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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaakko Parantainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Parantainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuschini throws a looping overhand right but Parantainen ducks down to avoid it.
Fuschini throws a series of punches but Parantainen moves out of range.
Parantainen rushes Fuschini and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parantainen jumps into guard, dragging Fuschini to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuschini wants to control from the top but Parantainen keeps moving.
Parantainen looking for a guillotine here but Fuschini defends easily.
Fuschini is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Parantainen looking for a guillotine here but Fuschini defends easily.
Parantainen has a closed guard, preventing Fuschini from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini thows a big elbow that misses.
Parantainen is looking for a triangle but Fuschini pushes his legs off easily.
Fuschini trying to control but Parantainen is working from the bottom.
Parantainen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fuschini!
Fuschini tries to hold on but Parantainen postures up.
Fuschini is trying to escape the mount.
Parantainen tries to control but Fuschini wriggling away.
Parantainen wants to take his opponent's back but Fuschini doesn't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fuschini is working to get back to half guard.
Parantainen wants to finish this one by submission but Fuschini is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Parantainen.
Parantainen is breathing heavily.
Parantainen manages to capitalize on a mistake by Fuschini to take his back!
Parantainen is throwing strikes by Fuschini counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Fuschini regains half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fuschini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parantainen.
Parantainen staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen slips a jab and a cross from Fuschini.
Parantainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fuschini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parantainen.
Parantainen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Parantainen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fuschini controlling the position well.
Parantainen passes into side control, despite Fuschini's attempt to control the position.
Parantainen tries for a kimura but Fuschini is defending well.
Fuschini regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fuschini.
Fuschini working a defensive guard here.
Fuschini kicks Parantainen off and gets to his feet.
Fuschini loads up on a big right hand but Parantainen slips the punch.
Parantainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuschini.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parantainen.
Fuschini lands with a right hand.
Parantainen scores a takedown into full mount!
Parantainen working Fuschini over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Parantainen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Parantainen closes the distance and clinches.
Parantainen wants the takedown. Fuschini is fighting it off but Parantainen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fuschini's guard against the cage.
Fuschini keeping moving, preventing Parantainen from controlling successfully.
Parantainen throwing strikes from guard but Fuschini blocks nicely.
Fuschini is looking to stand up but Parantainen isn't so interested in that idea.
Parantainen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Parantainen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Parantainen trying to control the position but Fuschini is working away.
Fuschini is breathing heavily.
Parantainen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fuschini, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parantainen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Parantainen working the ground and pound from side control.
Fuschini is looking for a sweep.
Parantainen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fuschini knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fuschini is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Parantainen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parantainen landing a few strikes.
Parantainen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Parantainen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fuschini is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parantainen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fuschini tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fuschini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Parantainen working the ground and pound.
Fuschini is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fuschini is trying to escape the position but Parantainen is controlling the position.
Parantainen lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fuschini wants to control but Parantainen postures up.
Fuschini regains half guard.
Parantainen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fuschini knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Parantainen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fuschini wants to get back to full guard.
Parantainen is stalling here. Fuschini is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Parantainen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fuschini has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Parantainen is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parantainen regains half guard.
Parantainen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fuschini has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parantainen is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Parantainen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Parantainen throws a combination that misses
and Fuschini counters with a nice uppercut.
Parantainen blocks a jab.
Parantainen slips a straight right by Fuschini.
Parantainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fuschini's waist but Fuschini gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parantainen off to one side.
Fuschini misses with a double jab
and Parantainen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Parantainen stopping the sweep attempt from Fuschini.
Fuschini is trying to control the position but Parantainen postures up.
Fuschini looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuschini, not yet.
Fuschini seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Parantainen stops Fuschini from standing up.
Parantainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fuschini swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini keeping moving, preventing Parantainen from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuschini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alessio Fuschini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parantainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuschini.
Fuschini's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fuschini duly obliges.
Parantainen tries to clinch up but Fuschini circles away and keeps his distance.
Fuschini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuschini slips a jab and a cross from Parantainen.
Fuschini lands a nice looking body shot.
Alessio Fuschini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuschini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parantainen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Parantainen.
