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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ari Sotaheimo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson is looking to clinch but Sotaheimo is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sotaheimo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sotaheimo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sotaheimo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
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!
Sotaheimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
It looks like Blake Jackson has been cut.
Sotaheimo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sotaheimo connects with a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee strike.
Jackson is trying to push Sotaheimo away but Sotaheimo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sotaheimo with a knee to the head.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sotaheimo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sotaheimo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sotaheimo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sotaheimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sotaheimo crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the head.
Sotaheimo crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Sotaheimo crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Sotaheimo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sotaheimo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the head.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the body.
Sotaheimo looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Sotaheimo with a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sotaheimo obliges.
Sotaheimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson jumps guard but Sotaheimo stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sotaheimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sotaheimo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sotaheimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sotaheimo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sotaheimo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sotaheimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sotaheimo throws an elbow but it misses.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the body.
Sotaheimo crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sotaheimo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sotaheimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Sotaheimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sotaheimo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Sotaheimo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sotaheimo connects with a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sotaheimo lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sotaheimo obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Sotaheimo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sotaheimo pinned against the cage. Sotaheimo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sotaheimo thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Sotaheimo thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Sotaheimo misses its intended target.
Sotaheimo misses the shot to the body.
Sotaheimo lands a lovely overhand right.
Sotaheimo rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the body.
Sotaheimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sotaheimo walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson tries to clinch there but Sotaheimo circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sotaheimo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Sotaheimo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson walks straight into a right hand from Sotaheimo - that's dropped him! Sotaheimo jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Jackson from any more punishment! Jackson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ari Sotaheimo!
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