Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: The Island Season 9, 155 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Abellan jabs Immonen right on the nose. Immonen blinks but takes it well.
Abellan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abellan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.#CL#
Abellan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Immonen has a couple of punches blocked by Abellan.
Immonen blocking some punches.
Abellan scores with a shot to the side of Immonen's head.
Abellan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Immonen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan.
Immonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immonen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice left hand lands by Abellan.
Abellan lands a right hand.
Abellan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Immonen backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Immonen.
Abellan lands an uppercut.
Abellan misses with a body punch.
Abellan lands with a right to the head. #T1##TD2#
Immonen pulls Abellan into guard.
Abellan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Immonen has his foot on Abellan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abellan works his way back into a safe position though.
Abellan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Abellan continues to stall.#SUB2#
Immonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Immonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abellan is aware though and is defending well.
Immonen being controlled here, momentarily.
Abellan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abellan stopping the sweep attempt from Immonen.#T2#
Abellan controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Immonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abellan is one step ahead there.
Abellan content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Abellan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Immonen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abellan has managed to get both his arms back between Immonen's legs - danger averted.
Abellan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abellan looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Immonen looking for a guillotine here but Abellan defends easily.
Abellan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Abellan content to stall in guard here. #T3##SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Immonen looking for a guillotine here but Abellan defends easily.
Immonen is trying to control the position but Abellan postures up.
Abellan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Immonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abellan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Immonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Abellan avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T4#
Abellan looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Immonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abellan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Abellan pushing down on Immonen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Immonen manages to get to full guard. #SUB2#
Immonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Immonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gerardo Abellan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Immonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abellan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Immonen scrambles back to his feet.
Immonen swings widly with a right hand
and Abellan counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Abellan lands.
Abellan looks to throw the jab but Immonen is out of range. #CL#
Immonen gets tackled into the cage by Abellan. Abellan maintains the clinch.
Abellan misses with a punch on the inside.
Abellan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Immonen blocking some punches.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Immonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abellan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abellan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gerardo Abellan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abellan throws a head punch that misses.
Abellan cracks Immonen with a nice body shot.
Abellan throws a punch but it's blocked by Immonen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abellan. #T1#
Abellan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abellan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abellan throws a punch but it's blocked by Immonen.
Abellan lands with a short shot to the head.
Abellan lands with a right to the head.
Immonen misses with some punches.
Abellan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Abellan lands a left hand.
Abellan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abellan leaning against his opponent.
Abellan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Immonen misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Immonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Abellan.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
Immonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Abellan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abellan lands with a short shot to the head.
Immonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Abellan avoiding damage.
Abellan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abellan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immonen tries to pull guard but Abellan holds him up against the cage and eventually Immonen drops back down to his feet.
Abellan lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Immonen has a couple of punches blocked by Abellan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abellan.
Immonen blocks an uppercut.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abellan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abellan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abellan lands with a light punch inside.
Abellan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Abellan.
Immonen tries to pull guard but Abellan holds him up against the cage and eventually Immonen drops back down to his feet.
Gerardo Abellan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aarni Immonen.
Abellan lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Abellan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Immonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abellan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Immonen blocks an uppercut.
Abellan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Immonen breaks the clinch.
Abellan lands a glancing blow to the side of Immonen's head.#CL#
Abellan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Immonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
Immonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abellan walks away with a smile on his face. Immonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abellan connects with a crisp jab.
Immonen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abellan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerardo Abellan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Abellan looks to throw the jab but Immonen is out of range.
Immonen slips under a jab.
Immonen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Abellan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Immonen can do to turn this around?
Immonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abellan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Immonen tries to keep at a distance but Abellan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Immonen.
Abellan misses with some punches.
Abellan lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan.
A shot in the inside from Abellan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Immonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Immonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Abellan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Abellan clinches.
Abellan throws a head punch that misses.
Immonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Immonen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Immonen fails to land.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Immonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abellan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Immonen.
Gerardo Abellan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abellan defending well as Immonen loads up on a big left hand.
Abellan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Immonen takes one to the side of the head. #CL#
Immonen tries to keep at a distance but Abellan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abellan scores with a shoulder strike.
Abellan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abellan working aggressively here.
Abellan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2#
Immonen breaks the clinch. #T2#
Immonen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Abellan defends well and Immonen ends up having to push Abellan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL#
Abellan instigates a clinch.
A short left from Abellan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Immonen misses with some punches.
Abellan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Abellan on the inside.
Abellan lands with a short shot to the head.
Abellan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Immonen.
A head punch on the inside from Immonen fails to land.
Abellan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Immonen backwards.
Abellan blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Immonen manages to break the clinch. #T3##TD2#
Immonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Abellan quickly recovers to half guard.
Abellan is looking to improve his position.
Immonen controlling the pace.
Abellan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Aarni Immonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Immonen wants to take a breather but Abellan is having none of it.
Abellan trying to hold on to Immonen's head to control him but Immonen postures up.
Abellan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Immonen on the ground.
Immonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Immonen wants to work for an arm triangle but Abellan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Immonen is trying to control. Abellan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Abellan is holding on to half guard well.
Abellan is trying to get back to full guard.
Gerardo Abellan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Abellan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Immonen.
Immonen won't allow Abellan to sweep him here.
Abellan can't keep his opponent in guard - Immonen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Abellan trying to control from the bottom.
Abellan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Immonen throwing shots but Abellan is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Immonen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Abellan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Immonen.
Abellan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Immonen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerardo Abellan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abellan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Gerardo Abellan!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Gerardo Abellan!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Gerardo Abellan!

