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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jatsi pori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonen comes to the cage accompanied by Not Afraid. 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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184 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 Helsinki, Chael Sonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jatsi pori!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sonen wants to control but pori is keeping him busy.
pori pushes Sonen off looking to stand but Sonen dives back in and keeps control.
pori blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonen prevents pori from standing back up.
Sonen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sonen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks pori with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
pori looks like he's trying to stand up.
pori on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
pori looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sonen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sonen thows a huge punch but pori dodges it nicely.
Sonen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sonen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sonen throwing shots but pori is blocking nicely.
Sonen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
pori avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sonen.
Sonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonen working the head and body with strikes.
Sonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Sonen.
Sonen 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sonen in particular looking to stall.
Sonen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
pori is rocked!
Sonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
pori taking some punishment here, with Sonen in his half guard.
Sonen working the head and body with strikes.
pori is still in real trouble! Can Sonen finish him?
Sonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
pori seems to have recovered his senses.
Sonen working over pori with some ground and pound. pori looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sonen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sonen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonen winds up and cracks pori with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sonen is looking for a kimura but pori is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sonen to get the leverage.
Sonen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
pori is defending against the submission attempts here by Sonen.
pori taking some punishment here, with Sonen in his half guard.
Sonen throwing shots but pori is blocking nicely.
pori blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonen.
Sonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonen decides to stand and escape the position.
Sonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
pori gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sonen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of pori's head.
Sonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sonen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. pori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonen is working hard here to advance position.
Sonen postures up in pori's guard and throws a big left but pori blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
pori has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sonen.
pori keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
pori thows a leg kick but Sonen checks it
and Sonen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in pori's guard.
Sonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
pori wants to get back to his feet but Sonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sonen lands a couple of digs.
Sonen is stalling in the full guard.
Sonen tries to free his leg and advance position but pori is retaining full guard.
Chael Sonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
pori is breathing heavily.
Sonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as pori works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonen is in close to pori's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sonen postures up and lands a big shot to pori's brow.
Sonen trying to control the position from guard on top but pori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
pori keeping full guard, as Sonen tries to pass.
pori has momentary wrist control but Sonen slips an elbow through the middle.
Sonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
pori has momentary wrist control but Sonen slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sonen chips away with some ground and pound.
Sonen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. pori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
pori is looking to stand up but Sonen isn't so interested in that idea.
Sonen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sonen stands up over pori, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sonen postures up and lands a big shot to pori's brow.
Sonen 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sonen is working pori over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
pori keeping moving, preventing Sonen from controlling successfully.
Sonen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of pori's head.
Sonen working some strikes from top position.
Sonen content to stall in guard here.
Sonen lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sonen wanted to stand there but pori had control of the position.
Sonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that pori can do to turn this around?
Sonen postures up and lands a big shot to pori's brow.
Sonen wants to control from the top but pori keeps moving.
Sonen stands up and waves to pori to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Sonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonen dominated that second round.
That's time! Sonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
pori staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sonen. That's going to slow pori down.
Sonen scores with a takedown into pori's guard.
pori is looking to stand up but Sonen isn't so interested in that idea.
Sonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sonen distracts pori with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
pori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sonen stands up over pori, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sonen lands a couple of digs.
pori has momentary wrist control but Sonen slips an elbow through the middle.
Sonen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Sonen wants to get up but he can't break pori's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sonen working some strikes from top position.
Sonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sonen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sonen wanted to stand there but pori had control of the position.
Sonen throwing strikes but missing.
pori keeping moving, preventing Sonen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonen stands up from pori's guard - Sonen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sonen is looking to clinch.
Sonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Sonen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches pori napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sonen working the ground and pound.
pori is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pori is trying to escape the position but Sonen is controlling the position.
Sonen looks up at the clock and then as pori takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sonen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sonen is chipping away with strikes.
Sonen lands a decent elbow from side control.
pori is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
pori takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sonen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
pori wants to get back to his feet but Sonen drags him back down.
Sonen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but pori is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonen stands up.
Sonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sonen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. pori was covering up waiting for the punch and Sonen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chael Sonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sonen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chael Sonen!
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