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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sosuke Aizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aizen comes into the arena with The Imperial March blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sosuke Aizen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Jussila! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aizen throws out a powerful jab. Jussila fails to land with a series of punches.
Jussila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aizen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Jussila is looking to escape. Aizen content to control rather than advance. Aizen prevents Jussila from standing back up.
Jussila blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aizen. Aizen seems to be working for a kimura but Jussila defends the submission attempt. Aizen is trying to control the action in half guard but Jussila is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aizen moves nicely into side control. Jussila is trying to get back to his feet. Aizen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jussila has escaped the position, nice work there. Aizen misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Aizen has knee on belly momentarily but Jussila bucks him off and regains half guard. Jussila is defending against the submission attempts here by Aizen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Aizen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jussila defending well though. Aizen prevents Jussila from standing back up.
Aizen seems to be looking for submissions.
Jussila kicks Aizen off and gets back to his feet. Aizen is breathing heavily. Jussila throws a series of punches but Aizen avoids them all with ease. Aizen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jussila as he avoids it easily. Aizen shoots in for a double leg but Jussila sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jussila throws a head kick that misses. Nice sprawl there from Jussila as Aizen shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sosuke Aizen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jussila lands with a right hand. Jussila tries to bum rush Aizen with a series of wild strikes but Aizen uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jussila fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aizen fails with a takedown attempt. Aizen tries to clinch there but Jussila circles away.
Aizen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jussila as he jumps to the side. Jussila has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aizen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jussila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaakko Jussila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The fight stays on the outside here - Aizen looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nice takedown defense from Jussila. No joy for Aizen on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aizen circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aizen. Nice takedown defense from Jussila. No joy for Aizen on that attempt. Aizen misses with a combination
and Jussila counters with a thumping low kick. Aizen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Jussila clinches. Jussila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aizen lands with a hook. Jussila tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Jaakko Jussila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Aizen fails with the takedown. Aizen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Aizen fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Aizen fails with the takedown. Jussila falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aizen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sosuke Aizen dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jussila gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Aizen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jussila dives on top into guard. Aizen controls Jussila momentarily but Jussila frees himself. Aizen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jussila manages to get himself to full guard.
Aizen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jussila swivels though and keeps the full guard. Aizen trying to control but Jussila is working from the bottom. 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. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aizen showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Aizen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jussila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Jussila swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aizen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aizen. Aizen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jussila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aizen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jussila is keeping the position for now. Jussila not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aizen wants to control from the top but Jussila keeps moving. Jussila is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Aizen trying to control but Jussila is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aizen's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Aizen wants to control from the top but Jussila keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Aizen shoots and misses and Jussila counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Aizen has his takedown stuffed and Jussila counters with a lovely shot to the body. Aizen throws a leg kick enabling Jussila to counter with a crisp jab. Aizen digs a good hook to Jussila's body.
Jussila throws a right hand that Aizen ducks under and follows up with a left that Aizen also avoids with ease. Aizen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jussila pinned against the cage. Jussila gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sosuke Aizen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Aizen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Jussila misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jussila scores with a jab. Aizen acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Aizen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jussila but Jussila pushes him off and we're back to square one. Aizen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Aizen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jussila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Aizen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Aizen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jussila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Aizen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Aizen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Aizen has gone for a leg lock! Jussila slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aizen's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sosuke Aizen dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Aizen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jussila pinned against the cage. Jussila gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Aizen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jussila tries to avoid it but Aizen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jussila to the ground. Jussila escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Jussila connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Jussila swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aizen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jussila won't be happy with that. A bit of a lull in the action here. Aizen working away. Jussila tries to get back to half guard but can't. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jussila can do anything to dispel that myth. Jussila is not content to let Aizen control the position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Aizen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jussila is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jussila tries to bench press Aizen off him but Aizen keeps the position. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Aizen tries to advance to mount but Jussila denies him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Horrible takedown by Aizen or perhaps it was just good defense by Jussila which made him look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sosuke Aizen. That's going to take a lot out of him. A cross from Jussila lands. Jussila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aizen swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jussila stuffs the takedown attempt from Aizen. Aizen gets slowly back to his feet. Aizen closes the distance and clinches up with Jussila, looking for a takedown. Aizen pushes Jussila against the ropes but Jussila circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Aizen dodges the punch combination from Jussila.
Jussila wants to clinch up but Aizen keeps it at a distance. Jaakko Jussila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aizen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Aizen shoots in but no luck this time. Aizen throws a right hand that misses
and Jussila makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Aizen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Aizen is working for a submission of some sort.
Jussila wants to control but Aizen is keeping busy.
Jussila is refusing to be controlled, as Aizen sits in half guard. Aizen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Aizen is keen to just control but Jussila is a slippery customer. Aizen slips a nice elbow through Jussila's hands, connecting with Jussila's forehead. Aizen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Still in half guard, Aizen seems content to control. Jussila is defending against the submission attempts here by Aizen.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aizen in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Aizen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Aizen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jussila can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jussila is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jaakko Jussila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Aizen trying to control but Jussila is having none of it. Aizen fails to take his opponent's back.
And that's the end of the fight! Sosuke Aizen showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aizen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sosuke Aizen!
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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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