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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katten Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Young Hope was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
198 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katten Jansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Young Hope!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jansson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jansson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jansson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hope keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hope keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hope avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jansson.
Jansson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jansson connects with a nice short shot to Hope's temple.
Jansson thows a huge punch but Hope dodges it nicely.
Hope avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jansson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hope manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jansson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hope's guard.
Jansson throws a strike but Hope rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jansson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jansson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hope with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hope defending well though.
Hope really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jansson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jansson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hope avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jansson.
Jansson working Hope over with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hope can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jansson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hope is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jansson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jansson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A head kick misses from Hope.
Jansson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hope's guard.
Jansson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jansson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hope looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson throwing strikes but missing.
Jansson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jansson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jansson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jansson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jansson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jansson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jansson lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jansson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jansson throws and elbow that misses. Hope uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jansson's guard. Nice move by Hope!
Jansson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hope!
Jansson raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hope taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hope tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katten Jansson dominated that round.
That's time! Jansson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hope pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hope lands with an uppercut that bounces Jansson off the cage and back into rage.
Hope fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hope attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jansson checks a low kick from Hope.
Jansson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hope can pounce on him.
Young Hope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hope throws a half hearted mid kick.
No luck for Jansson with that takedown attempt.
Hope looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jansson checks a leg kick.
Jansson shoots in and drives through. Hope sprawls well.
Jansson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jansson looks for a takedown but Hope sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katten Jansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No joy there for Hope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jansson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hope lands an overhand right.
Hope lands with a slapping head kick.
Hope is breathing heavily.
Jansson avoids the head kick by Hope.
Jansson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young Hope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hope wants to clinch
and Jansson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hope's guard.
Jansson throwing strikes from guard but Hope blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson throwing strikes from guard but Hope blocks nicely.
Jansson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hope works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hope keeping full guard, as Jansson tries to pass.
Jansson 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.
Jansson wants to control from the top but Hope keeps moving.
Jansson looking to sit in guard and control but Hope gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hope.
Jansson has his hands on Hope's head, controlling the position.
Jansson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jansson lands a heavy elbow.
Jansson landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jansson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jansson landing strikes from the mount and Hope is in trouble!
Jansson with good strikes from the mount here!
Hope is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jansson with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hope blocking the ground and pound.
Jansson unloads with some shots from mount but Hope bucks and avoids them well.
Hope taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katten Jansson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jansson shoots in looking for a takedown but Hope manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jansson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jansson drives through with a takedown into Hope's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hope avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jansson throws and elbow that misses. Hope uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jansson's guard. Nice move by Hope!
Hope wants to stand but Jansson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jansson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jansson wriggles free and stands up.
Jansson slips under a jab.
Hope takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope misses with a two punch combination.
Hope tries to bum rush Jansson with a series of wild strikes but Jansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jansson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hope looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Katten Jansson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jansson working the ground and pound.
Hope takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hope takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jansson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hope can do to turn this around?
Jansson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hope parries the strikes from Jansson easily there. Jansson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hope to escape.
Jansson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jansson cracks Hope with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jansson is chipping away with strikes.
Jansson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hope keeps working.
Jansson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jansson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jansson working the ground and pound from side control.
Jansson tries to score with some ground and pound. Hope controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jansson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope parries the strikes from Jansson easily there. Jansson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hope to escape.
Jansson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jansson lands a nice forearm strike.
Jansson lands a nice forearm strike.
Jansson scoring with punches and elbows.
Jansson is looking to take a break and control but Hope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jansson cracks Hope with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansson lands some shots froms side control.
An elbow from Jansson crashes against the mat.
Jansson is working Hope over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jansson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jansson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hope some visible discomfort.
Jansson grinds an elbow into Hope's temple.
Young Hope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hope is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jansson connects with a decent elbow.
Katten Jansson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hope is pushing Jansson's head away, looking to escape. Jansson manages to hold on to the position though.
Jansson cracks Hope with a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katten Jansson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jansson, 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 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katten Jansson!
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energy
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hype
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