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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Judo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judo has chosen Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan as his entrance music. Jack Judo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
36 - 17 - 0 |
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149 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Judo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kerjalainen tries to get to full guard but Judo has control of the leg.
Kerjalainen trying to control but Judo postures up.
Judo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kerjalainen's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judo trying to mount his opponent but Kerjalainen defends it.
Kerjalainen is not content to let Judo control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Judo.
Kerjalainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Judo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Judo wants to take a breather but Kerjalainen is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Judo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Judo works Kerjalainen's body with a nice hook.
Kerjalainen darts in looking for a takedown but Judo gets double underhooks and turns Kerjalainen into the cage.
Judo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kerjalainen did well to prevent Judo getting side control.
Kerjalainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Judo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kerjalainen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Judo.
Judo seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judo wants to advance to full mount but Kerjalainen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Judo looking to sit in guard and control but Kerjalainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kerjalainen preventing the sweep.
Judo keeping moving, preventing Kerjalainen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kerjalainen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Judo wants to sweep here but Kerjalainen controlling him for the moment.
Judo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Judo wants to free his trapped foot but Kerjalainen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen wants to improve his position but Judo is controlling well.
Judo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kerjalainen keeps working.
Judo wants to pass to mount but Kerjalainen is defending the position.
Judo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Judo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Judo seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Kerjalainen has recovered full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Judo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kerjalainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Judo tries to avoid it but Kerjalainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Judo to the ground. Judo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Judo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kerjalainen to the ground. Judo is now in Kerjalainen's guard.
Kerjalainen has Judo pulled in close to control his posture.
Kerjalainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Judo throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judo lands a couple of elbows.
Judo throws a strike but Kerjalainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Judo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kerjalainen has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Judo keeps working.
Judo prevents Kerjalainen from improving position.
Judo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Judo is trying to escape the position but Kerjalainen is controlling the position.
Kerjalainen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Judo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Judo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kerjalainen wants to control but Judo is keeping him busy.
That's two 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.
Judo looking for a sweep but Kerjalainen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kerjalainen controlling from the full mount.
Judo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kerjalainen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo is trying to escape the mount.
Kerjalainen tries to control but Judo wriggling away.
Kerjalainen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Judo is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four 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.
Kerjalainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Judo is looking to escape.
Judo can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Judo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keijo Kerjalainen will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Judo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kerjalainen!
Judo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kerjalainen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kerjalainen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kerjalainen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Judo.
Judo wants to control but Kerjalainen is keeping him busy.
Jack Judo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Judo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kerjalainen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Judo but great work by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen prevents Judo from improving his position.
Judo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Judo working for a triangle but Kerjalainen defends it easily.
Judo is looking for a triangle but Kerjalainen pushes his legs off easily.
Kerjalainen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Judo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kerjalainen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kerjalainen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Judo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kerjalainen has managed to get both his arms back between Judo's legs - danger averted.
Judo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kerjalainen stopping the sweep attempt from Judo.
Judo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kerjalainen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kerjalainen won't allow Judo to sweep him here.
Judo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kerjalainen has picked Judo up and slammed him! Judo can't keep hold of the triangle and Kerjalainen manages to pass to side control!
Judo tries to bench press Kerjalainen off him but Kerjalainen keeps the position.
Kerjalainen gets to mount! Judo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Judo can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen content just to control the position here.
Judo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Judo regains half guard.
Judo is not content to let Kerjalainen control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kerjalainen prevents Judo from improving his position.
Judo is pressing down on Kerjalainen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Judo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Judo 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Judo!
Jack Judo is the new featherweight champion!
Jack Judo took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Can I get a Shucky Ducky Quack Quack?'.
In defeat, Keijo Kerjalainen stepped up to the mic, saying 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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