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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rezagulu Jalaloglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Sopraano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rezagulu Jalaloglu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Sopraano!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sopraano stuffs the takedown.
Sopraano leaves Jalaloglu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jalaloglu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sopraano as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rezagulu Jalaloglu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jalaloglu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jalaloglu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sopraano is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sopraano holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jalaloglu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sopraano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jalaloglu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sopraano tries to hold on but Jalaloglu pushes him away.
Jalaloglu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jalaloglu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sopraano is looking to improve his position but Jalaloglu isn't that keen on the idea.
Jalaloglu throws some wild stikes that Sopraano manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalaloglu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jalaloglu thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jalaloglu trying to control but Sopraano is having none of it.
Sopraano tries to hold on but Jalaloglu pushes him away.
Sopraano is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sopraano blocking the ground and pound.
Jalaloglu throwing strikes here but Sopraano is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sopraano is squirming around, avoiding Jalaloglu's attempts to control the action.
Sopraano can't escape the position.
Sopraano tries to lock up and control but Jalaloglu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Jalaloglu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jalaloglu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sopraano is looking to escape.
Sopraano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sopraano slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sopraano looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jalaloglu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jalaloglu prevents Sopraano from standing back up.
Jalaloglu trying to control the action but Sopraano is working from the bottom.
Sopraano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jalaloglu is breathing heavily.
Sopraano throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sopraano looking for a guillotine here but Jalaloglu defends easily.
Jalaloglu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jalaloglu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalaloglu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sopraano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jalaloglu has managed to get both his arms back between Sopraano's legs - danger averted.
Jalaloglu trying to control the position from guard on top but Sopraano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sopraano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jalaloglu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jalaloglu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jalaloglu wants to control from the top but Sopraano keeps moving.
Jalaloglu throwing strikes but missing.
Jalaloglu trying to control the position from guard on top but Sopraano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sopraano keeping full guard, as Jalaloglu tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalaloglu is working hard here to advance position.
Jalaloglu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sopraano on the ground.
Jalaloglu is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sopraano has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jalaloglu is looking to defend but Sopraano has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jalaloglu! Sopraano pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jalaloglu taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Toni Sopraano!
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hype
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