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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 acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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250 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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188 cm
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263 lbs
3 - 6 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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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 - 1, 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 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Beling!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beling, as that shot connected.
Ilmarinen motions for Beling to come forward. Ilmarinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ilmarinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beling.
Beling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ilmarinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Beling circles away.
Beling has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alex Beling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beling gets a takedown into half guard.
Beling thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ilmarinen's head.
Ilmarinen gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beling throwing strikes from guard but Ilmarinen blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beling trying to control the position from guard on top but Ilmarinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ilmarinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ilmarinen is really struggling to control Beling but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Beling preventing the sweep.
Ilmarinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beling can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ilmarinen is controlling Beling's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beling stands up over Ilmarinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ilmarinen holds on and takes a little breather.
Ilmarinen is trying to control the position but Beling postures up.
Ilmarinen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Beling must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ilmarinen is trying to control the position but Beling postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beling is in close to Ilmarinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ilmarinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Ilmarinen, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beling's guard.
Beling doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Beling is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ilmarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beling is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Beling is working from the bottom.
Beling escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ilmarinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ilmarinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Ilmarinen throws an elbow that misses. Beling uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ilmarinen's guard. Nice move by Beling!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Beling!
Beling lands a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ilmarinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Beling, which made it look bad.
Beling connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Ilmarinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beling is fending him off so far but Ilmarinen persists. Nope, Beling circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Beling dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Beling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ilmarinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Beling counters with a stiff right hand.
Beling rushes Ilmarinen and presses him up against the ropes.
Beling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ilmarinen dodges the punch combination from Beling.
Beling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ilmarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ilmarinen avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab-cross combination lands for Beling and sends Ilmarinen crashing to the mat! Beling follows him down to the mat - Ilmarinen regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Ilmarinen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beling passes into side control, despite Ilmarinen's attempt to control the position.
Oh Ilmarinen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Beling! That's hurt Ilmarinen! Will he recover? Beling fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Beling!
After winning the bout, Alex Beling thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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