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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between StorKaptajn Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, StorKaptajn Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson West!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Large avoids the head kick by West.
West looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Large closes the distance and clinches.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that West has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Large looking to stall.
Large tries to stall but West uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Large.
West keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Large's efforts to push away.
Large lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Large.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West misses with an elbow over the top.
West looking to throw knees to the head but Large is blocking nicely.
West slowing the pace effectively.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
Large avoiding damage.
Large blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Large avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Large avoids it.
Large is trying to push West away but West has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Large is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. West can't fight it off and eventually Large manages to take the fight to the floor. West looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
West is pulling down on Large's head. It's preventing any offense from Large, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Large trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Large has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Large wants to stand and escape but instead West has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Large on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Large tries to get out of the position.
West trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Large working a defensive guard here.
West works a leg free and moves into half guard.
West is looking to take a break and control but Large is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Large slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Large trying to control the position.
West is stalling in the full guard.
West is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Large working a defensive guard but West manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Large tries to buck West off but West is having none of it.
West controlling the position.
West moves into full mount!
The referee warns Large that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
West is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Large can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
West raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West wants to control the pace but Large is squirming around nicely.
Large is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson West dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Large shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Large showed some decent athleticism there.
West is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Large's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Large's back!
Large tries to roll but West sticks to his back.
West is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
West landing with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Large staying busy and making it hard for West to control.
West lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Large hold on?!
West tries to get the hooks in deep but Large pushed the leg off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
West is riding his opponent, not letting Large buck him off.
West is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Large defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
West scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Large is looking for a way out.
West is looking for the choke from the back position but Large is controlling his hands well.
West throwing wild punches that miss their target.
West scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Large is looking for a way out.
Large tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Large trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
West connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Large to escape the position.
West looking to break Large's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Large remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise West will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
West scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Large is looking for a way out.
West scores with punches to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West tries to get the hooks in deep but Large pushed the leg off.
West cracks Large with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Large from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
West lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - West's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
West looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Large's body.
West is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Large. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Large is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by West.
Large is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
West controls the action.
Jackson West has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is taking a good look at Large as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from West!
Large is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Large hold on?!
West gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
West is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Large knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Large for a finish.
I would not like to be Large right now.
West has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
West scores with strikes from the back.
Large is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Large moves into the clinch.
Large with an attempt at a knee that misses.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Large lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Large on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Large manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells West's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
West postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Large can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as West controls the pace.
West pushes down on Large's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West wants to take a breather but Large is having none of it.
West sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Large defending well though.
West lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Large!
West looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
West controlling from the full mount.
West trying to control but he's not successful this time.
West lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Large's face.
West tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
West lands a big shot there that rocks Large but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
West landing strikes from the mount and Large is in trouble!
West jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Large manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The strikes coming from West are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Large is not content to let West control the position.
West working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Large trying his best to control but West has mounted him.
West unloading with bombs!
West lands a couple of good shots and Large has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jackson West is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
West is landing with strikes. Large can't take much more of this.
West working for the choke.
West punches Large on the ear.
West biding his time, looking for the opening.
West lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West landing with strikes.
West landing with strikes.
What can Large do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Large knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Large for a finish.
West looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
West is working the ground and pound. Can Large escape?
Large knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for West on the ground.
West is landing with strikes. Large can't take much more of this.
StorKaptajn Large has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Large covers up after that shot from West.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well West 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 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson West!
Jackson West very nearly forgot to thank Darkness amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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