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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ahma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Power - Kanye West. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 cm
28
214 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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191 cm
26
220 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jussi Ahma! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Chong! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ahma lands a nice shot to the body.
Chong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Ahma avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ahma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chong manages to avoid it. Ahma has a takedown stuffed. A cross from Ahma lands. Chong misses with a looping left. Chong throws a shot from downtown. Ahma moves away and avoids it. Chong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ahma to score an easy takedown into full guard. Chong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ahma. Chong looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chong keeping full guard, as Ahma tries to pass. Chong pulls Ahma in close to prevent any damage. Chong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Chong keeping moving, preventing Ahma from controlling successfully. Ahma throws a big right hand that misses. Ahma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chong works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Chong controlling Ahma's posture. Chong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ahma is one step ahead there.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tommy Chong wasn't active enough on the ground. Donk. Chong catches Ahma right on the button with a cross. Ahma wants to clinch. Ahma looks to land a left hand but Chong moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Ahma throws a hook to the side of Chong's head but Chong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jab from Ahma. A big left from Chong misses. Ahma avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ahma tries to clinch there but Chong circles away.
Ahma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Chong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Chong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ahma's guard. Chong preventing the sweep. Chong trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Chong throws a strike but Ahma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Ahma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Chong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Chong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Chong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Ahma wants to control from the top but Chong keeps moving. Chong pulls Ahma in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tommy Chong. Ahma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chong throws out the jab. Ahma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chong. Chong tries for a takedown but Ahma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Ahma slips a jab and a cross from Chong.
Chong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahma circles away quickly and effectively. Ahma slips a jab from Chong. Ahma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chong. Chong circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Ahma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Excellent takedown into side control there by Chong. Chong working away. Ahma avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chong. Chong misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Ahma tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Ahma is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Chong thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ahma to regain full guard. Chong scoring with some ground and pound. Ahma is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ahma tries a body shot but Chong blocks it.
Chong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ahma is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Chong misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Ahma dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ahma missing with a left hand there. Chong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ahma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Chong throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahma. Chong moves out of range of the strikes. Ahma throws a jab but it's blocked by Chong. Ahma scores with a jab to the body. Ahma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chong. Chong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahma. Chong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ahma just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahma works the jab nicely. A looping hook to the body misses from Ahma. Chong does a little dance to reset his feet. Ahma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chong manages to avoid it. Ahma closes the distance and clinches. A hook to the body from Ahma.
A left hand lands to the body for Ahma.
Ahma has Chong pressed against the cage, preventing Chong from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A head punch on the inside from Chong fails to land. Ahma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Chong. Ahma with a body punch. A glancing blow. Chong misses with a double jab.
Ahma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chong moves away. Ahma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chong is fending him off so far but Ahma persists. Nope, Chong circles away and we're back to standing. Ahma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Ahma moves away from the strike by Chong. Ahma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chong pinned against the cage. Chong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Ahma. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ahma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chong! Chong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ahma fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chong tries to hold on but Ahma postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ahma is working for a guillotine from mount but Chong frees his head quite easily.
Ahma avoids the attempt from Chong to control. Chong squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Chong is breathing heavily. Ahma putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ahma is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ahma wants to finish this one by submission but Chong is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ahma. The referee warns Chong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ahma is landing with some decent strikes but Chong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Chong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ahma with good strikes from the mount here! Ahma is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chong is surviving well by controlling Ahma's body position as best he can. Ahma has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Ahma with the ground and pound from mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Chong tries to hold on but Ahma pushes him away. Ahma breaks from Chong's wrist control and lands an elbow. Ahma in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chong is squirming around, avoiding Ahma's attempts to control the action. Chong is trying desperately to improve position. Chong tries to hold on but Ahma pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ahma landing punches. Ahma lands with some strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chong is trying to escape the mount.
Ahma tries to control but Chong wriggling away. Ahma landing strikes from the mount and Chong is in trouble! Ahma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chong is looking to escape. A nice elbow there by Ahma. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Chong wants to control but Ahma is having none of it. Chong is looking to improve his position but Ahma isn't that keen on the idea. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Ahma dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ahma swings for the body but Chong moves out of range.
Ahma misses with a hook. Ahma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Chong throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The fighters circling - Ahma throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ahma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chong can do to turn this around? Chong walks into a left hand. Chong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ahma to score with a decent uppercut. Ahma looks to throw the jab but Chong is out of range. A big right from Ahma misses. Chong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ahma to score an easy takedown into full guard. Ahma wants to control from the top but Chong keeps moving. Chong controlling Ahma's posture. Ahma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chong trying to keep a closed guard but Ahma is proving a slippery customer.
Ahma is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Ahma throwing strikes but missing. Ahma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Ahma won't allow Chong to sweep him here. Chong looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tommy Chong wasn't active enough on the ground. Ahma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Chong scores with a three punch combo!
Ahma has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Ahma shoots in for a double leg but Chong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Ahma gets the takedown into side control. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Ahma connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chong some visible discomfort.
Ahma tries to advance to mount but Chong denies him. Chong taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ahma fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Ahma is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Chong is tapping! Great win for Ahma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jussi Ahma!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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