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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Ilmarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Quanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quanero comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 537 CUBA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Asko Ilmarinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Quanero's chin.
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250 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asko Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Quanero!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilmarinen dives in and scores a takedown into Quanero's guard.
Ilmarinen throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen forces his way into half guard.
Quanero kicks off Ilmarinen and gets to his feet.
Quanero has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ilmarinen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ilmarinen prevents Quanero from standing back up.
Quanero tries to get to full guard but Ilmarinen has control of the leg.
Ilmarinen wants to stand up but Quanero is controlling the position.
Ilmarinen is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen moves nicely into side control.
Ilmarinen tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Quanero wants to control but Ilmarinen postures up.
Quanero stops Ilmarinen from passing to mount.
Quanero is looking for a sweep.
Quanero wants to get back to his feet but Ilmarinen drags him back down.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quanero keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ilmarinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ilmarinen is looking to take a break and control but Quanero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quanero is trying to improve his position.
Quanero is trying to work for a sweep but Ilmarinen has mounted him!
Ilmarinen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ilmarinen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quanero hang on?
Ilmarinen controlling from mount.
Ilmarinen tries to control but Quanero wriggling away.
Ilmarinen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quanero wants to hold on but Ilmarinen pushes him away.
Quanero is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ilmarinen is staying active.
Ilmarinen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ilmarinen has control of Quanero's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Quanero regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Quanero is desperately trying to improve his position but Ilmarinen has a good base and remains in mount.
Ilmarinen tries to control but Quanero wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ilmarinen punching from mount but Quanero doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Quanero sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Quanero is not content to let Ilmarinen control the position.
Ilmarinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ilmarinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quanero is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quanero slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Quanero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Quanero holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asko Ilmarinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quanero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quanero lands with a good body shot.
Quanero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quanero trying to land knees to the body.
Quanero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quanero trying to land knees to the body.
Ilmarinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ilmarinen has Quanero pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ilmarinen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Quanero tumbling to the mat - Ilmarinen dives into Quanero's guard.
Ilmarinen passes Quanero's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen prevents Quanero from improving his position.
Ilmarinen trying to control the action but Quanero is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quanero's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quanero defending well though.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quanero keeps working.
Ilmarinen is pressing down on Quanero's thigh, looking to free his foot. Quanero is holding on for now.
Asko Ilmarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quanero pushes Ilmarinen off looking to stand but Ilmarinen dives back in and keeps control.
Quanero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ilmarinen is working away from the top position though.
Quanero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen tries to pass to full mount but Quanero defends it.
Ilmarinen is thwarting Quanero's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ilmarinen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Quanero is just riding it out for now. Ilmarinen eventually gives up the hold.
Ilmarinen trying to control from half guard but Quanero is working away.
Quanero is doing well to control the position and prevent Ilmarinen from advancing to side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quanero gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ilmarinen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Quanero looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Quanero is working from the bottom.
Quanero working a defensive guard here.
Ilmarinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Quanero is trying to control the position but Ilmarinen postures up.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes but missing.
Quanero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ilmarinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ilmarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quanero is trying to keep Ilmarinen in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ilmarinen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Quanero!
Quanero is looking for a sweep.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quanero can do to turn this around?
Quanero can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilmarinen trying to control the action but Quanero is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asko Ilmarinen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ilmarinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Ilmarinen misses with the head strike.
Quanero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ilmarinen stalls.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ilmarinen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Quanero is trying to keep an underhook but Ilmarinen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen controlling the pace.
Ilmarinen is looking to take a break and control but Quanero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to stand but Quanero has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Quanero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quanero is trying to maintain the position but Ilmarinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Quanero wants to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ilmarinen darts in looking for a takedown but Quanero gets double underhooks and turns Ilmarinen into the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ilmarinen.
Julio Quanero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ilmarinen misses with an uppercut. Quanero saw that one coming.
No joy there for Quanero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asko Ilmarinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Ilmarinen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Quanero trying to control the position here.
Quanero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ilmarinen defends it easily.
Quanero working a defensive guard but Ilmarinen manages to pass into side control anyway.
The referee asks Ilmarinen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ilmarinen prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to stand but Quanero is controlling his arm.
Quanero prevents Ilmarinen from moving into mount.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Quanero can't do much from the bottom here.
Ilmarinen tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ilmarinen 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.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position but Quanero is working away.
Ilmarinen landing a few strikes.
Quanero is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ilmarinen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quanero keeps working.
Quanero tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Ilmarinen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Quanero pushes Ilmarinen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ilmarinen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Quanero shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ilmarinen eats them both and turns towards Quanero to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Quanero enables Ilmarinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Quanero manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ilmarinen postures up in Quanero's guard and throws a big left but Quanero blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asko Ilmarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ilmarinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asko Ilmarinen!
Asko Ilmarinen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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