Fuschini wants to stand up but Parantainen is controlling him.
Parantainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuschini is keeping the position for now.
Jaakko Parantainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parantainen trying to control but Fuschini is working from the bottom.
Parantainen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fuschini seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fuschini keeping moving, preventing Parantainen from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parantainen scores with a takedown into Fuschini's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini keeping moving, preventing Parantainen from controlling successfully.
Parantainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuschini is keeping the position for now.
Parantainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Parantainen lands a couple of elbows.
Fuschini controlling the position.
Fuschini wants to sweep but no luck.
Fuschini has a closed guard, preventing Parantainen from standing up.
Fuschini seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Parantainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fuschini, pushing him back against the cage.
Fuschini stops a takedown attempt from Parantainen.
Parantainen jumps into guard, dragging Fuschini to the mat.
Parantainen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fuschini's guard.
Parantainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parantainen wants to control from the top but Fuschini keeps moving.
Parantainen advances position into side control!
Parantainen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fuschini has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fuschini manages to work his way to half guard, despite Parantainen's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Parantainen clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fuschini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parantainen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fuschini is looking for a sweep.
Fuschini misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Fuschini is pushing Parantainen's head away, looking to escape. Parantainen manages to hold on to the position though.
Fuschini is looking to reverse the position.
Parantainen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fuschini is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Parantainen working the head with strikes.
Fuschini is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Parantainen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Parantainen trying to control the position but Fuschini is working away.
Parantainen is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fuschini is looking to reverse the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Parantainen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Parantainen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fuschini is trying to control Parantainen's posture but Parantainen avoids it.
Parantainen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parantainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuschini keeps working.
Parantainen tries for a kimura but Fuschini is defending well.
Parantainen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parantainen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fuschini tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Parantainen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Parantainen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fuschini is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Parantainen is looking to take a break and control but Fuschini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fuschini is looking for a sweep.
Fuschini is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Parantainen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Parantainen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fuschini!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Parantainen lands a big shot there that rocks Fuschini but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Parantainen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fuschini has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Parantainen scoring with strikes but Fuschini is staying in there.
Parantainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Parantainen wants to control the pace but Fuschini is squirming around nicely.
Fuschini sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fuschini is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Parantainen had his way with Alessio Fuschini in 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. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Fuschini.
Parantainen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Parantainen wants to take a breather but Fuschini is having none of it.
Parantainen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fuschini is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Fuschini has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fuschini missing with punches from the bottom.
Fuschini works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parantainen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Parantainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Fuschini has wrist control.
Fuschini wants to sweep here but Parantainen controlling him for the moment.
Parantainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuschini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parantainen postures up.
Parantainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fuschini swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Parantainen stops Fuschini from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parantainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuschini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fuschini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parantainen throws a right hand that Fuschini ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuschini also avoids with ease.
Parantainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parantainen gets a clinch.
Parantainen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fuschini pulls his leg out and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Fuschini.
Fuschini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alessio Fuschini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini misses the jab.
Fuschini might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Parantainen ducks under a wild hook from Fuschini.
Parantainen clinches up with Fuschini and pushes him back against the cage.
Fuschini has had enough of the clinch but Parantainen keeps him there for the moment.
Fuschini missing with knees to the body.
Fuschini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fuschini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fuschini wants to stall.
Fuschini is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Parantainen has denied him.
Fuschini has had enough of the clinch but Parantainen keeps him there for the moment.
Parantainen tries to score a body lock takedown but Fuschini shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuschini tries to break the clinch but Parantainen is controlling the position.
Fuschini wants to get back to striking at distance but Parantainen won't allow it.
Parantainen goes for a takedown attempt but Fuschini pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Parantainen takes one to the chin there.
Fuschini misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fuschini gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parantainen stands and throws Fuschini's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Parantainen advances nicely into full mount.
Fuschini tries to reverse the position but Parantainen maintains control.
Parantainen landing strikes from the mount and Fuschini is in trouble!
Parantainen lands a big shot to the head and Fuschini winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jaakko Parantainen!
Jaakko Parantainen retains his light heavyweight title!
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