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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jurkku Mastiffi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and carlos slaws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mastiffi comes to the cage accompanied by Jerry Reed : East Bound and Down. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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195 cm
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185 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurkku Mastiffi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, carlos slaws! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! slaws circles away from the clinch attempt.
slaws clinches up against the cage. slaws gets control of Mastiffi's arms and successfully pulls guard. slaws will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Mastiffi won't allow slaws to get back to his feet. Mastiffi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. slaws is keeping the position for now. Mastiffi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Mastiffi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Mastiffi tries to stand but slaws is controlling from the bottom. slaws wants to get back to his feet but Mastiffi is in a dominant position and won't allow it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Mastiffi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Mastiffi lands a couple of elbows. Mastiffi trying to control the position from guard on top but slaws is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. slaws scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mastiffi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. slaws has one foot on Mastiffi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. slaws misses with a wild combination.
Donk. Mastiffi catches slaws right on the button with a cross. slaws misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mastiffi.
Jab, jab by Mastiffi - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mastiffi scores with a takedown into slaws's guard. Mastiffi landing some decent shots from guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mastiffi chips away with some ground and pound. slaws utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. slaws wants to get back to his feet but Mastiffi is in a dominant position and won't allow it. slaws looks gassed! slaws is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Mastiffi can't break the clinch.
Mastiffi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from slaws. Mastiffi scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mastiffi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
slaws wants to try and get back to his feet. Mastiffi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But slaws has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from slaws! slaws throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mastiffi works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Mastiffi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mastiffi, not yet. slaws with a flurry of punches that miss. slaws missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. slaws prevents Mastiffi from getting back to his feet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. slaws content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Mastiffi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. slaws takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Mastiffi scores with a one two! slaws had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from slaws. slaws takes a swing at Mastiffi's ribcage but misses. Mastiffi pushes slaws up against the cage in a clinch. slaws looking to slow down the pace here. Mastiffi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. slaws with a lazy takedown attempt and Mastiffi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in slaws's guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mastiffi won't allow slaws to get back to his feet. Mastiffi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Mastiffi is looking to work some ground and pound but slaws has wrist control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurkku Mastiffi dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mastiffi throws a leg kick that misses. slaws closes the distance looking to clinch and Mastiffi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. slaws is looking to clinch but Mastiffi is avoiding it.
Mastiffi cracks slaws with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. slaws shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Mastiffi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Mastiffi stands up from slaws's guard - Mastiffi perhaps looking for a knockout. Mastiffi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mastiffi looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Mastiffi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. slaws pushes Mastiffi off and gets back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mastiffi. Mastiffi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. slaws did well to prevent Mastiffi getting side control. slaws is defending against the submission attempts here by Mastiffi.
Mastiffi stands up out of the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mastiffi slips under a jab from slaws. Mastiffi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Mastiffi throws a shot to the body.
Mastiffi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mastiffi fails miserably with a takedown attempt. slaws doesn't succeed with the takedown and Mastiffi counters with a nice uppercut. slaws takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. slaws tries to clinch but fails miserably and Mastiffi counters with a shoot takedown. slaws fights it but they end up in guard. slaws is looking to stand up but Mastiffi isn't so interested in that idea. Mastiffi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Mastiffi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of slaws's head. Mastiffi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but slaws manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mastiffi has slaws in his guard. slaws postures up in Mastiffi's guard and throws a big left but Mastiffi blocks it. slaws is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. slaws landing with the ground and pound. Mastiffi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for slaws! Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! slaws is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jurkku Mastiffi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Mastiffi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish slaws?
Mastiffi breaks from slaws's wrist control and lands an elbow. slaws is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mastiffi working the ground and pound effectively.
slaws is trying to stand. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mastiffi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurkku Mastiffi dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
slaws has his takedown stuffed and Mastiffi counters with a two punch combo. slaws swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mastiffi counters with a nice double leg into side control. slaws won't be happy with that. Mastiffi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Mastiffi throwing strikes but slaws manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! slaws stands up. slaws looks to clinch and Mastiffi counters with a shoot takedown. slaws fights it but they end up in guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mastiffi cracks slaws with a solid left hand. slaws keeping moving, preventing Mastiffi from controlling successfully. slaws wants to stand up but Mastiffi is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mastiffi scoring with some ground and pound. Mastiffi connects with a couple of short punches. Mastiffi stands up from guard. Let's bang! Jurkku Mastiffi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mastiffi is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Mastiffi has a takedown stuffed. Mastiffi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with slaws but slaws pushes him off and we're back to square one. slaws doesn't succeed with the takedown and Mastiffi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. slaws is looking to take this fight into the clinch. slaws shoots and misses and Mastiffi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Jurkku Mastiffi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of carlos slaws. Mastiffi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Mastiffi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. slaws wants to stand up but Mastiffi is controlling him. Mastiffi with a flurry of punches that miss. Mastiffi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Mastiffi throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. slaws pushes Mastiffi off and gets back to his feet.
slaws closes the distance looking to clinch and Mastiffi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. No luck with that takedown attempt from Mastiffi. Mastiffi is looking to wear down slaws with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. slaws tries to clinch up. slaws doesn't succeed with the takedown and Mastiffi counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. slaws with a lazy takedown attempt and Mastiffi counters with a two punch combo. Jurkku Mastiffi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Mastiffi looks to throw a body kick and slaws counters by moving into the clinch. Mastiffi wants a takedown.
slaws just leaning against Mastiffi, taking a breather. slaws has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mastiffi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Mastiffi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
slaws wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. slaws managing to block the knees to the body from Mastiffi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mastiffi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
slaws shoots and misses and Mastiffi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. carlos slaws has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! slaws looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight! Jurkku Mastiffi showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mastiffi, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jurkku Mastiffi!
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energy
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RATING
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