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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Martinez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laitinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Laitinen tries to sprawl but Martinez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Laitinen is trying to maintain the position but Martinez is very close to passing his half guard.
Martinez not doing much here.
Laitinen is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martinez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Laitinen sees it coming and defends easily.
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Martinez is looking for a kimura but Laitinen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Martinez to get the leverage.
Laitinen is holding on to half guard well.
Martinez slips a nice elbow through Laitinen's hands, connecting with Laitinen's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen wants to get back to his feet.
Martinez wants to control but Laitinen is keeping him busy.
Laitinen is concentrating on defense, preventing Martinez from advancing position.
Martinez is looking for a kimura here.
Laitinen is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martinez wants to take a breather but Laitinen is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez slips a nice elbow through Laitinen's hands, connecting with Laitinen's forehead.
Martinez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Laitinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Laitinen dodges it nicely.
Laitinen is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Laitinen wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Laitinen is refusing to be controlled, as Martinez sits in half guard.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez looks to land a strike but Laitinen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen wriggles free and stands up.
Laitinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Laitinen misses with a leg kick
and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laitinen's guard.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laitinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez wants to control from the top but Laitinen keeps moving.
Laitinen wants to stand and escape but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Martinez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laitinen's head.
Martinez trying to control but Laitinen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Martinez throws a strike but Laitinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Laitinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laitinen trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Laitinen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martinez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Laitinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laitinen won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from Laitinen.
Laitinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martinez wants to land a leg kick but Laitinen is out of range.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laitinen.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Laitinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Laitinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laitinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Laitinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martinez stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laitinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Martinez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Laitinen is trying to maintain the position but Martinez is very close to passing his half guard.
Laitinen is trying to stand up here but Martinez is controlling him well.
Martinez is just content to waste time from the top position. Laitinen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Laitinen keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laitinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laitinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Laitinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martinez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Laitinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laitinen, as that shot connected.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laitinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laitinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez is looking to slow Laitinen down with leg kicks.
Ilkka Laitinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez swings for the body but Laitinen moves out of range.
Laitinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Laitinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martinez in his tracks.
Martinez throws a body punch but Laitinen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen cracks Martinez with an open hand slap.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laitinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez thumps Laitinen with a low kick.
Ilkka Laitinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez shoots in and bounces Laitinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Laitinen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Laitinen trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Laitinen keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez trying to move into half guard but instead Laitinen has managed to sweep!
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Laitinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laitinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laitinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laitinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Laitinen punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Martinez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinez.
Laitinen lands with an overhand left.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laitinen.
Laitinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinez lands with a cross.
Martinez misses with a low kick as Laitinen jumps back.
A jab lands there for Laitinen.
Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Laitinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laitinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez drops his hands momentarily and Laitinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laitinen. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Laitinen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laitinen.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laitinen rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laitinen throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Laitinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
Laitinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laitinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laitinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez throws a jab when Laitinen was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Laitinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laitinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laitinen throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control.
Laitinen is looking to regain half guard here but Martinez keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laitinen keeps working.
Laitinen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martinez.
Martinez cracks Laitinen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throwing strikes but Laitinen manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Laitinen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Laitinen trying to control the position but Martinez is working away.
Laitinen misses with the ground and pound.
Laitinen misses with the ground and pound.
Laitinen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez is not content to let Laitinen control the position.
Martinez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Laitinen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkka Laitinen clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laitinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks Laitinen off balance momentarily.
Laitinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Laitinen.
Laitinen misses with a double jab.
Laitinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Laitinen is avoiding it.
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martinez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Laitinen.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks Laitinen off balance momentarily.
A left lands for Laitinen.
Laitinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez throws out a powerful jab.
Laitinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez.
Laitinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Laitinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laitinen slips a straight right by Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Laitinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laitinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Laitinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martinez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laitinen is out of range.
Laitinen connects with the punch.
Laitinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Decent striking displayed by Martinez there.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laitinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martinez momentarily.
Martinez moves out of range of the leg kick from Laitinen.
Laitinen scores with a jab.
Laitinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Laitinen is predictable there
and Martinez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Laitinen's guard now.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laitinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez trying to control but Laitinen is working from the bottom.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Laitinen is keeping the position.
Martinez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martinez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Laitinen to regain full guard.
Martinez trying to control but Laitinen is working from the bottom.
Laitinen wants to stand and escape but Martinez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jesus Martinez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Martinez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laitinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Laitinen moved away.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. Laitinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martinez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Martinez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laitinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martinez.
Good shot there by Laitinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martinez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laitinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laitinen tried to score with a low kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martinez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Laitinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
Martinez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Martinez winds up and cracks Laitinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Laitinen wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
Ilkka Laitinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is keen to just control but Laitinen is a slippery customer.
Martinez throwing shots but Laitinen is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez is looking to pass Laitinen's guard but actually Laitinen recovers to full guard.
Laitinen wants to get back to his feet but Martinez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laitinen is keeping the position for now.
Laitinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Laitinen has wrist control.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Laitinen keeps moving.
Laitinen is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
Laitinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Laitinen, not yet.
Martinez throws a strike but Laitinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Laitinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Laitinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martinez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Laitinen!
Martinez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laitinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Martinez landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Laitinen?
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Martinez!
Jesus Martinez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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