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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laupias Jononoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laupias Jononoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Timo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jononoinen clinches up with Silakka and pushes him back against the cage.
Jononoinen pulls guard.
Jononoinen wants to get back to his feet but Silakka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jononoinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jononoinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jononoinen throwing shots but Silakka is blocking nicely.
Jononoinen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silakka controls his leg.
Silakka wants to get back to full guard.
Jononoinen is thwarting Silakka's attempts to control the position.
Jononoinen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Silakka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silakka makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silakka.
Jononoinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Silakka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silakka drives through and clinches with Jononoinen against the cage.
Silakka pulls guard.
Silakka controls Jononoinen momentarily but Jononoinen frees himself.
Silakka throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silakka looking to control.
Jononoinen won't allow Silakka to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silakka working a defensive guard here.
Jononoinen trying to control but Silakka is working from the bottom.
Silakka trying to keep a closed guard but Jononoinen is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silakka tries to keep at a distance but Jononoinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silakka struggles to land a body shot inside as Jononoinen controls his hands.
Silakka jumps guard but Jononoinen stands there with Silakka around his waist. Silakka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jononoinen tries to break the clinch but Silakka is controlling the position.
Jononoinen lands with a right to the head.
Jononoinen lands a nice elbow.
Jononoinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silakka is keeping busy.
Silakka wants to stall.
Jononoinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jononoinen clinches but Silakka breaks the clinch
and Silakka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silakka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jononoinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jononoinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silakka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silakka tries to pull guard but Jononoinen won't allow it.
Jononoinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silakka's face.
Jononoinen is breathing heavily.
Jononoinen stalling in the clinch but Silakka improves position.
Jononoinen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silakka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silakka goes for a takedown attempt but Jononoinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Laupias Jononoinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Jononoinen tries to clinch
and Silakka counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silakka trying to control but Jononoinen is working from the bottom.
Silakka pushes down on Jononoinen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silakka is keen to just control but Jononoinen is a slippery customer.
Jononoinen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silakka wants to pass to mount but Jononoinen is defending the position.
Silakka passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jononoinen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jononoinen is squirming around, avoiding Silakka's attempts to control the action.
Silakka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jononoinen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jononoinen looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Silakka looking for the choke but no joy.
Jononoinen can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka dominated that round.
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.
A jab-cross combination lands for Jononoinen and sends Silakka crashing to the mat! Jononoinen follows him down to the mat - Silakka regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silakka wants to improve his position but Jononoinen is controlling well.
Jononoinen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silakka controls his leg.
Jononoinen moves nicely into side control.
Jononoinen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silakka is looking for a sweep.
Jononoinen taking a breather here.
Jononoinen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jononoinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Silakka. Silakka gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Jononoinen misses
and Silakka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silakka is breathing heavily.
Silakka is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jononoinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silakka wants to take a breather but Jononoinen is having none of it.
Silakka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jononoinen is looking to escape.
Silakka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silakka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jononoinen is just riding it out for now. Silakka eventually gives up the hold.
Silakka trying to control from half guard but Jononoinen is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jononoinen moves into full guard.
Silakka stands and steps away. Jononoinen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jononoinen tries to clinch up but Silakka circles away and keeps his distance.
Jononoinen throws a shot to the body.
Jononoinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jononoinen tries to clinch there but Silakka circles away.
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jononoinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silakka closes the distance and clinches up with Jononoinen, looking for a takedown. Silakka pushes Jononoinen against the cage but Jononoinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jononoinen tries to clinch up
and Silakka counters with a body kick that stops Jononoinen in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Laupias Jononoinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Silakka.
Silakka fails with a takedown attempt.
Jononoinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silakka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jononoinen's guard.
Silakka connects with a couple of short punches.
Jononoinen wants to stand but Silakka is controlling the position.
Silakka preventing the sweep.
Jononoinen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jononoinen wants to stand but Silakka is controlling the position.
Silakka wants to pass the guard but Jononoinen is keeping the position.
Jononoinen pulls Silakka in close to prevent any damage.
Silakka trying to control but Jononoinen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jononoinen looks to clinch
and Silakka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jononoinen kicks off Silakka and gets to his feet.
Jononoinen throws a right and a left that Silakka avoids nicely.
Jononoinen tries for a takedown but Silakka circles away easily
and Silakka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jononoinen!
Jononoinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silakka is landing with some decent strikes but Jononoinen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jononoinen is squirming around, avoiding Silakka's attempts to control the action.
Silakka seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Jononoinen is holding on tight.
Silakka working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You get the feeling that Jononoinen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silakka working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silakka controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jononoinen tries to clinch up but Silakka circles away and keeps his distance.
Jononoinen has his takedown stuffed
and Silakka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jononoinen is refusing to be controlled, as Silakka sits in half guard.
Jononoinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silakka stands up and waves to Jononoinen to follow him.
Jononoinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silakka is fending him off so far but Jononoinen persists. Nope, Silakka circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silakka tries to keep at a distance but Jononoinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jononoinen manages to pull guard.
Silakka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silakka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jononoinen is trying to keep Silakka in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silakka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silakka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silakka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jononoinen looking to control.
Jononoinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jononoinen, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jononoinen controls Silakka momentarily but Silakka frees himself.
Silakka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silakka won't allow Jononoinen to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jononoinen has Silakka up against the cage in a clinch.
Jononoinen lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Jononoinen.
Silakka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jononoinen looking to throw knees to the head but Silakka is blocking nicely.
Jononoinen tightens his grip and picks Silakka up, before dumping him to the ground. Silakka manages to land in guard.
Silakka managing to control the position.
Silakka thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jononoinen wants to control from the top but Silakka keeps moving.
Silakka looking for a sweep. Not yet Silakka, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jononoinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silakka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silakka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silakka has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jononoinen is pulling down on Silakka's head to control his posture.
Silakka wants to control from the top but Jononoinen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka tries to free his leg and advance position but Jononoinen is retaining full guard.
Jononoinen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silakka controls the pace.
Silakka prevents Jononoinen from getting back to his feet.
Silakka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jononoinen keeping moving, preventing Silakka from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silakka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silakka content to control rather than advance.
Laupias Jononoinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silakka seems to be working for a kimura but Jononoinen defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Silakka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silakka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Silakka!
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