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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Jphn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dj Hall is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 Helsinki, John Jphn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dj Hall!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jphn stuffs the takedown.
Hall looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jphn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jphn fails with the takedown.
Jphn stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jphn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jphn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jphn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jphn is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Jphn motions for Hall to come forward. Jphn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jphn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jphn misses with a takedown
and Hall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jphn is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Jphn wants a takedown.
Jphn tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jphn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hall manages to end up in side control.
Jphn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hall is keen to just control but Jphn is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jphn is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jphn avoid being mounted?
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jphn keeps working.
Hall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hall stalling.
Jphn is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
Jphn wants to control but Hall is keeping busy.
Jphn is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jphn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Jphn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jphn tries to pull guard but Hall won't allow it.
Jphn tries to pull guard but Hall won't allow it.
Hall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jphn looking to stall.
Jphn wants a takedown.
Jphn is trying to break free.
Jphn wants to break free but Hall has control.
Jphn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jphn jumps guard but Hall stands there with Jphn around his waist. Jphn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jphn wants a takedown but no success here.
Jphn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jphn shoots in for a double leg but Hall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jphn tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jphn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jphn tries to clinch
and Hall moves into the clinch.
Jphn fails to pull guard.
Jphn tries to pull guard but Hall holds him up against the cage and eventually Jphn drops back down to his feet.
Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jphn has him pressed against the cage.
Jphn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hall gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jphn trying to control from the bottom.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Jphn is defending well.
Jphn wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jphn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to take a breather but Jphn is having none of it.
Jphn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall working over Jphn with some ground and pound. Jphn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jphn trying to control but Hall postures up.
Jphn tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jphn as he avoids it easily.
Jphn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jphn misses with a few strikes there.
Jphn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jphn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Jphn trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj Hall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jphn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jphn has a takedown stuffed.
Hall blocks the body kick.
Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jphn, pushing him back against the cage.
Jphn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hall just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jphn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Jphn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
Jphn shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
Jphn darts in trying to clinch
and Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall decides to pull guard.
Jphn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hall, up you get!
Jphn misses with a takedown
and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. Jphn didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jphn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hall's guard.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Jphn from controlling successfully.
Jphn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jphn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jphn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hall is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jphn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jphn wants to stand but Hall is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hall is working an open guard so Jphn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jphn has his takedown stuffed
and Hall counters with an outside leg kick.
Jphn wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Hall. No joy for Jphn on that attempt.
Jphn misses with a series of wild punches.
Jphn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jphn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hall is fending him off so far but Jphn persists. Nope, Hall circles away and we're back to standing.
Jphn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
No luck for Hall with that takedown attempt.
Jphn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Hall. No joy for Jphn on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jphn closes the distance and clinches up with Hall, looking for a takedown. Jphn pushes Hall against the cage but Hall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jphn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Jphn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jphn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jphn wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Jphn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jphn has a takedown stuffed.
Jphn looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Jphn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Jphn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jphn tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jphn misses with a looping right.
Hall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Jphn uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jphn with a poor takedown
and Hall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jphn trying to control the position.
Jphn is really struggling to control Hall but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dj Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jphn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.
Jphn throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Jphn from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jphn misses with a wild combination.
Jphn fails to land the takedown.
Jphn throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Hall has a takedown stuffed.
Jphn clinches but Hall breaks the clinch
and Hall counters by clinching up.
Jphn is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Jphn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hall keeping full guard, as Jphn tries to pass.
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall working for a triangle but Jphn defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jphn passes Hall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jphn passes to side control.
Jphn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
Hall dodges the ground and pound from Jphn.
Jphn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
Jphn landing strikes.
Jphn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jphn stands up and beckons Hall to his feet.
Jphn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jphn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jphn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hall as he avoids it easily.
Jphn fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hall.
Jphn shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jphn misses with a takedown
and Hall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jphn's guard.
Jphn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hall puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jphn works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jphn wants to stand up but Hall is controlling him.
Jphn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jphn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hall because Jphn loaded up on that one.
Jphn misses with a head shot.
Hall regains half guard.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Jphn has control of the leg.
Jphn wants to stand but Hall has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jphn is taking a breather. Hall says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jphn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hall flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jphn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hall is surviving well by controlling Jphn's body position as best he can.
Jphn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hall is looking to escape.
John Jphn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jphn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dj Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dj Hall!
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