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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quintus Daedalus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daedalus comes to the cage accompanied by Spartacus Soundtrack. Jarvinen has chosen Frederik - Harva meistä on rautaa as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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189 cm
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248 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
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253 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quintus Daedalus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yrjo Jarvinen! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Daedalus misses with a head kick.
Daedalus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Daedalus does a little dance to reset his feet. Jarvinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Jarvinen scores with a kick to the midsection. Jarvinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jarvinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Daedalus throws a hook but Jarvinen avoids it easily. Jarvinen misses with a double jab.
Jarvinen cracks Daedalus with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Quintus Daedalus has been cut. Jarvinen misses with a two punch combination.
Daedalus misses with a head kick.
Daedalus throws a body kick that misses and Jarvinen counters with a three punch combo that has Daedalus backing up. Daedalus nods at Jarvinen to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jarvinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jarvinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jarvinen is looking to clinch but Daedalus is avoiding it.
Jarvinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Daedalus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarvinen manages to avoid it. Daedalus with a body punch. A glancing blow. Jarvinen tries to clinch up. Jarvinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daedalus rather than just go for the knockout. Daedalus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jarvinen. Daedalus moves away from the strike by Jarvinen. A punch combination from Jarvinen misses. No joy there for Jarvinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jarvinen has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Daedalus is trying to maintain a safe position but Jarvinen gets an underhook and turns Daedalus into the cage. Jarvinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jarvinen looking to slow down the pace here. Daedalus ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Daedalus no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Daedalus pulls Jarvinen in to control the position. Daedalus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jarvinen wants to hold on but Daedalus pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daedalus landing punches. Daedalus with shots to the head and body - Jarvinen looks very uncomfortable down there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jarvinen wants to control but Daedalus is having none of it. Daedalus with the ground and pound from mount. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Jarvinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Daedalus lands a heavy elbow. Daedalus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jarvinen can't escape the position.
Daedalus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jarvinen turns into him and now he's in Daedalus's guard.
Jarvinen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Daedalus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Daedalus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Daedalus! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Daedalus tries to advance to mount but can't. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Jarvinen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Quintus Daedalus's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Daedalus does a little dance to reset his feet. A punch combination from Daedalus misses. Jarvinen throws a right and a left that Daedalus avoids nicely. Jarvinen moves in looking to clinch but Daedalus pushes him off. Jarvinen looks to land a combination but Daedalus avoids it well. Daedalus dives in and grabs Jarvinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jarvinen pushes down on Daedalus's head and hops out. Daedalus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jarvinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jarvinen wants it to stay on the feet. Jarvinen tries to clinch up. Jarvinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Daedalus shoots in looking for a takedown but Jarvinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daedalus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quintus Daedalus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jarvinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Daedalus ducks under a wild hook from Jarvinen. Daedalus misses with a series of wild punches.
Daedalus throws a low kick but Jarvinen avoids it. Jarvinen slips a jab from Daedalus. Jarvinen throws a head kick but Daedalus moves out of range.
Daedalus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Jarvinen misses with the combination.
Daedalus scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Jarvinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jarvinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daedalus. Daedalus throws a leg kick but Jarvinen sees it coming and checks it nicely. A looping hook to the body misses from Daedalus. Jarvinen does a little dance to reset his feet. Jarvinen tries to clinch but Daedalus moves out of range. Daedalus throws out a leg kick but Jarvinen moves out of range and Daedalus only half commits. Daedalus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Jarvinen misses the shot to the body. Jarvinen throws an off balance right hand
and Daedalus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The crowd cheers as Daedalus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jarvinen doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daedalus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jarvinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Jarvinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jarvinen throws a leg kick and Daedalus counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jarvinen! Jarvinen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Daedalus is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Daedalus 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. Daedalus trying to control but he's not successful this time. Daedalus dominating with strikes here. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Daedalus breaks from Jarvinen's wrist control and lands an elbow. Daedalus tries to control but Jarvinen wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Daedalus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jarvinen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jarvinen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Daedalus with the ground and pound from mount. Daedalus tries to control but Jarvinen wriggling away. Jarvinen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Daedalus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Daedalus jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jarvinen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jarvinen and Daedalus has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintus Daedalus dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Quintus Daedalus's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Daedalus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jarvinen checks it well. Daedalus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Jarvinen is looking to chop away at Daedalus's legs. Jarvinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Daedalus throws a shot from downtown. Jarvinen moves away and avoids it. Daedalus throws a leg kick which misses Jarvinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jarvinen tries to avoid it. Jarvinen slips a jab from Daedalus. Jarvinen throws a shot from downtown. Daedalus moves away and avoids it. Daedalus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jarvinen lands a front kick. Daedalus defending well as Jarvinen loads up on a big left hand. Jarvinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Daedalus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. No joy there for Jarvinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jarvinen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daedalus to score an easy takedown into full guard. Jarvinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daedalus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Jarvinen pulls Daedalus in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jarvinen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jarvinen is trying to keep Daedalus in close.
Jarvinen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Daedalus trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarvinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Jarvinen keeping full guard, as Daedalus tries to pass. Daedalus lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daedalus postures up.
Jarvinen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Daedalus stacks Jarvinen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Daedalus! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Daedalus looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jarvinen is avoiding damage well.
Daedalus tries to score with some ground and pound. Jarvinen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Daedalus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jarvinen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Daedalus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daedalus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Jarvinen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Daedalus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jarvinen is trying to control but can't.
Daedalus stalling away here and it's allowed Jarvinen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Jarvinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daedalus. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Daedalus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Daedalus is looking to advance position but Jarvinen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
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 Quintus Daedalus. I think Daedalus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quintus Daedalus! After winning the bout, Quintus Daedalus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
74% |
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