decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen wants to improve his position but Jaakonpoika is controlling well.
Jaakonpoika wants to control but Vipunen is keeping him busy.
Vipunen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jaakonpoika stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vipunen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vipunen wants to sweep but no luck.
Vipunen keeping moving, preventing Jaakonpoika from controlling successfully.
Jaakonpoika is breathing heavily.
Jaakonpoika is fighting to break Vipunen's control of his arms but Vipunen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jaakonpoika preventing the sweep.
Vipunen is trying to control the position but Jaakonpoika postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaakonpoika will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Antero Vipunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vipunen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vipunen controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaakonpoika tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jaakonpoika tries to lock up and control but Vipunen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vipunen controlling his opponent.
Vipunen landing strikes from the mount.
Vipunen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vipunen with good strikes from the mount here!
Jaakonpoika is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jaakonpoika working to try and regain half guard.
Vipunen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jaakonpoika wants to hold on but Vipunen pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaakonpoika regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaakonpoika tries to kick Vipunen off but Vipunen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vipunen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jaakonpoika is trying to maintain the position but Vipunen is very close to passing his half guard.
Jaakonpoika keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jaakonpoika trying to control here.
Vipunen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaakonpoika is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vipunen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vipunen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jaakonpoika is trying to control but can't.
Jaakonpoika is trying to get back to full guard.
Vipunen wants to work for an arm triangle but Jaakonpoika is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaakonpoika trying to control here.
Vipunen wants to take a breather but Jaakonpoika is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jaakonpoika doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vipunen counters with a shoot takedown. Jaakonpoika fights it but they end up in guard.
Vipunen trying to control but Jaakonpoika is working from the bottom.
Vipunen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jaakonpoika is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vipunen chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Vipunen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jaakonpoika closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vipunen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jaakonpoika is doing well to control the position and prevent Vipunen from advancing to side control.
Vipunen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jaakonpoika does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vipunen controlling the pace.
Vipunen is thwarting Jaakonpoika's attempts to control the position.
Vipunen controlling the action here.
Jaakonpoika pushes Vipunen off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaakonpoika fails with the takedown
and Vipunen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vipunen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaakonpoika is in a horrible position here. Vipunen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vipunen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vipunen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jaakonpoika wants to control but Vipunen is having none of it.
Jaakonpoika tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vipunen controlling from the full mount.
Jaakonpoika regains half guard.
Jaakonpoika preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Vipunen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Antero Vipunen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaakonpoika keeping control of the position.
Vipunen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jaakonpoika trying to hold on to Vipunen's head to control him but Vipunen postures up.
Vipunen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Antero Vipunen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vipunen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jaakonpoika looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vipunen tries to move to mount but Jaakonpoika blocks the move with his legs.
Vipunen has hold of Jaakonpoika's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jaakonpoika tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vipunen cranks the arm and Jaakonpoika screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jaakonpoika, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Antero Vipunen!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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