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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Child O Mine. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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159 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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170 cm
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Paukku!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose fails to land the takedown.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but Paukku shows good takedown defense.
Rose bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rose trying to control the action but Paukku is working from the bottom.
Paukku manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Paukku is looking to improve his position.
Paukku slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Paukku looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rose passes into half guard.
Paukku tries to get to full guard but Rose has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Paukku is defending well.
Paukku gets back to full guard.
Rose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paukku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rose drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Paukku dives on top into guard.
Paukku must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paukku throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paukku trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Paukku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rose is looking for a triangle but Paukku pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Paukku trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Paukku is working Rose over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paukku trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose is trying to keep Paukku in close.
Rose has momentary wrist control but Paukku slips an elbow through the middle.
Paukku wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.
Paukku controlling from the top position.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Paukku from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paukku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paukku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.
Paukku is looking to work some ground and pound but Rose has wrist control.
Rose looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rose takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Paukku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A right-left combo lands from Paukku.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paukku.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paukku as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Axel Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paukku looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Paukku.
Rose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paukku tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Paukku.
Rose shoots for a takedown but Paukku saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Paukku 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.
Paukku scores with a one two! Rose had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Paukku.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown. Paukku tries to sprawl out of it but Rose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paukku manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose tries to clinch there but Paukku circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paukku stalks Rose and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rose's face. Rose staggers backwards, shaken.
Rose changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paukku tries to avoid it but Rose manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paukku to the ground. Paukku escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paukku scores with a one two! Rose had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Paukku goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose shoots in but Paukku avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Axel Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paukku throws a head kick that misses.
Paukku tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rose.
Paukku looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Paukku lands with a nice combination. Rose backs away looking to recover.
Rose has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paukku.
Paukku scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rose is rocked!
Axel Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Paukku.
Oh Rose is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paukku scores with a push kick.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Paukku knocks Rose out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaakko Paukku!
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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
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