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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Inclan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakinek Jakinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Inclan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakinek Jakinek!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inclan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Inclan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jakinek sprawls well. Jakinek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Inclan gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Inclan.
Jakinek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Inclan momentarily.
Inclan slips a jab and a cross from Jakinek.
Inclan throws a head kick that misses.
Inclan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Inclan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Inclan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jakinek counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Inclan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inclan slips a jab and a cross from Jakinek.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inclan.
No luck for Inclan with that takedown attempt.
Jakinek throws a head kick that misses
and Inclan counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakinek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Inclan backs up against the cage.
Jakinek throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Jakinek blocks the leg kick.
Inclan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inclan scores with a kick to the body.
Jakinek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inclan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jakinek Jakinek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jakinek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jakinek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Inclan is able to avoid easily.
Jakinek scores with a one two! Inclan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jakinek throws a lazy head kick
and Inclan counters by moving into the clinch.
Inclan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inclan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jakinek circles away.
Jakinek jabs at Inclan's body.
Inclan walks into a straight right hand from Jakinek.
Jakinek tries to bum rush Inclan with a series of wild strikes but Inclan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakinek scores with a jab. Inclan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Inclan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jakinek's waist but Jakinek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Inclan off to one side.
Jakinek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inclan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Inclan is defended easily by Jakinek.
Jakinek throws a series of punches but Inclan moves out of range.
Jakinek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek swinging wildly here.
Inclan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jakinek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Inclan looks to land a body kick but Jakinek moved away.
Inclan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jakinek.
Inclan wants to clinch.
Inclan has his takedown stuffed
and Jakinek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Inclan fails with a takedown attempt.
Jakinek tries to bum rush Inclan with a series of wild strikes but Inclan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Inclan is looking to clinch.
Inclan shoots in looking for a takedown. Jakinek tries to sprawl out of it but Inclan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jakinek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Inclan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jakinek is able to avoid easily.
Jakinek lands a head shot.
Jakinek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Inclan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jakinek ducks under a wild hook from Inclan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Inclan or perhaps it was just good defense by Jakinek which made him look bad.
Jakinek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakinek Jakinek dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Inclan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jakinek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inclan.
Jakinek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Inclan has his takedown stuffed
and Jakinek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice combination there by Jakinek.
Jakinek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jakinek works the jab nicely.
Inclan tries to land a front kick but Jakinek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Inclan clinches.
Inclan can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inclan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jakinek tries to break the clinch but Inclan is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Jakinek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Inclan is trying to break the clinch but Jakinek has him pressed against the cage.
Inclan is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Inclan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakinek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Inclan has him pressed against the cage.
Jakinek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Inclan jumps into guard, dragging Jakinek to the mat.
Jakinek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Inclan wants to stand but Jakinek is controlling the position.
Jakinek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Inclan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jakinek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Inclan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inclan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jakinek is aware though and is defending well.
Jakinek stands up over Inclan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Inclan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jakinek.
Inclan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jakinek drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Inclan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jakinek has Inclan in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inclan prevents Jakinek from getting back to his feet.
Jakinek is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek keeping moving, preventing Inclan from controlling successfully.
Jakinek throws his legs up looking for a submission but Inclan uses it to pass to side control.
Jakinek tries to bench press Inclan off him but Inclan keeps the position.
Jakinek is trying to buck Inclan off.
Jakinek gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jakinek is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Jakinek regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek is staying active underneath Inclan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inclan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Inclan trying to control but Jakinek is having none of it.
Jakinek wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inclan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jakinek has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jakinek Jakinek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jakinek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Inclan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Inclan has closed the distance and engaged Jakinek in a clinch.
Inclan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jakinek tries to break free but Inclan pushes him back against the cage.
Jakinek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jakinek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jakinek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakinek connects with a body shot that sends Inclan's belly button to the back.
Jakinek Jakinek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jakinek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left and a right from Jakinek both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jakinek.
Jakinek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jakinek tries to land a front kick but Inclan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Inclan.
Jakinek is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Inclan rather than just go for the knockout.
Jakinek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inclan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Inclan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakinek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jakinek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Inclan under the eye.
Inclan moves in looking to clinch but Jakinek pushes him off.
Jakinek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Inclan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jakinek throws a head kick that misses
and Inclan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jakinek is looking to break free of the clinch but Inclan has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inclan gets control of Jakinek's arms and successfully pulls guard. Inclan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Inclan is on top in guard.
Jakinek scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Jakinek keeping moving, preventing Inclan from controlling successfully.
Inclan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jakinek working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Inclan has passed into half guard!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inclan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jakinek to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek scores with a body shot.
Jakinek throws a body kick the misses
and Inclan counters by moving into the clinch.
Jakinek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Inclan wants to take the fight to the mat but Jakinek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Inclan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Inclan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jakinek lands a couple of digs.
Inclan pulls Jakinek in close to prevent any damage.
Inclan has his foot on Jakinek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jakinek works his way back into a safe position though.
Inclan has a closed guard, preventing Jakinek from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inclan is looking for a triangle but Jakinek pushes his legs off easily.
Inclan is looking for a triangle but Jakinek pushes his legs off easily.
Jakinek has gone for a leg lock! Inclan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jakinek's guard.
Jakinek working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Inclan has passed into half guard!
Rafael Inclan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jakinek Jakinek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inclan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jakinek Jakinek.
I've got Jakinek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jakinek Jakinek!
A relieved looking Jakinek Jakinek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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