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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teemu Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Wu Tang - Triumph. The key to victory for Teemu Heikkinen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teemu Heikkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikkinen missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Heikkinen with an uppercut!
A big left from Jackson misses.
Heikkinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Heikkinen wants it to stay on the feet.
A shot to de liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Nice cross by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackson 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 Heikkinen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Heikkinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Heikkinen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jackson's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heikkinen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heikkinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Heikkinen dodges it nicely.
Jackson wants to control but Heikkinen is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heikkinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Heikkinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Heikkinen wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Heikkinen is breathing heavily.
Heikkinen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Heikkinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heikkinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson content to stall in guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Heikkinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Heikkinen wants to control but Jackson passes into side.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Heikkinen is avoiding damage well.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson controls the position.
Heikkinen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson cracks Heikkinen with a big elbow.
Heikkinen is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson lands a nice forearm strike.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Heikkinen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson.
Heikkinen is looking for a sweep.
Rashad Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Heikkinen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Heikkinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Heikkinen is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heikkinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson lands an elbow.
Jackson taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jackson lands an elbow.
Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Heikkinen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jackson trying to control the action but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen seems a little lost for a moment, as Jackson dominates the positioning.
Jackson grinds an elbow into Heikkinen's temple.
Heikkinen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson trying to control the action but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Heikkinen pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Heikkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Heikkinen's guard now.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Heikkinen has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson is working Heikkinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heikkinen has momentary wrist control but Jackson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heikkinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Jackson advances position into side control!
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Rashad Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson landing a few strikes.
Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Heikkinen, who protects the arm well.
Heikkinen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jackson controls the position.
Jackson prevents Heikkinen from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Jackson taking a breather here.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Heikkinen!
Jackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Teemu Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Heikkinen to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Jackson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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