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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Kolmonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysses Rabelais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmonen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Patakakkonen. Jaakko Kolmonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Kolmonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulysses Rabelais!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmonen cracks Rabelais with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rabelais steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kolmonen.
Kolmonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rabelais throws a head kick that misses.
Rabelais wants to clinch.
Rabelais lands a glancing blow to the side of Kolmonen's head.
Kolmonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rabelais cracks Kolmonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kolmonen scores with a jab.
Rabelais looks to land a right hand but Kolmonen moved out of range.
Kolmonen throws a sloppy head kick
and Rabelais counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rabelais throws a leg kick but Kolmonen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rabelais with a jab.
A jab lands there for Kolmonen.
Kolmonen digs a good hook to Rabelais's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolmonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rabelais throws a leg kick but Kolmonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabelais takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kolmonen fails to land.
Rabelais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kolmonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rabelais blocks a body shot from Kolmonen.
Rabelais misses with a knee to the head.
Kolmonen is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rabelais just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kolmonen's brow.
Rabelais missing with knees to the body.
Kolmonen managing to block the knees to the body from Rabelais.
Kolmonen is trying to break the clinch but Rabelais is controlling him.
Rabelais crunches a lovely knee into Kolmonen's ribcage.
Rabelais blocking some punches.
Rabelais putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kolmonen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rabelais tries to land knees in the clinch but Kolmonen avoids the damage to the body.
Rabelais with a knee to the head.
Rabelais tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kolmonen avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rabelais.
Rabelais tries a knee to the head but Kolmonen blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kolmonen.
Rabelais trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabelais is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kolmonen is defending well for now.
Kolmonen stalling against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kolmonen is looking to control Rabelais's arms but Rabelais gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kolmonen has his back to the cage.
Kolmonen has a couple of punches blocked by Rabelais.
Rabelais is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kolmonen is defending well for now.
Rabelais blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rabelais blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kolmonen.
Rabelais tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kolmonen avoids it.
Kolmonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kolmonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rabelais's face.
It looks like Ulysses Rabelais has been cut.
Rabelais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kolmonen leaning against his opponent.
Rabelais using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rabelais landing knees to the head.
Kolmonen is breathing heavily.
Kolmonen lands a nice uppercut.
Rabelais missing with knees to the body.
Kolmonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Rabelais.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmonen blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kolmonen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rabelais's brow.
Rabelais with a knee to the head.
Kolmonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Rabelais.
Rabelais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kolmonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kolmonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rabelais misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kolmonen.
Rabelais creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rabelais landing knees to the body.
Kolmonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rabelais.
Kolmonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Rabelais uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rabelais lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kolmonen misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rabelais.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rabelais.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rabelais throws an elbow but misses.
Rabelais crunches a lovely knee into Kolmonen's ribcage.
Kolmonen letting Rabelais take a breather here.
Rabelais lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabelais using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rabelais crunches a lovely knee into Kolmonen's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabelais working Kolmonen over with knees to the body.
Rabelais scores a nice knee to the body.
Rabelais tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kolmonen avoids it.
Rabelais landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rabelais slowing the pace effectively.
Rabelais is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rabelais unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolmonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rabelais.
Rabelais creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rabelais obliges.
Kolmonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rabelais lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rabelais's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rabelais blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabelais landing knees to the head.
Kolmonen avoiding damage as Rabelais throws knees to the body.
Rabelais tries a knee to the head but Kolmonen blocks it.
Kolmonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Rabelais dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulysses Rabelais's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kolmonen lands a right hook to the body.
Rabelais gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kolmonen misses with a straight right.
Kolmonen lands a jab to the head.
Kolmonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch combination from Kolmonen misses.
Rabelais misses the shot to the body.
Rabelais slips under a jab.
Kolmonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabelais slips under a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kolmonen!
Kolmonen throws a shot from downtown. Rabelais moves away and avoids it.
Rabelais lands with a right hand.
Kolmonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabelais pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabelais throws a sloppy head kick and Kolmonen moves out of range easily.
Kolmonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rabelais throws a head kick that misses.
Jaakko Kolmonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Rabelais.
Kolmonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kolmonen throws a leg kick but Rabelais moved away.
Kolmonen misses with a leg kick
and Rabelais counters by clinching up.
Kolmonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rabelais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kolmonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kolmonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Ulysses Rabelais seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rabelais is breathing heavily.
A short right from Kolmonen on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Rabelais.
Rabelais is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kolmonen is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kolmonen.
Kolmonen scores with a shot to the side of Rabelais's head.
Kolmonen pushes Rabelais back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rabelais missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabelais takes a shot to the head.
Kolmonen lands a shoulder strike.
Kolmonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kolmonen tries to land a knee to the head but Rabelais blocks with his arms.
Kolmonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kolmonen wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Rabelais.
Rabelais unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolmonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rabelais misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kolmonen.
Kolmonen is trying to stall.
Kolmonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabelais controls his hands.
Rabelais blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kolmonen avoiding damage as Rabelais throws knees to the body.
Kolmonen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rabelais is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kolmonen is defending well for now.
Rabelais blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kolmonen misses with an elbow over the top.
Rabelais tries to land a knee to the head but Kolmonen blocks with his arms.
Rabelais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rabelais pushes off an throws an elbow but Kolmonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kolmonen managing to block the knees to the body from Rabelais.
Rabelais stalling.
Kolmonen lands a shoulder strike.
Kolmonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rabelais is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kolmonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rabelais misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kolmonen.
Rabelais scores a nice knee to the body.
Rabelais landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rabelais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rabelais is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rabelais landing knees to the body.
Rabelais with a knee to the head.
Rabelais blocking some punches.
Kolmonen misses with a knee strike.
Rabelais lands a knee to the body.
Rabelais with a knee to the head.
Rabelais utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rabelais throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kolmonen tries to work over Rabelais's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rabelais pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmonen tries to break the clinch but Rabelais is controlling the position.
Kolmonen avoiding damage as Rabelais throws knees to the body.
Rabelais tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kolmonen avoids it.
Rabelais pushes off an throws an elbow but Kolmonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rabelais.
Kolmonen lands an elbow inside.
Rabelais trying to land knees to the body.
Kolmonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabelais controls his hands.
Rabelais landing knees to the head.
Rabelais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rabelais tries to land knees in the clinch but Kolmonen avoids the damage to the body.
Rabelais landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kolmonen avoiding damage as Rabelais throws knees to the body.
Kolmonen trying to stall but Rabelais improves his position.
Rabelais scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabelais with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Kolmonen.
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!
Rabelais keeps control of Kolmonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rabelais misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kolmonen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rabelais.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Rabelais showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ulysses Rabelais's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kolmonen misses with a straight right.
Kolmonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kolmonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabelais manages to avoid it.
Rabelais moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Kolmonen catches Rabelais right on the button with a cross.
Rabelais scores with a nice body kick.
Rabelais looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kolmonen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rabelais tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolmonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rabelais moves in looking to clinch but Kolmonen pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Kolmonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rabelais pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kolmonen avoids the head kick by Rabelais.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kolmonen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kolmonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmonen throws a hook but Rabelais avoids it easily.
Kolmonen avoids the head kick by Rabelais.
Rabelais feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kolmonen's calf.
Rabelais avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kolmonen throws a series of punches but Rabelais avoids them all with ease.
Rabelais throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Kolmonen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rabelais. That's going to slow Kolmonen down.
Jaakko Kolmonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolmonen misses with a jab to the body
and Rabelais counters with a nice uppercut.
Ulysses Rabelais seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kolmonen throws a jab when Rabelais was well out of range.
Rabelais slips a jab from Kolmonen.
Kolmonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Kolmonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kolmonen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabelais slips a jab and a cross from Kolmonen.
Rabelais tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabelais looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kolmonen throws a combination that misses
and Rabelais counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rabelais keeps Kolmonen at a distance using the push kick.
Rabelais scores with a jab to the head.
Rabelais tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Rabelais. That snapped Kolmonen's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolmonen misses with a hook.
Rabelais checks a low kick from Kolmonen.
Rabelais has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rabelais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kolmonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rabelais counters with a big head kick but Kolmonen shrugs it off.
Rabelais misses with a hook.
Rabelais goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rabelais lands a head kick. Kolmonen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kolmonen is rocked!
Kolmonen avoids the head kick by Rabelais.
Kolmonen takes a swing at Rabelais's ribcage but misses.
Rabelais keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kolmonen.
Rabelais bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rabelais tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolmonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kolmonen misses with a two punch combination.
Rabelais just misses with a punch to the body.
Rabelais lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kolmonen takes a step back to recover.
Rabelais scores with a nice strike.
Rabelais goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kolmonen tries to move into range but Rabelais moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabelais staying out of range there.
Rabelais misses with a hook.
Jaakko Kolmonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rabelais lands the left hand.
Rabelais lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rabelais darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolmonen misses with a straight left.
Rabelais scores with a shot to the body.
Kolmonen avoids the head kick by Rabelais.
Rabelais fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kolmonen.
Rabelais lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabelais lands with a kick to the temple. Kolmonen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rabelais scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulysses Rabelais comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rabelais has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulysses Rabelais!
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