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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kosken Jorma (ranked 1693 p4p, 180 weight class) and Harry Daebak (ranked 1801 p4p, 190 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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154 lbs
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141 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosken Jorma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Daebak!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorma tries a low kick but Daebak avoids it.
Daebak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jorma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jorma lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Daebak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kosken Jorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daebak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jorma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daebak misses with a low kick.
Daebak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jorma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jorma works the jab nicely.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Jorma moved away.
Jorma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daebak connects with a crisp jab.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Jorma.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daebak.
Daebak walks into a jab.
Donk. Daebak catches Jorma right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Jorma misses.
Jorma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jorma works the jab nicely.
Jorma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma throws a shot from downtown. Daebak moves away and avoids it.
Daebak gets caught flat footed, as Jorma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Daebak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jorma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Daebak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jorma defends it easily.
Daebak looking for a guillotine here but Jorma defends easily.
Daebak keeping moving, preventing Jorma from controlling successfully.
Jorma lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jorma trying to control the position from guard on top but Daebak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daebak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Daebak's head.
Jorma is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jorma cracks Daebak with a solid left hand.
Jorma with a nice head shot there.
Daebak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jorma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jorma lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jorma controlling from the top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jorma trying to control the position from guard on top but Daebak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorma is stalling in the full guard.
Daebak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jorma 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma scoring with some ground and pound.
Daebak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jorma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jorma got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daebak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jorma has managed to get both his arms back between Daebak's legs - danger averted.
Jorma scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jorma wants to control from the top but Daebak keeps moving.
Jorma content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daebak has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jorma is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Daebak.
Daebak struggling a bit here.
Daebak is trying to improve his position.
Jorma has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak is trying desperately to improve position.
Jorma landing shots from mount.
Daebak is squirming around, avoiding Jorma's attempts to control the action.
Daebak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daebak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daebak sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jorma is trying to control. Daebak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daebak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jorma is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Daebak has managed to free his arm - good work.
Daebak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosken Jorma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daebak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jorma counters with a thumping low kick.
Jorma cracks the inside of Daebak's front leg.
Jorma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jorma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daebak moves away.
Daebak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jorma's sensitive parts.
Jorma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daebak.
Daebak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daebak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jorma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daebak manages to avoid it.
Jorma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daebak can do to turn this around?
Jorma tries a head kick but it misses.
Daebak is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daebak checks it well.
Daebak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jorma scoring well with a low kick there.
Daebak is looking to score with low kicks.
Daebak throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Jorma.
Jorma appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jorma misses with a head kick.
Jorma misses with a looping right.
Jorma swinging wildly here.
Daebak flicks out a counter leg kick but Jorma steps away.
Jorma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daebak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kosken Jorma is winning the standup battle so far.
Daebak blocks the body kick.
Jorma throws a looping overhand right but Daebak ducks down to avoid it.
Daebak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jorma looks to land a left hand but Daebak moved out of range nicely.
Daebak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jorma in his tracks.
Daebak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jorma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jorma connects with a solid leg kick.
Jorma swings for the body but Daebak moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jorma's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daebak scores with a shot to the body.
Daebak checks a low kick from Jorma.
Daebak tries a quick counter leg kick but Jorma is wise to it.
Daebak lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Daebak finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jorma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daebak's calf.
Jorma checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daebak lands a right hook to the body.
Harry Daebak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daebak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daebak blocks a leg kick.
Jorma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jorma misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Jorma.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Jorma.
Daebak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jorma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Daebak misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Jorma blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorma. Daebak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daebak swings for the body but Jorma moves out of range.
A big right from Jorma misses.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Jorma.
Jorma lands a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jorma crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Daebak - the referee stops the clock and Jorma gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Daebak. Jorma manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Daebak misses with a hook.
Daebak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jorma misses with a straight right.
Jorma misses with a body kick.
Daebak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jorma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Daebak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jorma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daebak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daebak moves into range and clinches up with Jorma.
Jorma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jorma jumps guard but Daebak stands there with Jorma around his waist. Jorma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jorma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jorma scores with a sloppy right hand. Daebak should have avoided that one.
Jorma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jorma tests Daebak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daebak.
Jorma throws a right and a left that Daebak avoids nicely.
Daebak tries to counter with a clinch but Jorma shakes him off and moves away.
Daebak slips under a jab from Jorma.
Jorma is looking to chop away at Daebak's legs.
Jorma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harry Daebak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Daebak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jorma's calf.
Jorma tries a low kick but Daebak avoids it.
Daebak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jorma takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jorma throws a chopping leg kick but Daebak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jorma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jorma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Daebak.
Daebak punishes Jorma's body with a nice straight punch.
Daebak throws a head kick that misses.
Jorma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daebak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorma manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daebak.
Jorma checks a low kick from Daebak.
Daebak is looking to slow Jorma down with leg kicks.
Jorma misses with a head kick.
Daebak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jorma rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma throws a low kick but Daebak avoids it.
Daebak moves out of range as Jorma strikes.
Daebak feints a counter leg kick.
Daebak throws a low kick, looking for Jorma's leg but Jorma calmly moves out of range.
Jorma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Daebak looks to move away, Jorma throws a big counter combo but Daebak just gets out of the way.
Nice cross by Daebak.
Jorma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daebak.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daebak! But no joy.
Daebak wants to slow Jorma down by chopping away at his legs.
Jorma misses with a wild body shot.
Daebak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jorma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daebak tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Jorma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good shot there by Jorma.
Jorma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jorma shoots in looking for a takedown but Daebak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jorma's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daebak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daebak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jorma tries for a takedown but Daebak manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daebak misses with a low kick.
Daebak scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorma throws a solid leg kick but Daebak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jorma.
Jorma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jorma throws a right hand that Daebak ducks under and follows up with a left that Daebak also avoids with ease.
Daebak gets caught flat footed, as Jorma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jorma got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daebak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jorma has managed to get both his arms back between Daebak's legs - danger averted.
Jorma is working Daebak over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jorma lands a couple of elbows.
Daebak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jorma doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jorma manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daebak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Daebak working for a triangle but Jorma defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma connects with a couple of short punches.
Daebak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jorma's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jorma trying to control the position from guard on top but Daebak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daebak is looking for a triangle here but Jorma uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jorma looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak is looking to reverse the position.
Jorma trying to control the action but Daebak is working from the bottom.
Kosken Jorma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daebak is looking for a sweep.
Daebak takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jorma working away.
Daebak tries to buck Jorma off but Jorma is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daebak takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jorma is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Daebak's shoulder. That is not cool.
Daebak is trying to improve his position.
Jorma trying to control the action but Daebak is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kosken Jorma.
I think Jorma has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kosken Jorma!
Kosken Jorma tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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