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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dolor Pulchra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslak Joikhaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dolor Pulchra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslak Joikhaaja!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulchra defending well as Joikhaaja loads up on a big left hand.
Joikhaaja fails with the takedown
and Pulchra counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Joikhaaja is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pulchra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pulchra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joikhaaja.
Dolor Pulchra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslak Joikhaaja.
Pulchra has hold of one of Joikhaaja's legs. Joikhaaja is fighting the takedown attempt but Pulchra gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pulchra has gone for a leg lock! Joikhaaja slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pulchra's guard.
Pulchra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joikhaaja with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joikhaaja lands a couple of elbows.
Joikhaaja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pulchra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joikhaaja gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joikhaaja working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulchra looking for a sweep. Not yet Pulchra, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pulchra holds on and takes a little breather.
Joikhaaja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joikhaaja prevents Pulchra from getting back to his feet.
Joikhaaja throws a big right hand that misses.
Pulchra is looking to stand up but Joikhaaja isn't so interested in that idea.
Joikhaaja chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joikhaaja's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joikhaaja throwing strikes from guard but Pulchra blocks nicely.
Joikhaaja throws a big elbow that misses.
Joikhaaja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joikhaaja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pulchra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joikhaaja landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joikhaaja lands a couple of elbows.
Pulchra keeping moving, preventing Joikhaaja from controlling successfully.
Pulchra wants to sweep but no luck.
Pulchra is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pulchra can't keep his opponent in guard - Joikhaaja advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pulchra is looking to improve his position.
Pulchra is working hard here to advance position.
Pulchra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pulchra.
Joikhaaja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joikhaaja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joikhaaja trying to control but Pulchra is working from the bottom.
Joikhaaja working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pulchra's head.
Joikhaaja is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joikhaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulchra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joikhaaja throwing strikes from guard but Pulchra blocks nicely.
Pulchra on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pulchra tries to get out of the position.
Joikhaaja throws a big elbow that misses.
Joikhaaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joikhaaja postures up.
Joikhaaja wants to control from the top but Pulchra keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joikhaaja with a nice head shot there.
Pulchra looking for a guillotine here but Joikhaaja defends easily.
Pulchra trying to keep a closed guard but Joikhaaja is proving a slippery customer.
Joikhaaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pulchra is keeping the position for now.
Pulchra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulchra keeping moving, preventing Joikhaaja from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joikhaaja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Joikhaaja 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.
Joikhaaja throws an overhand right that lands on Pulchra's shoulder, as Pulchra tries to avoid the shot.
Pulchra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joikhaaja swivels and escapes.
Pulchra lands with a slapping head kick.
Joikhaaja is looking to chop away at Pulchra's legs.
Joikhaaja is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pulchra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pulchra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Joikhaaja to the mat! Joikhaaja manages to get full guard.
Pulchra passes Joikhaaja's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Joikhaaja trying to hold on to Pulchra's head to control him but Pulchra postures up.
Joikhaaja is looking for a sweep. Pulchra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joikhaaja is still trying to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joikhaaja works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pulchra preventing the sweep.
Pulchra wants to control from the top but Joikhaaja keeps moving.
Joikhaaja is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joikhaaja is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pulchra chips away with some ground and pound.
Joikhaaja is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pulchra is trying to maintain the position but Joikhaaja is very close to passing his half guard.
Pulchra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joikhaaja is thwarting Pulchra's attempts to control the position.
Joikhaaja is keen to just control but Pulchra is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulchra desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Joikhaaja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pulchra is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulchra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joikhaaja scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joikhaaja seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Joikhaaja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joikhaaja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pulchra trying to control here.
Joikhaaja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pulchra's head.
Joikhaaja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulchra defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulchra wants to get back to full guard.
Joikhaaja wants to control but Pulchra is keeping him busy.
Joikhaaja winds up and cracks Pulchra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Joikhaaja working over Pulchra with some ground and pound. Pulchra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pulchra manages to get to full guard.
Joikhaaja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joikhaaja scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pulchra can't keep his opponent in guard - Joikhaaja advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Joikhaaja is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joikhaaja seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pulchra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulchra wants to control but Joikhaaja is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulchra is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Joikhaaja trying to control from half guard but Pulchra is working away.
Joikhaaja sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pulchra has a takedown stuffed.
Pulchra closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Joikhaaja did well to prevent Pulchra getting side control.
Aslak Joikhaaja has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joikhaaja is looking to control Pulchra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joikhaaja avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joikhaaja is trying to get back to full guard.
Joikhaaja holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Joikhaaja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Joikhaaja is looking to slow Pulchra down with leg kicks.
Pulchra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joikhaaja fails with a takedown attempt.
Joikhaaja avoids the head kick by Pulchra.
Joikhaaja throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pulchra.
Pulchra throws a wild body kick that Joikhaaja sees coming a mile off.
Pulchra throws a head kick that misses.
Joikhaaja fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pulchra to the ground. Joikhaaja is now in Pulchra's guard.
Pulchra has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pulchra wants to sweep here but Joikhaaja controlling him for the moment.
Joikhaaja is looking to work some ground and pound but Pulchra has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joikhaaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pulchra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Joikhaaja is in close to Pulchra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pulchra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Joikhaaja working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pulchra's head.
Joikhaaja throwing strikes but missing.
Joikhaaja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joikhaaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pulchra is keeping the position for now.
Pulchra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pulchra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulchra keeping moving, preventing Joikhaaja from controlling successfully.
Pulchra wants to stand up but Joikhaaja is controlling him.
Joikhaaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pulchra is keeping the position for now.
Joikhaaja looking to sit in guard and control but Pulchra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Joikhaaja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joikhaaja is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pulchra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pulchra forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja tries to kick Pulchra off but Pulchra keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Joikhaaja is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pulchra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Joikhaaja on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joikhaaja is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Joikhaaja manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pulchra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Joikhaaja is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pulchra wants to control from the top but Joikhaaja keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja wants to sweep here but Pulchra controlling him for the moment.
Joikhaaja keeps trying to improve his position.
Joikhaaja looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pulchra puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Aslak Joikhaaja is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pulchra is keen to just control but Joikhaaja is a slippery customer.
Well, if Pulchra is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joikhaaja is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslak Joikhaaja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Joikhaaja winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslak Joikhaaja!
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energy
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hype
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