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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 1226 p4p, 147 weight class) and Jallu Pesonen (ranked 1015 p4p, 129 weight class). Ribbler comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Religion - Infected. Pesonen has chosen DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibbe Ribbler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen throws a lazy right hand but Ribbler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribbler.
Ribbler slips a jab from Pesonen.
No luck for Ribbler with that takedown attempt.
Ribbler throws a push kick but Pesonen slaps the foot to one side.
Ribbler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ribbler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ribbler working away.
Pesonen tries to improve position but can't.
Pesonen wants to control but Ribbler postures up.
Pesonen is looking to regain half guard here but Ribbler keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbler creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pesonen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pesonen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ribbler off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen working for a choke but Ribbler is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ribbler tries to break free.
Pesonen looking for the choke but no joy.
Ribbler tries to roll but Pesonen sticks to his back.
Ribbler is working hard here to advance position.
Ribbler rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pesonen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ribbler gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen is working Ribbler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pesonen forces his way into half guard.
Ribbler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pesonen wants to take a breather but Ribbler is having none of it.
Ribbler is trying to get back to full guard.
Pesonen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ribbler sees it coming and defends easily.
Ribbler tries to get to full guard but Pesonen has control of the leg.
Pesonen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ribbler gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pesonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pesonen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ribbler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ribbler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribbler is keeping the position for now.
Pesonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ribbler working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ribbler wants to sweep but no luck.
Ribbler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribbler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pesonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut.
Pesonen moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ribbler lands a body shot.
Pesonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribbler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Pesonen misses with a looping right.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jallu Pesonen 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.
Ribbler tries to clinch but Pesonen is having none of it.
Pesonen moves into range and clinches up with Ribbler.
Pesonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ribbler tries to land a knee to the head but Pesonen blocks with his arms.
Ribbler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ribbler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pesonen avoids the elbow strike from Ribbler, against the cage.
Pesonen working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pesonen.
Pesonen lands with a left to the head.
Ribbler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Pesonen.
Pesonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pesonen tries to work over Ribbler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pesonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribbler controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribbler.
Pesonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pesonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Pesonen.
Pesonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Ribbler has double underhooks.
Pesonen misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Ribbler has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pesonen misses with some punches.
Pesonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Pesonen.
Ribbler throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pesonen.
Pesonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pesonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ribbler tries to throw a body punch but Pesonen avoids it by throwing Ribbler back against the cage.
Ribbler trying to control the position but instead, Pesonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ribbler into the cage.
Pesonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribbler controls his hands.
Ribbler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pesonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Pesonen as the two fighters clinch.
Pesonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribblers head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribbler.
Pesonen is leaning against Ribbler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Pesonen.
Ribbler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ribbler taking a breather.
Maybe Ribbler would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Ribbler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ribbler working aggressively here.
Pesonen gets through Ribbler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ribbler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pesonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribbler backwards.
Pesonen breaks the clinch.
Pesonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ribblers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ribbler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pesonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pesonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pesonen shoots in and bounces Ribbler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pesonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jallu Pesonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ribbler looking to control.
Pesonen stopping the sweep attempt from Ribbler.
Pesonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ribbler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ribbler looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribbler, not yet.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribbler is keeping the position for now.
Ribbler seems keen to control Pesonen's posture.
Pesonen cracks Ribbler with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ribbler can't keep his opponent in guard - Pesonen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ribbler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pesonen is pushing down on Ribbler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ribbler is fighting to maintain full guard but Pesonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ribbler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pesonen is working away from the top position though.
Ribbler is trying to control but Pesonen passes into side control!
Ribbler is trying to control Pesonen's posture but Pesonen avoids it.
Pesonen lands some shots froms side control.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribbler keeps working.
Ribbler tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jallu Pesonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pesonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ribbler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pesonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ribbler is out of range and Pesonen settles back down.
Ribbler throws a right hand that misses
and Pesonen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ribbler looking to throw knees to the head but Pesonen is blocking nicely.
Pesonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribblers head.
Ribbler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pesonen scores with the left hand. Ribbler knows he should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Pesonen.
Ribbler misses with a leg kick
and Pesonen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ribbler moves out of range of the strikes.
Pesonen scores with a nice strike.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribbler.
Ribbler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Ribbler misses.
Ribbler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pesonen to the ground. Ribbler is now in Pesonen's guard.
Pesonen is trying to control the position but Ribbler postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ribbler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ribbler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pesonen is on top in guard.
Ribbler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribbler is keeping the position for now.
Pesonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribbler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pesonen has managed to get both his arms back between Ribbler's legs - danger averted.
Ribbler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pesonen is one step ahead there.
Ribbler has his foot on Pesonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pesonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Ibbe Ribbler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pesonen looking to pass the guard.
Ribbler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pesonen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ribbler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pesonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pesonen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ribbler holds on and takes a little breather.
Pesonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribbler is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribbler, not yet.
Pesonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pesonen passes Ribbler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ribbler trying to hold on to Pesonen's head to control him but Pesonen postures up.
Pesonen is working for a submission of some sort.
Pesonen is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ribbler is staying active underneath Pesonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pesonen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ribbler defends it well.
Ribbler trying to control here.
Pesonen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pesonen is keen to just control but Ribbler is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jallu Pesonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pesonen 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
A very excited looking Jallu Pesonen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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