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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Rajamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good low kicks
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toni Rajamaki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajamaki wants to clinch.
Rajamaki tries to clinch there but de Sade circles away.
Rajamaki darts in trying to clinch
and de Sade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rajamaki scores with a takedown into de Sade's guard.
de Sade uses the cage to get back to his feet.
de Sade throws a body punch but Rajamaki moves out of range.
Rajamaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rajamaki tries to clinch there but de Sade circles away.
Rajamaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but de Sade circles away.
Rajamaki wants to clinch.
Rajamaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajamaki checks a low kick from de Sade.
de Sade stuns Rajamaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
de Sade connects with a nice looking jab.
de Sade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rajamaki.
Rajamaki wants to clinch
and de Sade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from de Sade.
de Sade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rajamaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
de Sade throws a big shot that misses.
de Sade tries to bum rush Rajamaki with a series of wild strikes but Rajamaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de Sade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
de Sade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Sade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rajamaki moves away.
de Sade scores with a hook to the body. Rajamaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
de Sade misses with an uppercut. Rajamaki saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Sade keeps the fight on the outside.
Rajamaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from de Sade.
Rajamaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de Sade misses with a straight left.
de Sade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Sade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rajamaki tries to clinch there but de Sade circles away.
Rajamaki has a takedown stuffed.
de Sade uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rajamaki has time to react.
Rajamaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Rajamaki.
de Sade lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
de Sade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
de Sade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rajamaki doesn't manage to clinch there - de Sade circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by de Sade!
Rajamaki checks a low kick from de Sade.
Rajamaki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rajamaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but de Sade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rajamaki is looking to clinch.
Rajamaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. de Sade sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rajamaki tries to clinch up.
Rajamaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Rajamaki is looking to clinch but de Sade is avoiding it.
de Sade circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from de Sade. Rajamaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rajamaki defending well as de Sade loads up on a big left hand.
de Sade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rajamaki's sensitive parts.
de Sade lands with a straight right. Rajamaki didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Sade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rajamaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
de Sade lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rajamaki tries to clinch up.
de Sade leaves Rajamaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rajamaki tries to clinch there but de Sade circles away.
Rajamaki is looking to clinch but de Sade is avoiding it.
de Sade throws a series of punches but Rajamaki moves out of range.
de Sade is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rajamaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. de Sade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
de Sade swats away the attempt to clinch by Rajamaki.
Rajamaki shoots in but de Sade avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
de Sade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rajamaki was well out of range. Poor timing from de Sade.
Rajamaki tries to clinch but de Sade moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rajamaki misses with a head kick.
Rajamaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rajamaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rajamaki tries to clinch but de Sade is having none of it.
de Sade misses with a combination
and Rajamaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
de Sade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rajamaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de Sade dips to his left and cracks Rajamaki with an uppercut!
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade is winning the standup battle so far.
Rajamaki slips a straight right by de Sade.
de Sade moves out of range as Rajamaki throws a body kick.
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Sade scores with a shot to the body.
Rajamaki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into de Sade's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de Sade looking for a guillotine here but Rajamaki defends easily.
de Sade keeping moving, preventing Rajamaki from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajamaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
de Sade looking for a sweep. Not yet de Sade, not yet.
Rajamaki postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rajamaki wants to control from the top but de Sade keeps moving.
de Sade looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rajamaki postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Sade looking for a sweep. Not yet de Sade, not yet.
de Sade tries to strike from the bottom.
Rajamaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
de Sade is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rajamaki is aware though and is defending well.
de Sade controlling the position.
Rajamaki trying to control but de Sade is working from the bottom.
de Sade manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
de Sade looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by de Sade there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rajamaki is trying desperately to improve position.
Rajamaki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as de Sade tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
de Sade wants to finish this one by submission but Rajamaki is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from de Sade.
Poor strikes thrown by de Sade there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as de Sade tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rajamaki tries to lock up and control but de Sade gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
de Sade will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
de Sade misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rajamaki is looking to get to half guard.
de Sade misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Sade throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rajamaki wants to hold on but de Sade pushes him away.
de Sade lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rajamaki wants to clinch up but de Sade keeps it at a distance.
Rajamaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rajamaki shoots in for a takedown but de Sade shows good takedown defense.
de Sade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
de Sade throws a right hand that Rajamaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Rajamaki also avoids with ease.
de Sade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rajamaki circles away quickly and effectively.
de Sade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rajamaki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
de Sade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rajamaki defending well as de Sade loads up on a big left hand.
de Sade throws a chopping leg kick but Rajamaki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rajamaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and de Sade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Rajamaki.
de Sade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rajamaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Sade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Sade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rajamaki throws a head kick but de Sade moves out of range.
Rajamaki takes one to the side of the head.
Rajamaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de Sade throws a leg kick
and Rajamaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rajamaki ducks under a wild hook from de Sade.
Nice cross by de Sade.
de Sade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rajamaki was well out of range. Poor timing from de Sade.
Rajamaki is looking to clinch.
Rajamaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rajamaki shoots in but no luck this time.
de Sade misses with a leg kick.
de Sade misses with a low kick as Rajamaki jumps back.
de Sade works the jab nicely.
de Sade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Sade scores with a jab to the body.
Rajamaki takes a jab right on the kisser.
de Sade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rajamaki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. de Sade is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de Sade throws out a leg kick but Rajamaki moves out of range and de Sade only half commits.
de Sade lands a jab-cross combination.
de Sade cracks Rajamaki with a good jab.
de Sade throws a leg kick that misses.
Rajamaki moves into the clinch.
de Sade manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by de Sade. That's going to slow Rajamaki down.
de Sade jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
de Sade is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
de Sade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rajamaki tries to clinch but de Sade moves out of range.
de Sade swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Sade thumps Rajamaki with a low kick.
Rajamaki throws a right and a left that de Sade avoids nicely.
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rajamaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but de Sade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
de Sade throws a jab but it's blocked by Rajamaki.
de Sade swings for the body but Rajamaki moves out of range.
Toni Rajamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Sade tries to keep at a distance but Rajamaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rajamaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rajamaki has de Sade pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. de Sade manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Rajamaki.
Rajamaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Rajamaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki is pushing de Sade up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rajamaki blocks an elbow strike from de Sade.
de Sade pushes off an throws an elbow but Rajamaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rajamaki throws a punch but it's blocked by de Sade.
Rajamaki has de Sade pressed against the cage, preventing de Sade from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rajamaki drags the fight down to the ground.
de Sade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Sade wanted to stand there but Rajamaki had control of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as de Sade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rajamaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for de Sade, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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