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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jalo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aino Venna - Waltz to Paris. Ki Duk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by north korea's national anthem. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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266 lbs
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260 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivana Jalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Jalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jalo throws a shot from downtown. Ki Duk moves away and avoids it.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ki Duk scores with a body shot.
Ki Duk's corner calls for a 1-2. Ki Duk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ki Duk looks to land a combination but Jalo avoids it well.
Ki Duk stalks Jalo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jalo's face. Jalo staggers backwards, shaken.
Jalo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jalo blocks a head kick by Ki Duk.
Jalo avoids the head kick by Ki Duk.
Jalo throws a jab when Ki Duk was well out of range.
Jalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jalo misses with a lunging right hand
and Ki Duk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ki Duk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jalo's head.
Ki Duk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jalo.
Ki Duk fails to land with a series of punches.
Ki Duk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Jalo does it's job there.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up but Jalo circles away and keeps his distance.
Jalo tries a head kick but it misses.
Jalo misses with an uppercut.
Ki Duk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jalo manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk moves away from the strike by Jalo.
An inside leg kick lands from Ki Duk.
Jalo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ki Duk throws a chopping leg kick but Jalo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ki Duk throws a lazy right hand but Jalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ki Duk clinches up with Jalo and pushes him back against the cage.
Ki Duk is stalling here.
Ki Duk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ki Duk misses with an elbow strike.
Jalo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Jalo leaning against his opponent.
Jalo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jalo misses with a body punch.
A short left from Ki Duk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Jalo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jalo blocking some punches.
Ki Duk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ki Duk controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ki Duk pushes off an throws an elbow but Jalo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jalo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jalo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ki Duk throws a head kick but Jalo moves out of range.
Ki Duk throws a good cross that connects.
Ki Duk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jalo tries to bum rush Ki Duk with a series of wild strikes but Ki Duk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ki Duk ducks under a wild hook from Jalo.
Jalo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ki Duk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ki Duk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalo avoids the head kick by Ki Duk.
Jalo misses the jab.
Jalo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jalo looks to throw the jab but Ki Duk is out of range.
Ki Duk throws the kick towards the body but Jalo avoids it.
Ki Duk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice combination there by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk moves away from the strike by Jalo.
Ki Duk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jalo misses with a low kick.
Ki Duk is looking to clinch.
Ki Duk scores with a leg kick.
Jalo throws a combination. Ki Duk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ki Duk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ki Duk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ki Duk works over Jalo's head and body with a nice combination.
Jalo misses with a hook.
Jalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ki Duk.
Jalo throws a looping overhand right but Ki Duk ducks down to avoid it.
Jalo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jalo throws a shot from downtown. Ki Duk moves away and avoids it.
Ki Duk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ki Duk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ki Duk ducks under a wild hook from Jalo.
Ki Duk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jalo blocks a head kick by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Jalo moves out of range.
Ki Duk throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ki Duk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jalo loads up on a big right hand but Ki Duk slips the punch.
A slow jab from Jalo misses its intended target.
Jalo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decent striking displayed by Jalo there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ki Duk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Ki Duk misses its intended target.
Jalo swings widly with a right hand
and Ki Duk counters by clinching up.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Jalo controls his hands.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalo.
Nice body punch from Jalo.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jalo looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Ki Duk working aggressively here.
Jalo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ki Duk scores with a shot to the side of Jalo's head.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ki Duk controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki Duk is leaning against Jalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ki Duk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jalo backwards.
Jalo blocks an elbow strike from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ki Duk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ki Duks head.
Jalo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ki Duk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jalo prevents a body shot from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalo's elbow.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ki Duk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ki Duk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jalo's hands.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Jalo is having none of it.
Ki Duk feints a jab promting Jalo to slip. Ki Duk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jalo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ki Duk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jalo rather than just go for the knockout.
Jalo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ki Duk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jalo looks to throw the jab but Ki Duk is out of range.
Ki Duk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ki Duk lands a jab to Jalo's midsection.
Ki Duk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk throws a lazy head kick
letting Jalo counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ki Duk.
A shot to the liver by Jalo. Beautiful body shot.
Jalo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ki Duk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jalo throws a leg kick
and Ki Duk counters with a nice leg kick.
Ki Duk scores with a jab to the body.
Ki Duk tried to score with a low kick but Jalo checks it.
Ki Duk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jalo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bong Ki Duk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jalo finds it's way through Ki Duk's defenses.
Ki Duk lands with a kick to the temple. Jalo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ki Duk throws out a loose jab but Jalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ki Duk clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Jalo.
A shot in the inside from Jalo.
Ki Duk gets through Jalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalo has had enough of the clinch but Ki Duk keeps him there for the moment.
Ki Duk tries to work over Jalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ki Duk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jalo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Ki Duk lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Jalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jalo.
Jalo manages to break the clinch.
Jalo sizes up Ki Duk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jalo missing with a left hand there. Ki Duk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ki Duk staying out of range there.
Ki Duk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ki Duk tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Ki Duk.
Jalo misses with a hook. Ki Duk ducked under it nicely.
Jalo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jalo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ki Duk throws a right and a left that Jalo avoids nicely.
Jalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ki Duk.
Jalo misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ki Duk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jalo.
Jalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ki Duk.
Jalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ki Duk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Ki Duk does no damage.
Ki Duk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ki Duk misses with a series of wild punches.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Jalo is having none of it.
Jalo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jalo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ki Duk tries a head kick but it misses.
Jalo throws a hook to the side of Ki Duk's head but Ki Duk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ki Duk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ki Duk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk scores with a kick to the body.
Jalo misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Jalo.
Ki Duk throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Jalo counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ki Duk jabs Jalo right on the nose. Jalo blinks but takes it well.
Ki Duk misses with a head kick.
A big right from Jalo misses.
Ki Duk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ki Duk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jalo.
Jalo throws a big shot that misses.
Ki Duk misses with a combination
and Jalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ki Duk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ki Duk moves out of range as Jalo strikes.
Jalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ki Duk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jalo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jalo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ki Duk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ki Duk darts in trying to clinch
and Jalo counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Ki Duk.
Jalo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A leg kick checked by Jalo.
Ki Duk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jalo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ki Duk throws a leg kick
and Jalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk looks to land a combination but Jalo avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jalo.
Jalo scores with a punch to the head.
Jalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ki Duk clinches.
Jalo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ki Duk avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ki Duk as Jalo tries to tie him up.
Jalo breaks the clinch.
Ki Duk slips a straight right by Jalo.
Ki Duk misses with a double jab.
Jalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jalo misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk scores with a kick to the body.
Ki Duk misses with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ki Duk.
Ki Duk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ki Duk misses the shot to the body.
Ki Duk lands a leg kick that knocks Jalo off balance momentarily.
Iivana Jalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ki Duk slips under a jab.
Jalo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ki Duk in his tracks.
Ki Duk wants to clinch up but Jalo keeps it at a distance.
Ki Duk tries to bum rush Jalo with a series of wild strikes but Jalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ki Duk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ki Duk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ki Duk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ki Duk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ki Duk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jalo walks into a jab.
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 Iivana Jalo.
Well Ki Duk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ki Duk!
In his post fight interview, Bong Ki Duk gave a big smile as he said 'all hail president kim il-sung, our father, kim jong-il, and supreme leader kim jong-un. '.
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