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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kid Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Jaatinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knockout's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomi Jaatinen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaatinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jaatinen. Knockout shrugs it off though.
Knockout wants to clinch up but Jaatinen keeps it at a distance.
Knockout fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knockout.
Knockout shoots in for a takedown but Jaatinen shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Knockout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knockout attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knockout dodges the punch combination from Jaatinen.
Knockout tries to clinch up but Jaatinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaatinen.
Knockout fails with a takedown attempt.
Knockout moves out of range as Jaatinen throws a body kick.
Jaatinen stuns Knockout with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jaatinen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knockout is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jaatinen is nestled in close to Knockout, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jaatinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knockout. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jaatinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jaatinen thows a huge punch but Knockout dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaatinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Knockout is refusing to be controlled, as Jaatinen sits in half guard.
Jaatinen wants to pass the guard but Knockout is defending well.
Jaatinen slows the pace down in half guard.
Knockout avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jaatinen.
Knockout keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaatinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knockout is trying to maintain the position but Jaatinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Jaatinen trying to control the action but Knockout is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knockout with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jaatinen counters with a shoot takedown. Knockout fights it but they end up in guard.
Knockout will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jaatinen throwing strikes from guard but Knockout blocks nicely.
Jaatinen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jaatinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knockout swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knockout throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jaatinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Knockout is retaining full guard.
Knockout keeping moving, preventing Jaatinen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knockout is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jaatinen scores with a jab to the head.
Jaatinen shoots in and bounces Knockout off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jaatinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jaatinen tries to stand but Knockout is controlling from the bottom.
Jaatinen landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaatinen advances position into side control!
Jaatinen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jaatinen advances to mount.
Jaatinen scoring with strikes but Knockout is staying in there.
Jaatinen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Jaatinen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaatinen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knockout?
Jaatinen with the ground and pound from mount.
Jaatinen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knockout hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Jaatinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jaatinen stuns Knockout with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jaatinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knockout really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jaatinen defending well as Knockout loads up on a big left hand.
Jaatinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Knockout trying to control from the bottom.
Jaatinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Knockout with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jaatinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Knockout with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knockout wants to improve his position but Jaatinen is controlling well.
Jaatinen with the ground and pound but Knockout uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knockout keeping moving, preventing Jaatinen from controlling successfully.
Jaatinen throwing strikes from guard but Knockout blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaatinen wants to control from the top but Knockout keeps moving.
Knockout working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaatinen.
Knockout is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jaatinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaatinen scores with a takedown into Knockout's guard.
Jaatinen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knockout's guard.
Jaatinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knockout's head.
Jaatinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaatinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knockout keeps working.
Jaatinen throwing shots but Knockout is blocking nicely.
Knockout is staying active underneath Jaatinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jaatinen trying to control the pace.
Jaatinen tries to pass to full mount but Knockout defends it.
Knockout on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jaatinen is looking to advance position but Knockout won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Knockout tries for a takedown but Jaatinen circles away easily
and Jaatinen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaatinen prevents Knockout from standing back up.
Tomi Jaatinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaatinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Jaatinen there.
Jaatinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knockout defending well though.
Jaatinen is taking a breather. Knockout says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jaatinen drops an elbow to the side of Knockout's head.
Jaatinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knockout wants to get back to full guard.
Jaatinen working the head and body with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
Jaatinen is keen to just control but Knockout is a slippery customer.
Jaatinen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jaatinen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Knockout is trying desperately to improve position.
Knockout trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jaatinen content just to control the position here.
Knockout taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Jaatinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jaatinen looks to land a combination. Knockout sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Knockout doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jaatinen throws a front kick that sends Knockout stumbling back into the cage.
Jaatinen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Knockout looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Knockout can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Jaatinen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jaatinen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jaatinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jaatinen lands some shots froms side control.
Jaatinen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jaatinen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jaatinen working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaatinen controls the position.
Jaatinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knockout keeps working.
Knockout takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jaatinen is looking to take a break and control but Knockout is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaatinen looking to control but instead Knockout has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
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.
Jaatinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Knockout is looking to control Jaatinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knockout avoid being mounted?
Jaatinen controlling the action here.
Jaatinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaatinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaatinen prevents Knockout from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaatinen working the head and body with strikes.
Jaatinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaatinen trying to control the action but Knockout is working from the bottom.
Knockout wants to control but Jaatinen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jaatinen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Knockout!
Jaatinen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Knockout throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Knockout takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jaatinen looking to control but Knockout is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jaatinen lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaatinen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jaatinen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jaatinen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jaatinen with good strikes from the mount here!
Jaatinen landing strikes from the mount.
Jaatinen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knockout hang on?
Jaatinen landing shots from mount.
Jaatinen lands a big elbow.
Jaatinen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kid Knockout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaatinen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Knockout's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Jaatinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaatinen 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Jaatinen!
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