Gerardo Abellan wins by unanimous decision!
Gerardo Abellan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: SPARTA 46
Date: Apr 26, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Buakaw instigates a clinch.
Buakaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buakaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Buakaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Immonen tries to pull guard but Buakaw holds him up against the cage and eventually Immonen drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Buakaw.
A hook to the body from Buakaw.
Buakaw lands a right hand. #TD#
Immonen jumps guard and drags Buakaw to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Immonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Buakaw is sitting in close to Immonen's body. Immonen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Buakaw is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Buakaw is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Immonen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aarni Immonen!
An out of breath Aarni Immonen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Banchamek Buakaw had this to say: 'You are just lucky today!'.

Event: SPARTA 40
Date: Apr 12, 2019

#R1#
Gracie slips under a jab from Immonen.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Immonen.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Immonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
Immonen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Immonen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Immonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Immonen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Immonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Immonen trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom. #T1##SUB#
Immonen seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Immonen trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Gracie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Yaw-Yan Ardigma. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Immonen is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Immonen to get the leverage.
Immonen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB#
Immonen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie manages to get to full guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Immonen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Immonen controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Immonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3##SUB2#
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Immonen wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. #SUB2#
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Immonen pushes his legs off easily.
Immonen trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Immonen is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Immonen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Immonen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Royler Gracie!
Our winner, Royler Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SPARTA 34
Date: Mar 29, 2019

#R1#
Sotobe scores with a jab.
Sotobe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sotobe catches Immonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Immonen misses.
Sotobe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Immonen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Immonen looks to land a right hand but Sotobe moved out of range.
Immonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Immonen misses the jab.
Immonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sotobe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Sotobe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sotobe. #TD2#
Immonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Sotobe is retaining full guard.
Immonen trying to control but Sotobe is working from the bottom.
Immonen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sotobe haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T1##SUB2#
Immonen drops back looking for a leg! Sotobe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sotobe manages to kick Immonen off! Immonen jumps back into Sotobe's guard.
Immonen controlling from the top position.
Sotobe keeping full guard, as Immonen tries to pass. #SUB2#
Immonen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Immonen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sotobe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T2#
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.
Immonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotobe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sotobe has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB2#
Immonen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sotobe keeping full guard, as Immonen tries to pass. #SUB2#
Immonen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sotobe dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Sotobe stays in close to Immonen's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Immonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sotobe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sotobe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Immonen trying to control the position. #T3#
Sotobe's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Immonen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sotobe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Immonen is looking for a triangle but Sotobe pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Sotobe is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Immonen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Sotobe is looking to defend but Immonen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Sotobe! Immonen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Sotobe taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aarni Immonen!
After winning the bout, Aarni Immonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SPARTA 27
Date: Mar 13, 2019

