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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Hakulinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakulinen comes to the ring accompanied by Last of the Mohicans Theme. Liam Gallagher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarkko Hakulinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakulinen gets a clinch.
Gallagher looking for a takedown.
Hakulinen prevents the takedown attempt.
Gallagher is trying to trip Hakulinen. He has hold of a leg but Hakulinen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gallagher persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gallagher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hakulinen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gallagher has managed to get both his arms back between Hakulinen's legs - danger averted.
Hakulinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gallagher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hakulinen is looking for a triangle but Gallagher pushes his legs off easily.
Hakulinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gallagher manages to get himself to full guard.
Hakulinen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hakulinen is trying to get an arm triangle but Gallagher is defending well.
Gallagher explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hakulinen clinches.
Gallagher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hakulinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jarkko Hakulinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Gallagher.
Gallagher has Hakulinen pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gallagher pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hakulinen tumbling to the mat - Gallagher dives into Hakulinen's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakulinen is looking for a triangle but Gallagher pushes his legs off easily.
Gallagher trying to control the position from guard on top but Hakulinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hakulinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gallagher defends well.
Hakulinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gallagher is one step ahead there.
Gallagher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hakulinen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gallagher has managed to get both his arms back between Hakulinen's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hakulinen is breathing heavily.
Gallagher trying to control the position from guard on top but Hakulinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallagher is in close to Hakulinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gallagher stands up over Hakulinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gallagher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hakulinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gallagher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gallagher wants to stand but Hakulinen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hakulinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gallagher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hakulinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hakulinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gallagher's guard.
Gallagher pushes Hakulinen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gallagher.
Hakulinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hakulinen drives through and clinches with Gallagher against the ropes.
Gallagher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hakulinen prevents it.
Hakulinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallagher can't get the takedown.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hakulinen throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakulinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gallagher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hakulinen.
Hakulinen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gallagher.
Gallagher tries to score a body lock takedown but Hakulinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hakulinen throws an elbow but misses.
Gallagher has hold of one of Hakulinen's legs. Hakulinen is fighting the takedown attempt but Gallagher gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hakulinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gallagher is one step ahead there.
Hakulinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hakulinen trying to pass the guard but Gallagher defending well.
Hakulinen prevents Gallagher from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakulinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hakulinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gallagher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hakulinen stops Gallagher from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakulinen tries to pass to full mount but Gallagher defends it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hakulinen tries for a takedown but Gallagher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gallagher tries to clinch there but Hakulinen circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam Gallagher will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hakulinen clinches up with Gallagher and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hakulinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gallagher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hakulinen stops a takedown attempt from Gallagher.
Gallagher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hakulinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hakulinen.
Hakulinen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hakulinen is looking for a kimura but Gallagher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hakulinen to get the leverage.
Hakulinen trying to mount his opponent but Gallagher defends it.
Hakulinen is working hard here to advance position.
Hakulinen is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gallagher reverses the position - he's now on top in Hakulinen's guard.
Hakulinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gallagher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hakulinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gallagher defends well.
Gallagher landing with the ground and pound.
Gallagher wants to get up but he can't break Hakulinen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gallagher working some strikes from top position.
Hakulinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Liam Gallagher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hakulinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gallagher throws a big right hand that misses.
Gallagher stopping the sweep attempt from Hakulinen.
Gallagher postures up and lands a big shot to Hakulinen's brow.
Hakulinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gallagher is working Hakulinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hakulinen is looking for a triangle but Gallagher pushes his legs off easily.
Gallagher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gallagher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hakulinen is proving hard to escape from.
Gallagher postures up and lands a big shot to Hakulinen's brow.
Gallagher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gallagher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hakulinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gallagher working some strikes from top position.
Gallagher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gallagher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gallagher stands up and waves to Hakulinen to follow him.
Hakulinen tries for a takedown but Gallagher circles away easily
and Gallagher counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakulinen is looking for a sweep.
Gallagher decides to stand back up.
Hakulinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gallagher shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hakulinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Gallagher decides to stand and escape the position.
Hakulinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hakulinen tries for a takedown but Gallagher manages to get underhooks.
Hakulinen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gallagher is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hakulinen to the mat. Hakulinen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hakulinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher distracts Hakulinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hakulinen has momentary wrist control but Gallagher slips an elbow through the middle.
Gallagher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hakulinen has his feet on Gallagher's thighs here. He's pushed Gallagher off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gallagher screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jarkko Hakulinen!
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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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