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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jhiury Ajniafh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeSean Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 Helsinki, Jhiury Ajniafh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeSean Larson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajniafh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larson counters with a three punch combo that has Ajniafh backing up. Ajniafh nods at Larson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jhiury Ajniafh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ajniafh as he avoids it easily.
Ajniafh moves to clinch but Larson breaks away
and Larson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ajniafh thinking.
Ajniafh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larson counters with a crisp one two that drops Ajniafh! Larson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ajniafh to his feet! Ajniafh is in big trouble!
Ajniafh is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ajniafh darts in trying to clinch
and Larson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Larson is trying to force a seperation but Ajniafh has the dominant position.
Larson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ajniafh has him pressed against the cage.
Ajniafh tries to land knees in the clinch but Larson avoids the damage to the body.
Ajniafh tries to land a knee to the head but Larson blocks with his arms.
Larson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ajniafh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larson.
Larson tries to circle away but Ajniafh has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajniafh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Larson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ajniafh won't allow it.
Larson has had enough of the clinch but Ajniafh keeps him there for the moment.
Larson is trying to break free.
Larson is trying to break free.
Ajniafh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larson avoids it.
Ajniafh connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like DeSean Larson has been cut.
Ajniafh managing to block the knees to the body from Larson.
Ajniafh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ajniafh misses with a knee to the head.
Larson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ajniafh lands a damaging elbow.
Larson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Larson is trying to break the clinch but Ajniafh has him pressed against the cage.
Ajniafh lands a knee to the body.
Larson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jhiury Ajniafh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeSean Larson.
Ajniafh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson breaks the clinch.
Ajniafh looks to clinch
and Larson counters with a series of strikes. Ajniafh will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ajniafh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Larson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larson looks gassed!
Ajniafh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Larson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Larson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ajniafh.
Larson tries to score a body lock takedown but Ajniafh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Larson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ajniafh crunches a lovely knee into Larson's ribcage.
Ajniafh lands an elbow inside.
Ajniafh tries a knee to the head but Larson blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ajniafh obliges.
Ajniafh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ajniafh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larson is defending well for now.
Ajniafh lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajniafh missing with knees to the body.
Ajniafh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ajniafh crunches a lovely knee into Larson's ribcage.
Ajniafh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ajniafh trying to land knees to the body.
Ajniafh lands a nice knee to the body.
Ajniafh lands a damaging elbow.
Ajniafh tries to land knees in the clinch but Larson avoids the damage to the body.
Larson trying to land knees to the body.
Ajniafh lands an elbow inside.
Ajniafh lands an elbow just above Larson 's eye.
Ajniafh lands a damaging elbow.
Ajniafh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Larson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ajniafh lands an elbow inside.
Ajniafh lands a good knee to the midsection. Larson won't want to take too many of those.
Ajniafh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Larson's face.
Knees to the body from Ajniafh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson has had enough of the clinch but Ajniafh keeps him there for the moment.
Larson has Ajniafh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ajniafh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ajniafh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ajniafh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ajniafh lands an elbow that stopped Larson in his tracks for a moment.
Ajniafh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Larson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ajniafh looking to throw knees to the head but Larson is blocking nicely.
Ajniafh landing knees to the body.
Ajniafh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Larson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ajniafh lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ajniafh lands a nice elbow.
Ajniafh missing with knees to the body.
Ajniafh trying to land knees to the body.
Ajniafh prevents Larson from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhiury Ajniafh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeSean Larson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ajniafh tries to clinch but Larson moves away
and Larson counters with a series of strikes. Ajniafh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ajniafh wants to clinch but Larson slips to the side
and Larson counters with a series of strikes. Ajniafh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ajniafh wants to clinch but Larson slips to the side
and Larson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Ajniafh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Larson counters with a two punch combo.
Ajniafh wants to clinch
and Larson counters by clinching up.
Ajniafh seems to have got his legs back now.
Ajniafh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jhiury Ajniafh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Larson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ajniafh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ajniafh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Larson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajniafh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larson avoids it.
Larson wants to take the fight to the mat but Ajniafh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Larson is breathing heavily.
Larson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ajniafh trying to land knees to the body.
Larson tries to break the clinch but Ajniafh is controlling the position.
