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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Torsti Turjake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Wu Tang - Triumph as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
25 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsti Turjake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rashad Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turjake throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Turjake misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Turjake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turjake throws a good cross that connects.
Turjake gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jackson passes Turjake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Turjake is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson prevents Turjake from improving his position.
Jackson wants to control but Turjake is keeping him busy.
Turjake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Turjake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Turjake doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson prevents Turjake from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Turjake works his way to full guard. Good work.
Turjake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turjake wants to sweep but no luck.
Turjake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Turjake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson stands up over Turjake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Turjake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Turjake!
Turjake throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turjake wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Turjake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turjake thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake throws a big elbow that misses.
Turjake throws a big right hand that misses.
Turjake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Turjake is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Turjake throws a big right hand that misses.
Turjake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Turjake looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Turjake 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.
Turjake has his feet on Jackson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Turjake.
Torsti Turjake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Turjake on his heels. He'll look to pass Turjake's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turjake manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Turjake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson dives in and scores a takedown into Turjake's guard.
Turjake wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson is in close to Turjake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turjake is on top in guard.
Turjake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Turjake wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Torsti Turjake will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turjake jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Turjake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turjake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Turjake thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Turjake checks a low kick from Jackson.
Turjake throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Turjake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheers as Turjake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Turjake avoids the body shot from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turjake.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turjake throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Turjake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Turjake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turjake checks a leg kick.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Turjake.
Turjake throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Turjake keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Turjake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Turjake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Turjake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Turjake jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turjake misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turjake rather than just go for the knockout.
Jackson throws a hook but Turjake blocks it.
Turjake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Turjake.
Turjake gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Turjake is keeping the position.
Jackson is in close to Turjake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Turjake as he connects with a hook.
Turjake throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turjake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Turjake looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turjake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Torsti Turjake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Jackson.
Turjake cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turjake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Turjake does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turjake misses with a body shot
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turjake scores with a nice strike.
Turjake cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turjake throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turjake is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Turjake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turjake's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turjake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turjake throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Turjake backing up. Turjake nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Turjake lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsti Turjake dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Turjake works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Turjake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turjake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Turjake wants to get back to full guard.
Turjake is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Turjake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Turjake gets full guard.
Turjake wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Turjake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turjake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Turjake's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Turjake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turjake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson won't allow Turjake to sweep him here.
Turjake working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turjake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Turjake throws a wild left hand from mount and Jackson manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Jackson is not content to let Turjake control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turjake lands a nice short elbow.
Rashad Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turjake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Turjake throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Turjake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Turjake's back!
Turjake tries to roll but Jackson sticks to his back.
Turjake trying to control the hands but Jackson breaks the grip.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turjake fending off the submission attempt from Jackson.
Turjake controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Jackson is trying to stick to Turjake's back but Turjake is turning into Jackson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jackson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Turjake.
Turjake trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Turjake stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turjake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Turjake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turjake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turjake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turjake throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Turjake is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Turjake from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turjake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Turjake from controlling successfully.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turjake manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Turjake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turjake wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Turjake working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsti Turjake clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turjake throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Turjake lands with a cross.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Turjake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson keeps Turjake at a distance using the push kick.
Turjake with a jab.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Turjake is just out of range.
Turjake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson checks a low kick from Turjake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Turjake.
Turjake takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Turjake throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Turjake moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turjake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turjake walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Turjake moved out of range nicely.
Jackson dives in and grabs Turjake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turjake pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Turjake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turjake scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turjake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a takedown into Turjake's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turjake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Turjake is working from the bottom.
Turjake manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Turjake landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Turjake.
Turjake is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Turjake connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Turjake in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Turjake punching from mount but Jackson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Turjake lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Rashad Jackson has been cut.
Turjake landing shots from mount.
Turjake landing shots from mount.
Jackson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big strike lands for Turjake! That's really hurt Jackson and he's turned his back - Turjake keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Turjake jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torsti Turjake!
Torsti Turjake is the new lightweight champion!
Torsti Turjake seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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