#R1#
Immonen misses the jab.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Immonen circles away.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Immonen.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Immonen moves away.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Immonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Immonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Immonen is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Immonen circles away and we're back to standing.
Immonen throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Immonen moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Immonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Immonen.
Immonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Royler Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aarni Immonen.
Immonen misses with a hook.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Immonen sprawls and moves away.#T1#
Immonen throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB#
Gracie has hold of Immonen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Immonen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Immonen is working to get back to half guard.
Immonen wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Immonen can't escape the position.
Immonen tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Immonen working to try and regain half guard. #SUB#
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Immonen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Immonen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #T2##SUB#
Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Immonen is in no mood to give up. #SUB#
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Immonen is trying desperately to improve position.
Immonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Immonen manages to regain half guard. Good work. #SUB2#
Immonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Immonen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gracie has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Immonen to control.#T3#
Immonen tries to control the position but Gracie now has his back. #SUB#
Immonen is trying to defend against the choke here but Gracie has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Gracie Tightens the hold and Immonen taps out furiously! Gracie displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Royler Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Royler Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SPARTA 23
Date: Mar 03, 2019

#R1#
Luna slaps away a takedown attempt from Immonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Luna throwing a counter right hand but Immonen manages to avoid it.
Immonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL#
Luna closes the distance and clinches.
Luna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Luna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luna lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Luna.
A hook to the body from Luna.
Luna lands a nice uppercut.
Immonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Luna.
Luna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Immonen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immonen. #T1#
Luna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luna digs a right hand underneath Immonen's ribcage. Immonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Immonen backwards.
Immonen working aggressively here.
Luna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luna scores with a hook to the body.
Luna gets through Immonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Immonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Luna won't allow it.
Luna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Luna.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luna gets through Immonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luna lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Immonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Luna.
Luna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Immonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Immonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luna just stands there and leans against the cage.
Juan Luna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aarni Immonen.
Immonen misses with the head strike.
Luna lands a body punch.
Luna lands an uppercut.
Luna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luna scores with a shoulder strike.
Luna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Immonen backwards.
Luna blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Luna.
Luna leaning against his opponent.
Immonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Luna walks away with a smile on his face. Immonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T3#
Immonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Immonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Luna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Immonen.
Luna slips under a jab.
Luna was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Luna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Immonen under the eye.#CL#
Luna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Immonen backwards.
Luna lands an uppercut.
Immonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immonen looking to stall.
A short right from Luna.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luna.
Still in the clinch, Luna scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luna blocks an uppercut. #T4##BC#
Luna breaks the clinch.
Luna lands an overhand right.
Immonen throws a lazy right hand but Luna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Immonen swings widly with a right hand
and Luna counters with a nice body shot.
Luna scores with a shot to the body. #CL#
Luna instigates a clinch.
Immonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Luna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luna digs a right hand underneath Immonen's ribcage. Immonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luna works on Immonen's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Immonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Luna walks away with a smile on his face. Immonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Luna ducks under a wild hook from Immonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Luna dominated that round.
That's time! Luna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Luna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Immonen's head backwards.
Immonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Immonen can do to turn this around?
Luna ducks under a wild hook from Immonen.
Immonen throws an off balance right hand
and Luna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Immonen misses with a looping right.#CL#
Luna moves into the clinch.
Juan Luna has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luna presses Immonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Luna.
A left hand lands to the body for Luna.
Luna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Immonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luna blocking some punches.
Luna lands a hook that snaps the head of Immonen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luna gets through Immonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Luna lands a nice shot to the body.
Luna scores with a shot to the side of Immonen's head.
Luna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luna digs a right hand into Immonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Immonen's gas tank.
Luna blocks an uppercut.
Luna lands with a short shot to the head.
Luna lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Luna.
Immonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Luna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Immonen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Immonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Luna controls his hands. #T2#
Still in the clinch, Luna scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Luna.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luna lands with a right to the head.
Immonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Luna.
Still in the clinch, Luna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luna lands a body shot.
Immonen throws a head punch that misses.
Immonen throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Luna.
Immonen misses with some punches.
Luna lands a nice uppercut.
Luna lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T3#
Immonen misses with the head strike.
Luna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Luna as the two fighters clinch.
Luna lands a shoulder strike.
Luna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Immonen working aggressively here.
Luna blocking some punches.
Luna scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Luna.
Luna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Immonen backwards.
A short uppercut from Luna.
Luna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Immonen.
Immonen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luna.#T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Luna.
Luna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Luna.
Immonen misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Luna.
Immonen is breathing heavily.
Luna scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Luna.
Luna lands with a light punch inside.
Luna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Immonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luna gets through Immonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luna is working Immonen over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Luna - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Luna dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Luna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Immonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luna connects with a looping right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Luna as he connects with a hook.#ROC#
Immonen is rocked!
Juan Luna is winning the standup battle so far.
Immonen leaves his chin hanging out and Luna seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Immonen crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Luna!
Juan Luna decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 06, 2019

