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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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261 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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180 cm
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280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Kanerva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanerva takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Ilkka Kanerva has been cut.
Kanerva thows a body shot but no joy.
Young missing with a left hand there. Kanerva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Kanerva, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Kanerva against the cage but Kanerva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Young scores with a sloppy right hand. Kanerva should have avoided that one.
Kanerva takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Kanerva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanerva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Young connects with a right hand. Kanerva shakes it off.
Young takes a swing at Kanerva's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Young.
Ilkka Kanerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanerva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jason Young has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kanerva did well to prevent Young getting side control.
Kanerva is trying to get back to full guard.
Young trying to control from Kanerva's half guard. Kanerva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kanerva wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Young wants to control from the top but Kanerva keeps moving.
Young preventing the sweep.
Young content to stall in guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kanerva wants to stand up but Young is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Young just wasn't active enough.
Good exchange - Kanerva coming out on top.
Young connects with a jab.
Young stuns Kanerva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young lands a slapping body shot.
Kanerva throws a good cross that connects.
Young lands a jab to the nose.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Kanerva's shoulder, as Kanerva tries to avoid the shot.
Kanerva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Kanerva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanerva.
Kanerva leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kanerva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kanerva is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kanerva to the ground. Young is now in Kanerva's guard.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva keeping full guard, as Young tries to pass.
Young works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Young working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kanerva's thigh. Kanerva counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Young looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanerva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kanerva looking for a sweep. Not yet Kanerva, not yet.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Young preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young trying to control but Kanerva is working from the bottom.
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 Jason Young will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kanerva lands with a right hand.
Kanerva misses with a body kick.
Kanerva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Young slips a jab from Kanerva.
Kanerva throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kanerva. Those never looked like landing.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Kanerva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanerva. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanerva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Young rather than just go for the knockout.
Young scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Young scores with a shot to the body.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanerva is just out of range.
Kanerva misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kanerva is avoiding damage well.
Young 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.
Young is looking to take a break and control but Kanerva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kanerva, who protects the arm well.
Young throwing strikes but Kanerva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Young wants to control but Kanerva postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Young manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Young is trying to control but can't.
Young is looking to improve his position.
Kanerva passes into side control, despite Young's attempt to control the position.
Young manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Kanerva is very close to passing his half guard.
Young moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Young working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kanerva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kanerva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kanerva preventing the sweep.
Young is looking for a triangle but Kanerva pushes his legs off easily.
Young trying to keep a closed guard but Kanerva is proving a slippery customer.
Kanerva trying to move into half guard but instead Young has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Young will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kanerva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Young's hands.
Young lands with an overhand left.
Kanerva throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young moves out of range as Kanerva strikes.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kanerva.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanerva misses the target.
Kanerva lands with an uppercut that bounces Young off the cage and back into rage.
Kanerva looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kanerva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Ilkka Kanerva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanerva slips a straight right by Young.
Young cracks Kanerva with an open hand slap.
Kanerva throws a head kick that misses.
Kanerva ducks under a wild hook from Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young digs a good hook to Kanerva's body.
Kanerva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kanerva misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kanerva misses with a wild body shot.
Young lands a nice hook to Kanerva's body. Kanerva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kanerva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Kanerva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young scores with a hook.
Young is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Young fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kanerva to the ground. Young is now in Kanerva's guard.
Young wants to control from the top but Kanerva keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kanerva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kanerva wants to sweep but no luck.
Young sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kanerva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Young is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ilkka Kanerva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young postures up in Kanerva's guard and throws a big left but Kanerva blocks it.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Young will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Young distracts Kanerva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kanerva wants to sweep but no luck.
Young working some strikes from top position.
Young with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Young throws and elbow that misses. Kanerva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young's guard. Nice move by Kanerva!
Jason Young overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kanerva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Young manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Young pushes down on Kanerva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Young!
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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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