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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holgersson's entrance music is Peukaloisen retket. A fine choice. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prozak - Under The Rain. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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166 cm
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147 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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158 cm
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145 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nils Holgersson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan Jones! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A telegraphed right hand from Holgersson misses the target. Holgersson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Holgersson darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage. Holgersson tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Holgersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holgersson misses with a low kick. Holgersson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Holgersson cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holgersson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Holgersson rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Holgersson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Holgersson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Holgersson is looking to score with low kicks. Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holgersson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Holgersson counters with a stiff right hand. Holgersson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones tries to clinch there but Holgersson circles away.
Holgersson scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one. Jones has his takedown stuffed and Holgersson counters with a left and a right that stings Jones. Jones shoots and misses and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Nils Holgersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Jones. Jones misses with a takedown attempt and Holgersson counters with a head kick. Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Jones looks gassed! Holgersson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jones shoots for a takedown but Holgersson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Holgersson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holgersson.
Holgersson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts. Holgersson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holgersson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Holgersson throws a nice outside leg kick. A good leg kick by Holgersson. Holgersson thumps Jones with a low kick. Holgersson scores with a nice body kick.
Nils Holgersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holgersson.
Holgersson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A kick lands to the mid section there for Holgersson. Holgersson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head. Holgersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holgersson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Holgersson cracks the inside of Jones's front leg. Holgersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Holgersson. Jones shrugs it off though. Holgersson moves into the clinch successfully.
Holgersson lands a shot to the body. Holgersson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A quick uppercut on the inside from Holgersson. Nice body punch from Holgersson. Holgersson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not. Holgersson pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Holgersson lands a left hand.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holgersson prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for Holgersson.
Holgersson cracks Jones with a nice body shot. Holgersson scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head. Holgersson lands a shot to the body. Holgersson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Holgersson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Holgersson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holgersson. Holgersson cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head. Holgersson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Holgersson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though. A nice leg kick lands there from Holgersson. Holgersson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Holgersson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Left hook, right uppercut from Holgersson. Jones tries to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Both fighters circling a little - Holgersson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Holgersson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Holgersson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holgersson. A thudding body kick lands there by Holgersson!
Holgersson keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Holgersson.
Holgersson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holgersson. That's going to slow Jones down. Good leg kick by Holgersson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holgersson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage! Holgersson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Holgersson thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head. Holgersson lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Holgersson - just one landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Holgersson dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holgersson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Jones misses with a takedown and Holgersson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Holgersson counters with a left to the body. Holgersson rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage. Holgersson presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short body shot lands from Holgersson as the two fighters clinch.
Holgersson manages to break the clinch.
Holgersson connects with a solid leg kick. Nils Holgersson is winning the standup battle so far. Holgersson scores with a kick to the midsection. Holgersson lands with a nice body kick. Holgersson connects with a high kick. Holgersson lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily. Good leg kick by Holgersson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Holgersson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Holgersson throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holgersson. Holgersson obviously looking to wear him down.
Holgersson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage. Holgersson lands a hook to the side of the head. Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Holgersson. Holgersson breaks the clinch.
Holgersson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Holgersson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! A chopping leg kick lands by Holgersson. Holgersson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holgersson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holgersson is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks. Holgersson lands a nice looking body kick. Holgersson scores with a push kick. Holgersson lands a nice looking body kick. Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Holgersson throws a nice inside leg kick. Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holgersson. Jones is trying desperately to land a takedown but Holgersson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jones. Crunch! Holgersson slams his shin into Jones's torso. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holgersson. Holgersson obviously looking to wear him down.
Holgersson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Holgersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around? Holgersson cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs. Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Holgersson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Jones takes a kick to the side of the head. Jones fails with the takedown and Holgersson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Nils Holgersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Jones. Holgersson cracks the inside of Jones's front leg. Crunch! Holgersson slams his shin into Jones's torso. Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holgersson. Holgersson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Holgersson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holgersson - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holgersson. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Holgersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holgersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holgersson. That's going to slow Jones down. A slapping body kick lands there for Holgersson. Holgersson sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Nice body kick there by Holgersson. Holgersson tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown and Holgersson counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check. Holgersson connects with a solid leg kick. Jones misses with a takedown attempt and Holgersson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Holgersson throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Holgersson throws a nice inside leg kick. Jones drops his hands momentarily and Holgersson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Holgersson lands a head kick!
Holgersson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Holgersson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones. Holgersson scores with a kick to the midsection. Holgersson lands with a nice body kick. Holgersson pushes Jones away with a front kick. Holgersson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Holgersson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Holgersson drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
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! Holgersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holgersson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Jones with a lazy takedown attempt and Holgersson counters with a nice body kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Holgersson dominated that second round. That's time! Holgersson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Holgersson connects with a solid leg kick. Holgersson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Holgersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holgersson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones. Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Holgersson counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily. Holgersson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holgersson.
Holgersson scores with a leg kick.
Holgersson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Holgersson - that will leave a mark!
Holgersson connects with an inside leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Holgersson. That's going to slow Jones down. Holgersson scores with a nice strike. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A solid body kick from Holgersson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Holgersson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Nils Holgersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Jones. Holgersson feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down. Holgersson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Holgersson closes the distance and lands a one-two. A jab from Holgersson does it's job there. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holgersson.
Holgersson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Holgersson. Holgersson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Holgersson lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Holgersson throws a head kick that half lands.
Holgersson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holgersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Holgersson tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holgersson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Holgersson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf. Holgersson throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Holgersson lands a jab to Jones's midsection. Holgersson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. The crowd cheers as Holgersson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though. A good leg kick by Holgersson. Good leg kick by Holgersson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holgersson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holgersson throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holgersson. Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Holgersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holgersson pushes Jones away with a front kick. Holgersson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones. Holgersson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts. Holgersson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf. A thudding body kick lands there by Holgersson!
Holgersson darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Holgersson lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" A solid leg kick lands there for Holgersson.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holgersson can pounce on him.
Holgersson scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one. Holgersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holgersson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Holgersson gets in close and instigates a clinch. Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holgersson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Holgersson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Holgersson throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Holgersson scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A good leg kick by Holgersson. Nils Holgersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A head kick from Holgersson lands but Jones takes it in his stride. This has been an exciting period of action! Holgersson throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease. Jordan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Holgersson. Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Holgersson sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Holgersson throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Holgersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Nils Holgersson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Holgersson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:24 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Holgersson!
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