#R1#
Immonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Copland.#CL2#
Copland moves into range and clinches up with Immonen.
Immonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Copland backwards.
Immonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Copland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Immonen misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Copland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Immonen throws a hook to the side of Copland's head but Copland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Copland doesn't manage to clinch there - Immonen circles away. #TD#
Immonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Copland wants to get back to his feet but Immonen passes into half guard.
Copland is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Immonen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T1#
Immonen'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.#SUB#
Immonen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Copland has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Immonen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB#
Immonen seems to be looking for submissions. #T2##SUB#
Immonen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Immonen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB#
Immonen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Copland sees it coming and defends easily.#T3#
Immonen controlling the action here.
Copland wants to get back to his feet.
Copland looks winded!
Copland is in trouble now - Immonen has advanced to mount! #SUB#
Immonen looking to isolate an arm here. Copland doesn't see it coming and as Immonen extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Immonen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aarni Immonen!
Our winner, Aarni Immonen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 02, 2019

#R1#
Immonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weighty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Immonen defends it well.
Weighty moves out of range as Immonen strikes.
Weighty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Weighty thows a body kick. Immonen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Weighty closes the distance but Immonen moves to the side #TD#
and Immonen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Immonen.
Immonen slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Weighty.
Immonen wants to control but Weighty is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Immonen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immonen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Weighty pushes Immonen off looking to stand but Immonen dives back in and keeps control. #T1#
Weighty tries to roll over but Immonen keeps him under control.#SUB#
Immonen is trying to work for a kimura but Weighty is defending well.
Immonen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Immonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2##SUB#
Immonen is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Weighty is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Weighty flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Immonen anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Weighty and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Immonen slips an arm under Weighty chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Immonen has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Immonen is squeezing on Weighty like an anaconda would it's prey. Weighty fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aarni Immonen!
A very excited looking Aarni Immonen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 30, 2019

#R1#
Copland looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
and Immonen counters with a takedown into side control. #SUB2#
Immonen has hold of Copland's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Copland seems comfortable defending it but Immonen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Copland is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Copland is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Immonen couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aarni Immonen!
Aarni Immonen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 24, 2019

#R1#
Sotobe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sotobe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Immonen's calf.#TD2#
Immonen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sotobe to the mat! Sotobe manages to get full guard.
Sotobe is looking to sweep but instead, Immonen has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Immonen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sotobe trying to control here.
Immonen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Immonen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Immonen is looking to take a break and control but Sotobe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Immonen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sotobe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sotobe tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Immonen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1##SUB2#
Immonen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sotobe is just riding it out for now. Immonen eventually gives up the hold.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Immonen trying to control the action but Sotobe is working from the bottom.
Sotobe tries to roll over but Immonen keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Immonen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sotobe could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Immonen has cracked it and Sotobe is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Immonen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aarni Immonen!
Our winner, Aarni Immonen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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