Larson tries to break the clinch but Ajniafh is controlling the position.
Ajniafh trying to land knees to the body.
Larson takes an elbow to the temple.
Larson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Larson stalling against the cage.
Larson takes an elbow to the temple.
Larson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ajniafh tries to land knees in the clinch but Larson avoids the damage to the body.
Ajniafh lands a good knee to the midsection. Larson won't want to take too many of those.
Ajniafh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ajniafh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Larson's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ajniafh avoids the damage to the body.
Larson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ajniafh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Larson's defenses.
Ajniafh gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Larson.
Jhiury Ajniafh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeSean Larson.
Ajniafh lands a good knee to the midsection. Larson won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ajniafh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ajniafh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ajniafh scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ajniafh.
Ajniafh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Larson's defenses.
Ajniafh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ajniafh lands a good knee to the midsection. Larson won't want to take too many of those.
Ajniafh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ajniafh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajniafh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Larson is trying to pull guard but Ajniafh has him pressed against the cage.
Ajniafh tries to land a knee to the head but Larson blocks with his arms.
Ajniafh looking to throw knees to the head but Larson is blocking nicely.
Ajniafh misses with a knee to the head.
Larson is trying to pull guard but Ajniafh has him pressed against the cage.
Ajniafh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ajniafh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larson is defending well for now.
Larson managing to block the knees to the body from Ajniafh.
Ajniafh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larson.
Ajniafh avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Ajniafh landing knees to the head.
Ajniafh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ajniafh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajniafh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Larson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ajniafh misses with an elbow over the top.
Ajniafh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Larson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ajniafh has him pressed against the cage.
Ajniafh throws an elbow but it misses.
Larson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larson wants a takedown but no success here.
Ajniafh lands an elbow inside that Larson shrugs off.
Ajniafh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larson avoids it.
Larson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Larson.
Ajniafh throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larson is trying to push Ajniafh away but Ajniafh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Larson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ajniafh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhiury Ajniafh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DeSean Larson's cut.
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!
Larson throws a leg kick but Ajniafh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ajniafh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Larson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ajniafh darts in trying to clinch
and Larson counters with a left and a right that stings Ajniafh.
Ajniafh tries to clinch
and Larson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jhiury Ajniafh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ajniafh tries to clinch
and Larson counters with a one-two to the body.
Ajniafh looks to clinch
and Larson counters with a three punch combo that has Ajniafh backing up. Ajniafh nods at Larson to acknowledge the strikes.
Ajniafh tries to clinch but Larson moves away
and Larson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ajniafh wants to clinch but Larson slips to the side
and Larson counters with a left and a right that stings Ajniafh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ajniafh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ajniafh tries to clinch up.
Ajniafh is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajniafh slips under a jab from Larson.
DeSean Larson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ajniafh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Larson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Larson wants to get up but he can't break Ajniafh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Larson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ajniafh wants to stand and escape but Larson is having none of it.
Larson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ajniafh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larson 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.
Ajniafh wants to stand up but Larson is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larson looks up at the clock and then as Ajniafh takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Larson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Larson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ajniafh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ajniafh is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson decides to stand back up. Larson steps back and let's Ajniafh get back to his feet.
Ajniafh closes the distance but Larson moves to the side
and Larson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ajniafh tries to clinch up
and Larson moves into the clinch.
Ajniafh tries to land knees in the clinch but Larson avoids the damage to the body.
Larson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ajniafh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larson avoids it.
Larson managing to block the knees to the body from Ajniafh.
Larson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ajniafh trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajniafh misses with an elbow strike.
Larson jumps guard but Ajniafh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Larson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ajniafh to keep the fight standing.
Larson tries to break the clinch but Ajniafh is controlling the position.
Larson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jhiury Ajniafh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeSean Larson.
Ajniafh tries a knee to the head but Larson blocks it.
Larson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Larson tries to throw a body punch but Ajniafh avoids it by throwing Larson back against the cage.
Larson is trying to drag Ajniafh to the mat but Ajniafh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Larson takes an elbow to the forehead.
DeSean Larson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ajniafh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ajniafh landing knees to the head.
Jhiury Ajniafh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeSean Larson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ajniafh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jhiury Ajniafh!
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