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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Ilmarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Beling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beling has chosen Sir Dandy - "Juara Dunia" as his entrance music. Alex Beling is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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263 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asko Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Beling!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ilmarinen.
Beling throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ilmarinen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ilmarinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Ilmarinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Beling tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beling breaks from the clinch.
Ilmarinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen wants to take the fight to the mat but Beling manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Beling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beling breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen gets the takedown into side control.
Beling is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ilmarinen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ilmarinen with the ground and pound from mount.
Ilmarinen looking to control but Beling is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beling avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ilmarinen.
Beling tries to lock up and control but Ilmarinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beling tries to buck Ilmarinen off but he can't manage it.
Beling is squirming around, avoiding Ilmarinen's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beling is desperately trying to improve his position but Ilmarinen has a good base and remains in mount.
Beling wants to hold on but Ilmarinen pushes him away.
Ilmarinen looking to finish with strikes here!
Beling is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ilmarinen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ilmarinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Beling can't escape the position.
Ilmarinen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ilmarinen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ilmarinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beling is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen controlling his opponent.
Beling is in all sorts of trouble here.
Beling is squirming around, avoiding Ilmarinen's attempts to control the action.
Ilmarinen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Beling to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Beling shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen looking to control but Beling is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beling is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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.
Beling really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ilmarinen wants to control the pace but Beling is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asko Ilmarinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Beling scores with a four punch combination!
Beling throws a head kick that Ilmarinen semi-blocks.
Beling fails to land with a series of punches.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beling as he avoids it easily.
Ilmarinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Ilmarinen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beling pinned against the ropes. Beling gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asko Ilmarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick lands from Beling that sends Ilmarinen to the canvas. Ilmarinen tries to scramble back to his feet but Beling brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Asko Ilmarinen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ilmarinen is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Beling seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beling taking a break here but Ilmarinen is having none of it and regains half guard.
Beling wants to free his trapped foot but Ilmarinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Beling working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ilmarinen gets back to full guard.
Ilmarinen has momentary wrist control but Beling slips an elbow through the middle.
Beling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ilmarinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ilmarinen is trying to control the position but Beling postures up.
Ilmarinen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Beling is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ilmarinen is on top in guard.
Beling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ilmarinen stands up over Beling, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beling has an active guard here but Ilmarinen has managed to pass into half guard.
Ilmarinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ilmarinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Asko Ilmarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beling wants to get back to full guard.
Beling is trying to stand up here but Ilmarinen is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to free his trapped foot but Beling is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ilmarinen is keen to just control but Beling is a slippery customer.
Ilmarinen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Beling leaves Ilmarinen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Beling misses with a head kick.
Ilmarinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ilmarinen blocks a head kick by Beling.
Beling throws a sloppy head kick
and Ilmarinen moves into the clinch.
Ilmarinen is trying to break the clinch but Beling has him pressed against the ropes.
Ilmarinen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Beling is defending well.
Beling turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Beling crashes against the mat.
Beling working the head with strikes.
Ilmarinen manages to get back to half guard.
Ilmarinen trying to control from the bottom.
Ilmarinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beling is thwarting Ilmarinen's attempts to control the position.
Beling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Beling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Asko Ilmarinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Beling lands with a kick to the temple. Ilmarinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ilmarinen tries to clinch but Beling moves out of range.
Ilmarinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Beling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beling fakes the leg kick and cracks Ilmarinen in the body.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beling sprawls well. Beling wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ilmarinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Beling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ilmarinen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beling sprawls well initially but Ilmarinen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Beling missing with punches from the bottom.
Ilmarinen is trying to control. Beling wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beling is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ilmarinen controlling the action here.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beling keeps working.
Ilmarinen slows the pace down in half guard.
Ilmarinen thows a huge punch but Beling dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beling is controlling Ilmarinen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ilmarinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Beling circles away.
Alex Beling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ilmarinen tries for a takedown but Beling manages to get underhooks.
Beling misses with a knee to the head.
Ilmarinen can't break the clinch.
Ilmarinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beling gets control of Ilmarinen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Beling will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Beling keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen stops Beling from standing up.
Ilmarinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ilmarinen wanted to stand there but Beling had control of the position.
Beling keeping moving, preventing Ilmarinen from controlling successfully.
Ilmarinen passes Beling's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Beling trying to control here.
Ilmarinen trying to control from half guard but Beling is working away.
Ilmarinen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ilmarinen controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beling tries to hold on but Ilmarinen postures up.
Ilmarinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Beling.
I think Beling has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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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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