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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devonte Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Togo Izocalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izocalu has chosen Matti Nykänen - Markiisi de Sade as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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178 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Devonte Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Togo Izocalu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izocalu tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Izocalu.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Izocalu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Izocalu tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Izocalu wants to clinch.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Izocalu seems unphased.
Izocalu slips under a jab.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Izocalu slips under a jab.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Izocalu moves away and avoids it.
Izocalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Izocalu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devonte Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izocalu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Izocalu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Izocalu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izocalu tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Izocalu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Izocalu tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Izocalu instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Izocalu.
Izocalu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Izocalu.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Izocalu crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Izocalu obliges.
Izocalu throws an elbow but it misses.
Izocalu'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izocalu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to stall but Izocalu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
The referee calls for Izocalu to work.
Izocalu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Izocalu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jackson tests Izocalu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Izocalu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Izocalu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izocalu manages to avoid it.
Izocalu tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Izocalu but Izocalu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Izocalu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Izocalu wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Togo Izocalu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Izocalu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Devonte Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izocalu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
Jackson working away.
Izocalu is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Izocalu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Izocalu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izocalu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Izocalu tries to improve position but can't.
Izocalu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Jackson 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.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Izocalu to see if he's OK.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Izocalu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Izocalu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Izocalu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Izocalu is pushing Jackson's head away, looking to escape. Jackson manages to hold on to the position though.
Izocalu is breathing heavily.
Jackson lands a few punches from side control.
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!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Izocalu is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Izocalu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson lands some shots froms side control.
Jackson scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson cracks Izocalu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Izocalu seems a little lost for a moment, as Jackson dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Izocalu is keeping him busy.
Devonte Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson is really struggling to control Izocalu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control the action but Izocalu is working from the bottom.
Jackson landing a few strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson moves into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson cracks Izocalu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devonte Jackson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Izocalu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Izocalu darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
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.
Jackson stands up over Izocalu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Izocalu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson pushes down on Izocalu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izocalu is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Izocalu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Izocalu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Izocalu is in trouble!
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Izocalu is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Izocalu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jackson wants to finish this one by submission but Izocalu is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jackson.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson looking for a guillotine from mount but Izocalu is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jackson tries to control but Izocalu wriggling away.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Izocalu looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson cracks Izocalu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Izocalu can do to turn this around?
Jackson landing punches.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
Jackson breaks from Izocalu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson trying to control but Izocalu is having none of it.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Izocalu is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
Devonte Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devonte Jackson!
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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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